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?)
CAT STEVENS BIOGRAPHY
Cat Stevens converted to Islam in 1977 after nearly drowning in an accident. During his recovery from the accident, his brother had given him a copy of the Qu'ran, which Stevens credited with helping him to find peace and recover from the incident. As is customary when one converts to Islam, Stevens changed his name to Yusuf Islam, after the prophet Joseph - interpreter of dreams.
Quote From Cat Stevens:
\"I always stood for the elimination of conflict and wars, and any of those causes that ignite them.\"
Recommended CDs by Cat Stevens:
Tea For the Tillerman (A&M, 1971)
Teaser & The Firecat (A&M, 1971)
The Very Best of Cat Stevens (A&M, 2000)
Purchase/Download Cat Stevens MP3s:
\"Peace Train\" (History of \"Peace Train\")
\"Wild World\"
\"Where Do the Children Play?\"
Cat Stevens Biography:
Cat Stevens (Steven Demetre Georgiou) was born in London, England. His father was a Greek Cypriot and his mother was Swedish, and they divorced when he was eight years old. He and his mother later moved to Sweden.
He attended Hammersmith College, where he developed an interest in music and began performing under the pseudonym of Steve Adams. He was eventually discovered by Decca Record and had a hit in Britain with his song \"I Love My Dog.\"
Hoping to score a hit in the States, Stevens began focusing on more earnest and personal material. He inked a deal with Island Records, and released his third album Mona Bone Jakon in 1970. The same year, Jimmy Cliff had a hit with Stevens' song \"Wild Word.\"
After a near-death drowning experience, in 1977 Stevens converted to Islam, adopting the name Yusuf Islam. After releasing his final album as Cat Stevens, Islam retired from making folk-pop music. He's had five children with his wife, and now runs a Muslim school near London.
In 2005, he released a song about the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. In March, 2006, Rolling Stone magazine reported that Islam had finished recording his first album since 1978. He has since released two albums as Yusuf Islam.
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