The Obvious Child (Nashville)

[Verse 1]

Well, I'm accustomed to a smooth ride

Or maybe I'm a dog who's lost its bite

I don't expect to be treated like a fool no more

I don't expect to sleep through the night

Some people say a lie's a lie's a lie, but I say why

Why deny the obvious child?

Why deny the obvious child?

[Verse 2]

And in remembering a road sign

I am remembering a girl when I was young

And she said these songs are true

These days are ours

These tеars are free, yeah

The cross is in thе ballpark

The cross is in the ballpark

[Bridge]

We had a lot of fun, had a lot of money

We had a little son, we thought we'd call him Sonny

Sonny gets married and moves away

Sonny has a baby and bills to pay

Sonny gets sunnier day by day by day by day

[Verse 3]

Well, I've been waking up at sunrise

I've been following the light across my room

I watch the night receive the room of my day

Some people say the sky is just the sky

But I say why deny the obvious child?

Why deny the obvious child?

Ooh, ooh, ooh

[Interlude]

Sonny sits by his window and thinks to himself

How it's strange that some rooms are like cages

Sonny's yearbook from high school is down from the shelf

And he idly thumbs through the pages

Some have died, some have fled from themselves

Or struggled from here to get there

Sonny wanders beyond his interior walls

Runs his hands through his thinning brown hair

[Verse 4]

Well, I'm accustomed to a smooth ride

Or maybe I'm a dog that's lost his bite

I don't expect to be treated like a fool no more

I don't expect to sleep through the night

Some people say a lie is just a lie

But I say the cross is in the ballpark

Why deny the obvious child?

[Instrumental Break]

[Outro]

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh