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Caught in the middle
Carol, we're middle class
We're middle aged
We were wild in the old days
Birth of rock n roll days
Now your kids are coming up straight
And my child's a stranger
I bore her
But I could not raise her
Nothing lasts for long
Nothing lasts for long
Nothing lasts for long
Down at the Chinese Cafe
We'd be dreaming on our dimes
We'd be playing-
"Oh my love, my darling"
One more time
Uranium money
Is booming in the old home town now
Putting up sleek concrete
Tearing the old landmarks down
Paving over brave little parks
Ripping off Indian land again
How long- how long
Short-sighted businessmen
Ah, nothing lasts for long
Nothing lasts for long
Nothing lasts for long
Down at the Chinese Cafe
We'd be dreaming on our dimes
We'd be playing-
"You give your love so sweetly"
One more time
Christmas is sparkling
Out on Carol's lawn
This girl of my childhood games
Has kids nearly grown and gone
Grown so fast
Like the turn of a page
We look like our mothers did now
When we were those kids age
Nothing lasts for long
Nothing lasts for long
Nothing lasts for long
Down at the Chinese Cafe
We'd be dreaming on our dimes
We'd be playing
"Oh my love, my darling
I've hungered for your touch
A long lonely time
And time goes by so slowly
And time can do so much
Are you still mine?
I need your love
I need your love
God speed your love to me"
(Time goes- where does the time go-
I wonder where the time goes...)
Carol, we're middle class
We're middle aged
We were wild in the old days
Birth of rock n roll days
Now your kids are coming up straight
And my child's a stranger
I bore her
But I could not raise her
Nothing lasts for long
Nothing lasts for long
Nothing lasts for long
Down at the Chinese Cafe
We'd be dreaming on our dimes
We'd be playing-
"Oh my love, my darling"
One more time
Is booming in the old home town now
Putting up sleek concrete
Tearing the old landmarks down
Paving over brave little parks
Ripping off Indian land again
How long- how long
Short-sighted businessmen
Ah, nothing lasts for long
Nothing lasts for long
Nothing lasts for long
Down at the Chinese Cafe
We'd be dreaming on our dimes
We'd be playing-
"You give your love so sweetly"
One more time
Out on Carol's lawn
This girl of my childhood games
Has kids nearly grown and gone
Grown so fast
Like the turn of a page
We look like our mothers did now
When we were those kids age
Nothing lasts for long
Nothing lasts for long
Nothing lasts for long
Down at the Chinese Cafe
We'd be dreaming on our dimes
We'd be playing
"Oh my love, my darling
I've hungered for your touch
A long lonely time
And time goes by so slowly
And time can do so much
Are you still mine?
I need your love
I need your love
God speed your love to me"
(Time goes- where does the time go-
I wonder where the time goes...)
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"my childs a stranger, i bore her, but i could not raise her" probably some of the best lyrics, and even better with her version of unchained melody
@prettylies I think that is related to her daughter . She was reunited with her at the tim eof the release of this album
@prettylies I think that is related to her daughter . She was reunited with her at the tim eof the release of this album
in my opinione one of her last truly great songs. I woud compare it to river where she takes on jingle bells to create the mood of this song. Here she takes on the 60ies hit unchained melody by the righteous brothers, which immediately takes you bak in time
Just very sad. She left a few clues about her adopted daughter (most blatantly this one, as well as River and Little Green), and it was great they found each other and were reconciled in the 90s.