A taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice. In modes of public transport, the pick-up and drop-off locations are determined by the service provider, not by the passenger, although demand responsive transport and share taxis provide a hybrid bus/taxi mode.
There are four distinct forms of taxicab, which can be identified by slightly differing terms in different countries: hackney carriages, also known as public hire, hailed or street taxis, licensed for hailing on the street; private hire vehicles, also known as minicabs or private hire taxis, licensed for pre-booking only; Taxibuses, also known as Jitneys, operating on pre-set routes typified by multiple stops and multiple independent passengers; and Limousines, specialized vehicle licensed for operation by pre-booking.
Although types of vehicles and methods of regulation, hiring, dispatching, and negotiating payment differ significantly from country to country, many common characteristics exist.
Taxicab, taxicab at the lightWon’t you take me on a rideThrough this city at nightI got some money and I’m feelin’ fineI ain’t no hurry so just take your timeSome people wanna die young and gloriouslyWell taxicab driver, hey that ain’t meI got a cute little babyDown at 12th and vineAnd she opens for business just about closin’ timeAh hey hey, ah hey heyCity at night, city at nightI don’t believe what I see in this streetI don’t know how they can take the heatWell baby I’m a liar, I’m a cheatAnd I don’t careI got my money, I can’t take my fareI’m ridin’ tonight, I’m on my wayC’mon baby...I can take it or live it, when it comesGot my baby by the light of the sunYou know she brings it with her and then she comesHey, hey, city at nightHey, hey, city at nightRide on
Bright nights, street lights in a city that never sleeps
Loud music and talks, people where all the party seems
I saw a girl and I notice that she noticed me
We sipped mojitos, then she told me all about her dreams
Then we made love in a taxi cab
It reminded me of a dream I had
Now the memory's like a photograph, ooh babe
And I can't get her out of my head, oh
Made love in a taxi cab, taxi cab, taxi cab
Made love in a taxi cab, taxi cab, taxi cab
Made love in a taxi cab, taxi cab
And I surely know she's there
I come alone, I come alone, oh, that's what she said
I come alone, I come alone, oh
Looking at the rearview she said to me, let go and be free
Then she told the driver mind his business and then went there on me
Then I told her we're just 15 minutes from my home
But she didn't stop, she kept saying it feels so incredibly wrong
And we made love in a taxi cab
It reminded me of a dream I had
Now the memory's like a photograph, ooh, baby girl
And I can't get her out of my head, oh
Last night, made, made love in a taxi cab, taxi cab, taxi cab
Last night, made love in a taxi cab, taxi cab, taxi cab
Last night, made love in a taxi cab, taxi cab
Last night and I surely know she's there
And it all happened so soon, girl
I didn't even get a name, she took control and had her way
Oh I, and it was like a hotel room, yeah
We're taking a gamble what people love to pay
Oh, we made love in a taxi cab
It reminded me of a dream I had
Now the memory's like a photograph, baby
And I can't get her out of my head
Oh, last night made love in a taxi cab, taxi cab, taxi cab
Last night made love in a taxi cab, taxi cab, taxi cab
Last night made love in a taxi cab, taxi cab
Last night and I surely know she's there
Last night made love in a taxi cab, taxi cab, taxi cab
Last night made love in a taxi cab, taxi cab, taxi cab
Last night made love in a taxi cab, taxi cab, taxi cab
Then we made love in a taxi cab, taxi cab, taxi cab
It reminded me of a dream I had
Now the memory's like a photograph, baby
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When your walking around and your late
The buses are packed
And the subways you hate
You need a taxi cab
When you should of been there an hour ago
When you don't have the time and your feeling low
You call a taxi cab
Wow you need a taxi cab
Ooo yeah oh-ay
Ooo yeah oh-ay
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T-t-taxi cab
T-t-taxi cab
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When your walking around and your late'the buses are packed
And the subways you hate
You need a taxi cab
Woah you need a taxi cab
Ooo yeah oh-ay
Ooo yeah oh-ay
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Unsentimental
Driving around
Sure of myself
Sure of it now
You stand this close to me
Like the future was supposed to be
In the aisles of the grocery
In the blocks uptown
I remember
Remember well
But if I'd forgotten
Could you tell?
In the shadow of your first attack
I was questioning and looking back
You said, "Baby, we don't speak of that"
Like a real aristocrat
Compound to compound
Lazy and safe
Wanting to leave it
Wanting to wait
When the taxi door was open wide
I pretended I was horrified
By the uniform clothes outside
Of the court yard gate
You're not a victim
But neither am I
Nostalgic for garbage
Desperate for time
I could blame it on your mother's hair
Or the colors that your father wears
But I know that I was never fair
You were always fine
Unsentimental
Driving around
Sure of myself
Sure of it now
You stand this close to me
Like the future was suppose to be
In the eyes of the grocery
In the blocks uptown
I remember
Remember it well
And if I'd forgotten
Could you tell?
In the shadow of your first attack
I was questioning and looking back
You were standing on another track
I wanna fall inside your ghost
And fill up every hole inside my mind
And I want everyone to know
That I am half a soul
Divided
Sometimes we will die and sometimes we will fly away
Either way you're by my side until my dying days
And if I'm not there and I'm far away
I said, "Don't be afraid."
I said, "Don't be afraid."
We're going home.
I wanna strip myself of breath
A breathless beast of death I've made for you
A mortal writing piece of song
Will help me carry on
But these you heard
Sometimes we will die and sometimes we will fly away
Either way you're by my side until my dying days
And if I'm not there and I'm far away
I said, "Don't be afraid."
I said, "Don't be afraid."
We're going home.
So the hearse ran out of gas
A passenger purse and grabbed a map
And the driver inside it contrived a new route to save the past
And checked his watch and grabbed a cab
A beautifully planned taxi cab
A cab, had it cleared out back
And two men started to unpack
Driving once again
But now this time there were three men
And then I heard one of them say
"I know the night will turn to gray
I know the stars will start to fade
When all the darkness fades away
We had to steal him from his fate
So he could see another day
Then I cracked open my box
Someone must have picked the lock
A little light revealed the spot
Where my fingernails had fought
Then I pushed it open more,
Pushing up against the door
Then I sat up off the floor
And found the brother we're searching for
Then there were three men up front
All I saw were backs of heads
And then I asked them am I alive and well or am I dreaming dead
And then one turned around to say,
"We're driving toward the morning sun
Where all your blood is washed away
And all you did will be undone."
T-t-taxi cab
T-t-taxi cab
T-t-taxi cab
When your walking around and your late
The buses are packed
And the subways you hate
You need a taxi cab
When you should of been there an hour ago
When you don't have the time and your feeling low
You call a taxi cab
Wow you need a taxi cab
Ooo yeah oh-ay
Ooo yeah oh-ay
T-t-taxi cab
T-t-taxi cab
T-t-taxi cab
T-t-taxi cab
When your walking around and your late'the buses are packed
And the subways you hate
You need a taxi cab
Woah you need a taxi cab
Ooo yeah oh-ay
Ooo yeah oh-ay