Father and Son – Yusuf Islam/Cat Steven

3,5 tahun lalu kau mengirim aku sms yg berbunyi:

I was once like you are now
And I know that it’s not easy
To become when you’ve found
Something going on
But take your time–think a lot
Think of everthing you’ve got
For you will still be here tomorrow

dan aku bertanya maksud sms itu, kau jawab itu sebuah lagu ciptaan Yusuf Islam, penyanyi kesohor tahun 70an yg terlahir dengan nama Steven Demetre Georgiou pada 21 July 1948. mempunyai nama panggung Cat Steven dan akhirnya mengganti namanya menjadi Yusuf Islam setelah menjadi seorang muslim. dia juga yg telah menciptakan lagu wild world di tahun 70an. sebelumnya aku cm tau kalo lagu “wild world” itu dibawain oleh Mr. Big di awal tahun 90an.
lalu aku mencari lagu yg kau maksud itu tp tidak menemukannya. judulnya pun aku jg ngga tau

tp akhirnya hari ini, setelah 3,5 tahun dari sms itu, aku baru menemukan judulnya yg ternyata “Father and Son”. aku download semua lagunya dari berbagai versi. Yusuf Islam sendiri, Ronan Keating, Boyzone, sampai versi Rod Stewart

berikut lirik lengkapnya:

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 become when you’ve found
Something going on
But take your time–think a lot
Think of everthing you’ve got
For you will still be here tomorrow
But your dreams may not…How can I try to explain?
When I do–it turns away again
And 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
and 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
And 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 That I have to go away

maaf baru mengetahui maksud km 3,5 tahun lalu. aku tau itu udah amat terlambat

you can download this song in many version here