《A Better Place To Be》是Harry Chapin演唱的歌曲，由Harry Chapin作詞，收錄在《Greatest Stories Live》專輯中。
基本介紹
- 外文名：A Better Place To Be
- 所屬專輯：Greatest Stories Live
- 歌曲原唱：Harry Chapin
- 歌曲語言：英語
歌曲歌詞
It was an early morning bar room
And the place just opened up
And the little man come in so fast and it
Started at his cups
And the broad who served the whiskey
She was a big old friendly girl
And tried to fight her empty nights
By smilin' at the world
And she said Hey Bub It's been awhile
Since you been around
Where the hell you been hidin'
And why you look so down
The little man just sat there like he'd never heard a sound
The waitress she gave out with a cough
Acting not the least put off
She spoke once again
She said I don't want to bother you
Consider it's understood
I know I'm not no beauty queen
But I sure can listen good
And the little man took his drink in his hand
And he raised it to his lips
He took a couple of sips
And he told that waitress this story
I am the midnight watchman down at Miller's Tool and Die
And I watch the metal rusting I watch the time go by
A week ago at the Diner I stopped to get a bite
And this here lovely lady she sat two seats from my right
And Lord Lord Lord
She was alright
She was so damned beautiful she could warm a winter's frost
But she looked long past lonely and well nigh kinda lost
Now I'm not much of a mover or a pick-em-up easy guy
But I decided to glide on over and give her one good try
And Lord Lord Lord
She was worth a try
Tongued tied like a school boy
I stammered out some words
It did not seem to matter much 'cause I don't think she heard
She just looked clear on through me to a space back in my head
And it shamed me into silence as quietly she said
If you want me to come with you that's all right with me
Cause I know I'm going nowhere and anywhere's a better place to be
Anywhere's a better place to be
When I drove her to my boarding house and I took her up to my room
And I went to turn on the only light to brighten up the gloom
But she said Please leave the light off oh I don't mind the dark
And as her clothes all tumbled 'round her I could hear my heart
The moonlight shown upon her as she lay back in my bed
It was the kind of scene I only had imagined in my head
I just could not believe it to think that she was real
And as I tried to tell her she said I know just how you feel
And if you want to come here with me that's all right with me
'Cause I've been oh so lonely lovin' someone is a better way to be
Anywhere's a better way to be
When the morning came so swiftly I held her in my arms
She slept like a baby snug and safe from harm
I did not want to share her or dare to break the mood
So before she woke I went out to buy us both some food
I came back with my paper bag to find that she was gone
She'd left a six word letter saying It's time that I moved on
You know the waitress took her bar rag
And she wiped it across her eyes
And as she spoke her voice came out as something like a sigh
