taxi man your clock is ticking your heart is sticking right out your chest take your wife back to san francisco and treat your life like it was the best you can drive her anywhere she wants to see what you want to see you can drive her anywhere she wants to be where you want to be oh yeah its that time of the day oooh youre only wasting away when you stay here it comes taxi man doesnt matter where im going just drop me at the corner off how dare i waste your time my unimportant destination doesnt matter lets talk you can drive her anywhere she wants to see what you want to see but you can drive her anywhere she wants to be where you want to be oh yeah you know the answers in the wind oooh you know the wind is blowin west  its that time of the day oooh youre only wasting away when you stay here it comes its that time of the day oooh youre only wasting away when you stay ooooh its that time of the year so hold her near oh youre only wasting away when you stay