Father And Son Lyrics Meaning Cat Stevens

Father it s not time to make a change.

Father and son lyrics meaning cat stevens. This is a great example of what happens to fathers and sons at an age where the son might feel like a man but the father is still treating him like a boy. You re still young that s your fault. Justin from bakersfield ca i heard cat stevens also say that this song could be about a son who has a new found faith and the father wants him to stay with his religion. There s so much you have to know.

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. It s a little melancholy but not about death. This happens constantly throughout the known world. Cat stevens father and son lyrics meaning.

This was written around vietnam timeframe the album came out in 1970. If you want you can marry. The son thinks his father won t listen to him as he s simply told to listen. Rather the father is addressing the son and the son is countering the father s argument though in a soliloquized manner as if he is actually speaking to himself.

I think cat stevens was a genius in lyrics and meaning many of which are very subtle and this song is one of many. Hint the if they were right id agree but its them they know not me i heard him say that in a interview on a san francisco radio show. Father and son lyrics. Find a girl settle down.

Just relax take it easy. It s the basic relationship between a father and son. And they re not particularly having a dialogue with each other.