It's strange, how you never know,
But we'd both gotten what we'd asked for,
Such a long, long time ago." - Meaning and context.">
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'''And she walked away in silence,
It's strange, how you never know,
But we'd both gotten what we'd asked for,
Such a long, long time ago.

— Harry Chapin

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "'''And she walked away in silence,
It's strange, how you never know,
But we'd both gotten what we'd asked for,
Such a long, long time ago." in the context of "Taxi" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Harry Chapin

About Harry Chapin

Harold Forster Chapin (7 December 1942 – 16 July 1981) was an American singer, songwriter, and social activist.