Lyric discussion by LaughingLynx 

Cover art for The Obvious Child lyrics by Simon and Garfunkel

To me, it seems as though this song is about the way people delude themselves, and make up fantastic stories about what goes on in their lives. "Why deny the obvious child?" is asking why one doesn't face reality, why are you denying the facts?

Or so goes my 2¢ rattling in the jar.

Any idea what, "the cross is in the ballpark" means?

I've always felt that it means that Paul finds a connection between God and baseball. This may be a stretch but for me it makes sense. Any other ideas?