Seals & Crofts - Windflowers (Lyrics)

(spoken)
Windflowers

Windflowers, my father told me not to go near them,
he said he feared them always and he told me that they carried him away

Windflowers, beautiful windflowers, I couldn't wait to touch them,
to smell them, I held them closely and now I cannot break away

their sweet bouquet disappears like a vapor in the desert
so...take a warning. son.....

Windflowers....ancient windflowers their beauty captures every
young dreamer who lingers near them
but ancient windflowers I love you

(sung)
Windflowers
my father told me not to
go near them
he feared them always
said they carried him away

Windflowers
I couldn't wait to touch them
to smell them
I held them closely
now I cannot break away

their sweet bouquet disappears
like a vapor in the desert
take a warning son

Windflowers
their beauty captures every
young dreamer
who lingers near them
ancient windflowers I love you

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這幾天太陽花很紅,老娘想起從前從前很喜歡聽的一首歌曲--Windflowers.

今天再拿出來複習,很多年輕的朋友們應該沒聽過如此空靈的西洋歌曲吧?

老爸爸叫兒子別接近風中之花,偏偏兒子就很想碰觸.

我們現在埋怨孩子真的很難教,各自都很有主見而且認為父母跟不上時代了.我們年輕的時候不也是如此嗎?

看到有朋友在臉書上寫說她兒子要參加小提琴比賽,她為他買了新的琴弓,她認為是為他好,結果兒子不要,和她爭執起來,還離家出走.因為他覺得舊的已經熟悉的像身體的一部份,而新的則像陌生人需要重新適應,根本就無法用新的琴弓去參加比賽,所以才生氣.幸好,她兒子已回家和她言歸於好,媽媽也理解孩子不要用新琴弓的原因.

我們不是天生就會做好父母的角色,只能邊做邊學,多多溝通,化解誤會,古語說:[養兒方知父母恩],真是一點也沒錯啊!