Flowers Are Red (Edited Version)-Harry Chapin

[ti:Flowers Are Red (Edited Version)] [ar:Harry Chapin] [al:The Elektra Collection (1971-1978)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.01]Flowers Are Red (花是红色的) (Edited Version) - Harry Chapin [00:00.02]Written by：Harry Chapin [00:00.04] [00:12.15]The little boy went first day of school [00:14.85]He got some crayons [00:15.89]And he started to draw [00:16.97] [00:17.73]He put colors all over the paper [00:19.90] [00:20.77]For colors was what he saw [00:23.09] [00:23.69]And the teacher said [00:25.21]What you doing young man [00:26.59] [00:27.11]I'm painting flowers he said [00:28.82] [00:29.66]She said [00:30.09]It's not the time [00:31.12]For art young man [00:32.92]And anyway flowers are green and red [00:35.65]There's a time [00:36.63]For everything young man [00:38.67]And a way it should be done [00:40.80] [00:41.60]You've got to show concern [00:43.13]For everyone else [00:44.57]For you're not the only one [00:47.33]And she said [00:48.40]Flowers are red young man [00:51.05]And green leaves are green [00:52.96] [00:53.99]There's no need to see [00:55.18]Flowers any other way [00:56.68]Than they way they always [00:58.47]Have been seen [00:59.86]But the little boy said [01:01.14] [01:02.87]There are so many colors [01:04.39]In the rainbow [01:05.92]So many colors in the morning sun [01:09.05]So many colors in the flower [01:11.86]And I see every one [01:14.07] [01:24.19]Well the teacher said [01:25.14]You're sassy [01:26.73]There's ways that things should be [01:28.99] [01:29.64]And you'll paint flowers [01:31.44]The way they are [01:32.64]So repeat after me [01:35.26]And she said [01:36.36]Flowers are red young man [01:38.99]And green leaves are green [01:41.03] [01:41.88]There's no need to see flowers [01:43.51]Any other way [01:44.62]Than they way they always [01:46.37]Have been seen [01:47.77]But the little boy said [01:49.01] [01:50.62]There are so many colors [01:52.10]In the rainbow [01:53.19] [01:53.85]So many colors in the morning sun [01:56.84]So many colors in the flower [01:59.60]And I see every one [02:01.76] [02:14.98]The teacher put him in a corner [02:16.90] [02:17.44]She said it's for your own good [02:19.55] [02:20.42]And you won't come out [02:21.76]Till you get it right [02:23.44]And are responding like you should [02:25.56] [02:26.36]Well finally he got lonely [02:28.64] [02:29.24]Frightened thoughts filled his head [02:31.62] [02:32.51]And he went up to the teacher [02:35.37]And this is what he said [02:38.35] [02:39.14]And he said [02:39.87] [02:40.50]Flowers are red [02:43.12] [02:44.28]And green leaves are green [02:46.91] [02:48.13]There's no need to see flowers [02:50.25]Any other way [02:51.86]Than the way they always [02:54.56]Have been seen [02:56.49] [03:10.10]Time went by like it always does [03:12.80]And they moved to another town [03:14.82] [03:15.81]And the little boy went to [03:17.58]Another school [03:18.51] [03:19.05]And this is what he found [03:20.91] [03:21.89]The teacher there was smiling [03:24.11] [03:24.64]She said [03:25.02]Painting should be fun [03:26.89] [03:27.78]And there are so many colors [03:29.34]In a flower [03:30.00] [03:30.56]So let's use every one [03:32.98] [03:34.22]But that little boy painted flowers [03:37.06]In neat rows of green and red [03:39.69] [03:40.59]And when the teacher asked him why [03:43.83]This is what he said [03:46.46] [03:47.54]And he said [03:48.49] [03:49.04]Flowers are red [03:52.06] [03:53.35]And green leaves are green [03:56.45] [03:57.81]There's no need to see flowers [03:59.90]Any other way [04:01.43]Than the way they always [04:04.31]Have been seen