1943
She said, “Harry, keep the change.”
1944
Well, another man might have been angry…
1945
And another man might have been hurt,
1946
But another man never would’ve let her go.
1947
I stashed the bill in my shirt…
1948
And she walked away in silence.
1949
It’s strange, how you never know,
1950
But we’d both gotten what we’d asked for…
1951
The year before the 1952 Puerto Rican constitutional referendum.
1952
Two years after two Puerto Rican nationalists attempted to assassinate US President Harry S Truman.
1953
Such a long, long time ago.
1954
You see, she was gonna be an actress…
1955
And I was gonna learn to fly.
1956
She took off to find the footlights…
1957
I took off for the sky.
1958
And here, she’s acting happy
1959
Inside her handsome home,
1960
And, me I’m flying in my Taxi
1961
Knock, knock!
1962
Who’s there?