About The Children-Tom Paxton

[ti:About The Children] [ar:Tom Paxton] [al:The Things I Notice Now] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]About The Children - Tom Paxton [00:09.74]The conversation pauses [00:12.14]While the waiter pours our tea [00:13.92] [00:14.52]This timely interruption is a great relief to me [00:18.49] [00:19.76]I wish he'd stay all day I'd never have to say [00:24.53] [00:26.08]About the children [00:27.44] [00:38.73]You're looking really lovely [00:41.04]And the dress is really you [00:42.72] [00:43.51]The necklace I remember [00:45.48]But the bracelet must be new [00:47.81] [00:48.69]But that's another day [00:50.81] [00:51.51]I clear my throat and say [00:53.58] [00:54.64]About the children [00:56.29] [00:57.50]Oh they'll be away at school [00:59.82]They'll have the camps to go to [01:02.66] [01:03.25]And they're much too young [01:05.31]To know how hard it is to go through [01:08.28] [01:10.00]Ah these were to be the years for us [01:12.70]Making love in the afternoon [01:14.98] [01:15.92]No worries anymore about the children [01:20.58] [01:31.82]The conversation's civilized [01:34.30]We calmly nod our heads [01:36.14] [01:36.83]You're smiling as you always do [01:39.21] [01:39.84]But your napkin is in shreds [01:42.05] [01:42.74]You'd like to run away oh [01:45.59]Who'd be the first to say [01:47.54] [01:48.36]About the children [01:49.81] [01:51.15]Oh they'll be away at school [01:53.37]They'll have the camps to go to [01:55.99] [01:57.37]And they're much too young to know [01:59.70]How hard it is to go through [02:01.87] [02:03.84]Ah these were to be the years for us [02:05.94]Making love in the afternoon [02:08.60] [02:09.69]No worries anymore about the children [02:14.84] [02:16.00]The conversation's civilized [02:17.91] [02:18.52]We calmly nod our heads [02:20.93]You're smiling as you always do [02:23.36] [02:23.96]But your napkin is in shreds [02:25.79] [02:26.97]You'd like to run away oh [02:29.70]Who'd be the first to say [02:31.72] [02:32.65]About the children