Makes me think of the close relationship I have with my son. Andrew from ScotlandI think it's a very touching and moving song about a father giving his son some advice for adulthood.His music made people slow down a bit and think of how remarkable the world is, and to respect each other. The 70's were a very difficult and yet happy time. He wrote songs full of meaning from his soul.
Stevens veered away from his upbringing again in 1977 when he rejected Christianity and became a Muslim, changing his name to Yusuf Islam. But we certainly didn't have any antagonism between us.
When he appeared on The Chris Isaak Hour in 2009, Stevens said: "He was running a restaurant and I was a pop star, so I wasn't following the path that he laid out. Stavros was hoping his son would join the family business. His dad owned a restaurant in London, and Cat (known to his dad as Steve Georgiou) worked there as a waiter right up until he signed a record deal at age 17.
Stevens made up the story, but his relationship with his own father, Stavros Georgiou, was an influence on the song. The son, though, feels compelled to leave and is frustrated because his dad makes no effort to understand why he wants to go or even hear him out. This song is a conversation between a father and son, with the father counseling his son to stay home, settle down and find a girl, telling him this is the path to happiness - after all, it worked for him.
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