"Father and Son" - Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens)

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Posted for Fathers' Day, a recent performance of this classic song. 

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, think of everything you've got,
For you will still be here tomorrow but you dreams may not.

How can I try to explain, 

Because 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.

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.

All the times that I've 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.

See also the 1970s VH1 music video version.