Hall, Daryl - Cab Driver Lyrics






Standing in the rain
Cab comes into view
Ask me, "Where am I goin’ to?"
Running for so long
Been gone too many nights
And my heart has paid the price
This ain't heaven
This ain’t the life bargained for
My reason for living
Isn’t here inside this car
Girl, I gotta get back to you

Cab driver
Take me home
Spent too much time away
Too much time alone
Cab driver
Take me home
Spent too much time away from my baby

I need familiar streets
To show that you're near
Feeling like a stranger here
Oh does the mirror show the miles on my face
Am I goin' any place?

This ain't heaven
This ain’t the life I was hopin’ for
My reason for living
Sure ain’t here inside this car
You know I've gotta get back to you

Cab driver
Take me home
Spent too much time away
Too much time alone
Cab driver
Take me home
Spent too much time away from my baby

I need to see the look on your face
A kiss from your lips...oh the taste, baby
Nothing waiting for me but a lonely room
I’ve gotta get back to you baby - soon

Cab driver
Take me home
Spent too much time away
Too much time alone
Cab driver
Take me home
Spent too much time away from my baby





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  1. M.... S....

    Been a Daryl Hall fan since he was with Oates singing Sarah Smile but this is an awesome cut to step off of if you're from Chgo old school like myself you know what what I'm talm bout.. "my reason for living, is it here inside this car you know I gotta get back to you".. can driver take me home..... love that line..

  2. L.... N....

    Finally found this jam!!!!

  3. K.... D....

    I can listen to this forever

  4. S.... C....

    Who's still listening to this? Such a great song.

  5. W.... R....

    I'd be honored if some Daryl Hall & late 70s/early 80s fans would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performances of WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES by Michael McDonald, WE'RE ALL ALONE by Boz Scaggs, and JUST ONCE by James Ingram & Quincy Jones on my YT channel in tribute to the masters of melodic groove. Live acoustic with no digital editing. Thanks and peace.

  6. b.... ....

    WLVE. Oh man such fond memories. I got hooked on this song., I can visualize this song with the singer riding back of a yellow taxi going from the airport on a cold dark and rainy night.

  7. H.... K....

    Who still listening to this Hit in 2019

  8. P.... ....

    First heard this at the Sawgrass Mills theater..pure fire!

  9. T.... K....

    Darrell singing about a cab driver and John playing a cab driver back in The possession obsession days LOL
    the one with Ken Mo on Live from Daryl's House bangs just as smooth

  10. D.... D....

    I remember hearing this back in ‘03 on Movie Tunes. Classic record.

  11. T.... P....

    I discovered this song by accident. But it was no accident, listening to it forever and a day

  12. O.... A....

    I was a New York cab driver when I first heard this. The next night while on duty I got through to CD 101.9 and requested that they play it and they did at 3:00 am. Now it is my theme song. Beautiful and true.

  13. D.... H....

    I heard this in the grocery store 2wks ago!💣💣💣💥💥💥

  14. T.... M....

    with all the old school cuts i have i can play this all day here at work and watch my customers come in and leave out bopping

  15. T.... M....

    just think this is just 1 of there #1 hits

  16. I.... B....

    Cab driver is one of my favorite songs. It is a very catchy tune.

  17. G.... ....

    PHENOMENAL Daryl Hall. 💋

  18. A.... M....

    Anybody still blasting this hot🔥track in 2019 like it came out yesterday⁉️

    A.... M....

    Still in 2020

  19. A.... S....

    Love this music!! 😍😍😍

  20. J.... B....

    Your voice never gets old, could listen to u all day. u D Hall are perfection

  21. S.... D....

    Now that is what I'm talking about. Need to see my baby GIRL.😜

  22. T.... ....

    I first heard this in 2003 in Austin as I was beginning grad school and I loved it. Daryl is such a great singer and songwriter. A+

  23. E.... J....

    The jam

  24. k.... e....

    Just discovered this song and it is on repeat!!!! This is the music that should be on the airwaves !!

  25. A.... ....

    love this song!

  26. G.... C....

    Love it!!!

  27. G.... R....

    Gloriously Daryl...... And how can you not be taken to an other worldly place when you jam this. My goodness, the bass line. True music lovers can't help but "feel" this. Two thumbs WAY up. Bravo

  28. Y.... M....

    The problem is that whenever i want to start listening to music, and I play this one first... I have to hear it like 10 more times before I can move on to the next song I want to hear! Can't getting enough, this is one of the greats

  29. c.... g....

    smooth jazz...

  30. H.... H....

    Shantal Renee Gordon mingo,leave nanabanana a message here when you find this love and miss you and coby do Muuuuuuuch Xxxxxxxxxs😚✌💙💚💛💜waiting for you both to find me 💦💦💦💦

  31. J.... R....

    That's smooooth

  32. R.... R....

    This is an amazing soul jazz of Daryl, this great song writer and musician ever!

  33. S.... D....

    salute sgt ceo....cake by the ocean....booze by the cruise.

  34. c.... ....

    Literally discovered this today and hit loop immediately trying to catch up on 22 years of listening. That incomparable voice and those lyrics.

  35. M.... S....

    how many cabs will it take to take me home to you ......... the night s are so long ......... that you were away.... the man I love has been gone so long ......... we all know that face that waits ........ I know you are the shy guy but play with me ..... a world with out you is so lonely .... the one that I want ...... waiting for me ...... to be the love a cab drives home ........ any one that has a one that travels has lived this ...... waiting for you to come back to me ...... love ........

  36. S.... ....

    This used to play over the radio a lot in 2003 when when I worked at a deli. Never knew who sang it til now. Good song!

  37. M.... T....

    Lost my gloves coming home from a cab driver back in 1976 from a Daryl n John's show in NYC
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  38. j.... j....

    very good.........kinda mellow for Daryl,but still very good

  39. D.... S....

    Reminds me of my dad he loves this song

  40. L.... I....

    Wow I just love this guy. ....and what a great musician.

  41. T.... R....

    Smooth jazz meets r&b

  42. J.... O....

    I’ve been a fan since I was a kid

  43. S.... C....

    Saw a live daryl hall performance where he explained he wrote this song while on a trip to London...

  44. J.... D....

    I love this song, I just ordered it from Amazon. Love his style, his Voice and him.

  45. J.... D....

    I fell in love with this song when i heard him sing this song . Beautiful song.

  46. A.... R....

    A song should touch your soul like this song does to me. Darryl Hall can sing about dirt and he'd bring me back to that six year old boy hearing Sarah smile again.

  47. A.... A....

    This song is so damn smooth.

  48. S.... J....

    Man this is nice. Love D Hall's music.

  49. j.... ....

    Really like this Song....Loved it from day 1.

  50. J.... C....

    Espectaculares y únicos a disfrutar este soul

  51. C.... ....

    I was at a EXchange and shaZamed this. This is just as good as Only have eyes for you. Reminds me of the song Spellbound by Incognito.

  52. P.... P....

    How to make a song out of nothing....incredible. I can almost see him in a duster outside the Ritz on Green Park. Great production on this version but i still prefer the Live @ Daryl's House.

  53. M.... G....

    I remember this when I was little riding with my auntie... I miss this song!!!! Yasss 💕💕💕💕

  54. D.... D....

    Daryl at his best,,,both singing and writing,,

  55. T.... F....

    Amazed it's a Daryl Hall track - with a little bit of revised production this would make an absolute smash Lisa Stansfield track

    T.... F....

    you know I had to think about that and her voice if she was a perhaps do like keb Mo and come down to Live from Daryl's House I think that could work really well or if she decided to cover it.

  56. K.... R....

    this is for Shantel Renee Gordon-Mingo born 070304. this Nana Rubinstein, miss you bunches, and Cobster this is nanabanana its March 20th 2018 lovie 💋 and one for Coby💋✌💯🍯🐰's

    K.... R....

    HAPPYEARTHBIRTHDAY Belle, love Nanabanana xxxxxxxxxxxs ✌ 👆🌍 💙👑💯 ☮

    K.... R....

    I miss you both sooooo much, I LOVE YOU ALWAYS NANABANANA XXXXXXXXXXXS XXXXXXXXXXXS

    K.... R....

    Cobster born August 20,2005 miss you sooooo much nanabanana hope are both well and very very happy xxxxxxxxxs 💜💜💜💜✌

  57. A.... G....

    Man, that D-50 Soundtrack sounds so good... feels so bad that I sold mine recently.

  58. s.... ....

    I’d forgotten about this track ... love it!

  59. C.... M....

    I heard this on the jazz station in Florida when I was in high school, Summer  July 2003 and still like the song.

  60. D.... H....

    Uber rides are a blast ⭐️🔑⭐️

  61. m.... ....

    Gute Schwingungen, geiles Sax! Club Musik wie's im Buche steht!

  62. M.... C....

    Love this song, each version is great, as only Daryl can sing it!

  63. L.... L....

    One of Daryl's best songs ever. This one and "Stop Loving Me, Stop Loving You" as well as "I'm In a Philly Mood".

  64. M.... F....

    Super Daryl Hall !!!

  65. C.... N....

    Bought this c.d in Phx and have loved it ever since. .

  66. A.... M....

    ohhh God ...please take me home..

  67. T.... W....

    Listen to the words..Listen to the music..Besides Chris Botti, Paul Taylor and Gabriel Martin Hasselbach Daryl Halls cab driver is a slam dunk hit..

  68. D.... R....

    Daryl hall&john Oates you have so class,and style all together.truely timeless,soul music.cab driver is an instant hit.

    D.... R....

    Don Ray Phillips This is a Daryl Hall solo hit

  69. E.... &....

    I remember this song from when I was a child, I was raised by my grandma who only listen to smooth jazz or gospel music! Riding around downtown Chicago listening to smooth jazz at night all those pretty buildings,bright lights a city that never sleep, it made me wish for so much and I TRULY understand why they say it the small things that count because those late night drive stuck with me and was one of the highlights of my life!

  70. A.... D....

    Who the hell dislikes this? Get it Darryl

  71. K.... R....

    this is for Shantel Renee Gordon Mingo xxxxxxxxxxxs born 070304 love you Nana Rubinstein it's June 24th 2017 lovie kiss Coby and hug each other love you always nanabanana xxxxxxxxxxxs ☮

  72. J.... T....

    Half-brother, take me home.

  73. J.... C....

    Daryl Hall can still bring it!! I saw him perform with John Oates in a small bar in Ocean City, Maryland back in the early 80's. What a talent.

  74. M.... H....

    THIS is what should be on the airwaves!

    M.... H....

    Matthew Odom Yes i agree.

    M.... H....

    Sorry guys, quality is not meant for the airwaves by the looks of it

  75. M.... P....

    To the park, cab driver. To the park.

  76. K.... K....

    When working them over night hour the greatest 🎧🎙🎶

  77. d.... r....

    I agree

  78. d.... r....

    excellent outstanding

  79. C.... &....

    Hung Up the Telephone – Slipped through the door
    Quietly like a shadow in the night
    Headlights approach
    Yellow cab is set for Flight

  80. d.... j....

    hot ass hit..............

  81. D.... B....

    They broke the mold when they made Daryl.

  82. D.... B....

    Beautiful song!

  83. D.... S....

    these guys have yet to make a song i don't like

  84. D.... B....

    any one who's spent time away from loved one this gives away to connect with the heart

  85. L.... I....

    Wow smooth all right I love this performer who is so talented

  86. J.... H....

    all i can say: this is a cut

  87. J.... H....

    all i can say: this is a cut

  88. C.... S....

    Cab driver is one of the great songs on the cd, can't stop dreaming. awesome and very smooth. So New York! Daryl Hall is my all time fav. I have everything he has sung. He is so f____ING awesome!

  89. E.... R....

    Incredible song so damn smooth!!

  90. R.... A....

    I do love this song .... Thx Daryl

  91. L.... M....

    DoPe! 🎧🎤🎶

  92. A.... S....

    Wet night in London.

    A.... S....

    Anthony Stephenson or NYC, depending on which side of The Pond you're on.

  93. g.... w....

    Pat Washington: EXCELLENT SONG. The music, the lyrics, the story, nothing but the Truth PURE DARYL. Thank you!. Can listen to this over and over>

  94. K.... M....

    classic

  95. C.... S....

    I really like Hall & Oats, but this is probably my favorite song of his. I was disappointed that they didn't perform this song at the concert this week. It seemed like Darryl didn't want to be here.

  96. O.... P....

    Cool music! One of my favorites and i love it! I always love Daryl Hall !

  97. D.... N....

    most excellant Darrell hall rocks

  98. I.... H....

    the best song ever written Daryl Hall you are the best I played this for my wife while I was in Paris.