Father and Son. By Yusaf Islam.

[maveric]

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 They 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?)

My favorite Cat Stevens song.

[Left Is Write]

1. I just caught part of a Biography on Cat Stevens the other day.

Maybe it was yesterday morning? I can't remember.

Anyway, I love his music.

[maveric]

2. And they had him on a terror watch list?

I had all of his albums. "Tea for the Tillerman" is my favorite.
"Catch Bull at Four" is a very underrated album, IMHO.

[Left Is Write]

3. Yes, of course. Anyone who writes a song like "Peace Train"

has got to be dangerous, right? :sarcasm:

[sleipnir]

4. Actually, it was written by "Cat Stevens." He changed his name later.

Not to be a prick, but it's actually a pretty big deal. You are ascribing a work of art to a "different" artist. I think a change of name suggests a larger change of identity and lifework.