音乐是岸

Lyrics:

Father
It’s not time to make a change
Just relax, take it easy
You’re still young, that’s your fault
There’s so much you have to know
Find a girl, settle down
If you want you can marry
Look at me, I am old but I’m happy
I was once like you are now, and I know that it’s not easy
To be calm when you’ve found something going on
But take your time, think a lot
Why, think of everything you’ve got
For you will still be here tomorrow, but your dreams may not

Son
How can I try to explain, when I do he turns away again
It’s always been the same, same old story
From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen
Now there’s a way and I know that I have to go away
I know I have to go

Father
It’s not time to make a change
Just sit down, take it slowly
You’re still young, that’s your fault
There’s so much you have to go through
Find a girl, settle down
If you want you can marry
Look at me, I am old, but I’m happy
(son-- away away away, I know I have to Make this decision alone - no)

Son
All the times that I cried, keeping all the things I knew inside
It’s hard, but it’s harder to ignore it
If they were right, I’d agree, but it’s them you know not me
Now there’s a way and I know that I have to go away
I know I have to go
(father-- stay stay stay, why must you go and Make this decision alone? )

 
Cat Stevens, 英国民谣摇滚的代表人物。早期信奉基督教，后皈依伊斯兰教并放弃了他的音乐事业并在1977年改名为Yusuf Islam。

Father and Son 这首歌分别以父亲和儿子的不同口吻来演唱，讲诉了父亲想要阻止儿子一些冲动的决定，告诉儿子他曾经也年轻过，希望儿子明白他的苦心。但是儿子已经有了自己的选择，想要父亲明白自己的心意。
这是一首很温暖的歌，听的时候总能想起父母曾经的良苦用心，可惜懂得的时候太晚了。