《Flowers Are Red(LP Version)》歌词

[00:00:01] Flowers Are Red (LP Version) (Live) - Harry Chapin

[00:00:02] Written by：Harry Chapi/Stephen Chapin

[00:00:36] The little boy went first day of school

[00:00:38] He got's crayons and he started to draw

[00:00:41] He put colors all over the paper

[00:00:44] For colors was what he saw

[00:00:47] And the teacher said

[00:00:48] What you doin' young man

[00:00:50] I'm paintin' flowers he said

[00:00:52] She said it's not the time for art young man

[00:00:56] And anyway flowers are green and red

[00:00:58] There's a time for everything young man

[00:01:01] A way it shoot be done

[00:01:04] You've got to show concern for everyone else

[00:01:07] For you're not the only one

[00:01:09] And she said

[00:01:10] Flowers are red young man

[00:01:13] Green leaves are green

[00:01:16] Us road need to see flowers any other way

[00:01:18] Than they way they always have been seen

[00:01:21] But the little boy said

[00:01:24] There are so many colors in the rainbow

[00:01:28] So many colors in the morning sun

[00:01:31] So many colors in the flower

[00:01:33] And I see every one

[00:01:44] Well the teacher said you're sassy

[00:01:47] There's ways that things should be

[00:01:50] And you'll paint flowers the way they are

[00:01:54] So repeat after me

[00:01:56] And she said

[00:01:57] Flowers are red young man

[00:02:00] Green leaves are green

[00:02:02] There's no need to see flowers any other way

[00:02:05] Than they way they always have been seen

[00:02:08] But the little boy said again

[00:02:11] There are so many colors in the rainbow

[00:02:14] So many colors in the morning sun

[00:02:17] So many colors in the flower

[00:02:20] And I see every one's

[00:02:34] Well the teacher put him in a corner

[00:02:37] She said it's for your own good

[00:02:40] And you won't come out

[00:02:42] 'Til you get it right

[00:02:43] And are responding like you should

[00:02:46] Well finally he got lonely

[00:02:49] Frightened thoughts

[00:02:50] Filled his head

[00:02:52] And he went up to the teacher

[00:02:55] And this is what he said

[00:03:00] And he said

[00:03:02] Flowers are red

[00:03:06] And green leaves are green

[00:03:11] There's no need to see flowers any other way

[00:03:15] Than the way they always have been seen

[00:03:32] I'll could time went by like it always does

[00:03:35] The moved to another town

[00:03:38] And the little boy went to another school

[00:03:41] This is what he found

[00:03:44] The teacher there was smilin'

[00:03:47] She said

[00:03:48] Painting should be fun

[00:03:50] And there are so many colors in a flower

[00:03:53] So let's use every one

[00:03:56] But that little boy painted flowers

[00:04:00] In neat rows of green and red

[00:04:03] And when the teacher asked him why

[00:04:07] This is what he said

[00:04:11] And he said

[00:04:13] Flowers are red

[00:04:17] And green leaves are green

[00:04:22] There's no need to see

[00:04:23] Flowers any other way

[00:04:25] Than the way they always have been seen

[00:04:36] There are so many colors in the rainbow

[00:04:40] So many colors in the morning sun

[00:04:44] So many colors in the flower

[00:04:47] And I see every one