Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, known for his success beginning in 1965 as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, with musical partner Art Garfunkel. Simon wrote most of the pair's songs, including three that reached number one on the US singles charts, "The Sounds of Silence", "Mrs. Robinson", and "Bridge Over Troubled Water". and in 2006 was selected as one of the "100 People Who Shaped the World" by... [read more] - Time Is An Ocean
I SPEAK TO YOU IN JESUSÂ’ NAMEAS JESUS SPEAKS THROUGH ME,THE EVIL WE DO CANÂ’T BE BLAMED UPONOUR DESTINYI HAVE WALKED THROUGH THE VALLEY OF DEATH ROWTO THE SHORE I HAVE STUMBLED THROUGH SILVERY WATERS TO MY SAVIOUR,MY...
- Born In Puerto Rico
I was born in Puerto RicoWe came here when I was a childBefore I made to my sixteenthI was running with the gang and we were wild.He keeps looking but don't recognize me.Some guy from Lexington or ParkRrd beans and...
- Trailways Bus
LAZARUSA PASSENGER TRAVELING QUIETLY CONCEALS HIMSELF WITH A MAGAZINE AND A SLEEPLESS PILLOWOVER THE CREST OF THE MOUNTAINS THE MOONBEGINS ITS CLIMBAND HE WAKES TO FIND HEÂ’S IN ROLLING FARM LANDTHE FARMER SLEEPS...
- Sunday Afternoon
SALVADOR, THE AFTERNOON SUNLIGHT IS FOLDING AROUND US,THE DISHES ARE DONE,THE BUILDINGS HERE, TALL AS OUR MOUNTAINS SLICED THROUGH THE WINDOWS AND CUT OFF THE SUN.ON SUCH DAYS I FIND I AM LONGING FOR PUERTO RICOTHOUGH...
- Killer Wants To Go To College
1ST INMATEKILLER WANTS TO GO TO COLLGE HE WANTS TO GET HIS PAROLESO THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONSWILL RELEASE HIM IN THE FALLKILLER WANTS TO GO ON T.V.2ND & 3RD IMMATEHE WANTS TO TALK ABOUT HIS BOOKMAKE MY LIFE INTO A...
- Can I Forgive Him
I AM ESMERALDA AGRON, SENORAI KNOW IÂ’VE NO RIGHT TO SPEAK.MY SON IS NOT THE SAVAGE BOY YOU SEE,THE CAPE, THE SNEER, THE SLICKED-BACK HAIRHIDES THE CHILD I NURSED AND BATHED, SENORA.PLEASE DONÂ’T TURN YOUR EYES FROM...
- Virgil
IÂ’VE GOT A WIFE AND FOUR GROWN CHILDRENI CANÂ’T AFFORD THEIR EDUCATIONIÂ’VE BEEN A PRISON GUARD FOR FOURTEEN YEARSTHAT AINÂ’T EXACTLY A VACATIONSINCE HEÂ’S BEEN HERE HEÂ’S FOLLOWED EVÂ’RY RULE AND ITOLD YOU MY...
- Adios Hermanos
It was the morning of October 6th, 1960I was wearing my brown suitPreparing to leave the house of D.Shook some hands then adios Brooklyn amigosMaybe some of them had hopes of seeing me againSome even said that my...
- The Vampires
IF YOU GOT THE BALLS THEN COME ON ME TE MANOIF YOU GOT THE BALLS THEN COME ON ME TE MANOFRENCHIE CORDERO GOES DOWN TO HELLS KITCHEN TO SELL THE IRISH SOME WEEDWELL THIS PATTY BOYÂ’S MAMA WAS ON THE STOOPSTARTS...
- Quality
THE WAY YOU MOVEITÂ’S GOT QUALITYCOME ON BABY, LETÂ’S GO DOWNTOWNLITTLE GIRL, YOU SURE LOOK GOOD TO METHE WAY YOU MOVEITÂ’S GOT QUALITYCOME ON BABY, NOW DONÂ’T BE SHYSTEP IN THE LIGHT SO I CAN SEETHE WAY YOU MOVEITÂ’S...
- Satin Summer Nights
I BEEN SLEEPING ON THE ROOF OF MY BUILDINGITÂ’S COOLER THAN THE STREETI BEEN WATCHING THE SETTING SUNAS IT BOUNCES OFF THE AVENUETURNING INTO GOLD DUST AT MY FEETCARLOS AND YOLANDADANCING IN THE HALLWAYTO AN OLD...
- Quiet
I am heading for a time of quietWhen my restlessness is pastAnd I can lie down on my blanketAnd release my fists at lastI am heading for a time of solitudeOf peace without illusionsWhen the perfect circleMarries all...
- The Teacher
There once was a teacher of great renownWhose words were like the tablets of stoneBecause it's easier to learn than unlearnBecause we've passed the point of no returnGather your goods and follow meOr you will surely...
- Darling Lorraine
The first time I saw herI couldn't be sureBut the sin of impatienceSaid “She's just what you're looking for”So I walked right up to herAnd with the part of me that talksI introduced myself as FrankFrom New York New...
- Old
The first time I heard “Peggy Sue”I was 12 years oldRussians up in rocket shipsAnd the war was coldNow many wars have come and goneGenocide still goes onBuddy Holly still goes onBut his catalog was soldFirst time I...
- Love
Cool meCool my fever highHold me when I cryI need it so muchMakes you want to get down and crawl like a beggarFor its touchAnd all the while it's free as airLike plants the medicine is everywhereLoveLoveLoveWe crave...
- Hurricane Eye
Tell us all a storyAbout how it used to beMake it up and write it downJust like historyAbout Goldilocks and the three bearsNature in the cross hairsAnd how we all ascendedFrom the deep green seaWhen it's not too...
- Senorita With A Necklace Of Tears
I have a wisdom toothInside my crowded faceI have a friend who is a born-againFound his savior's graceI was born before my fatherAnd my children before meWe are born and born againLike the waves of the seaThat's the...
- Look At That
Look at thatLook at thisDrop a stone in the abyssThen walk away and know that anything can happenJust like thatJust like thisLook at thatLook at thisGimme a hug, gimme a kissThen hey, hey, off to school we goYou might...
- That's Where I Belong
Somewhere in a burst of glorySound becomes a songI'm bound to tell a storyThat's where I belongWhen I see you smilingWhen I hear you singingLavender and rosesEvery ending a beginningThe way you turnAnd catch me with...
- Pigs, Sheep And Wolves
Big and fatPig's supposed to look like thatBarnyard thugSleeps on straw and calls it a rugYeah that's a rug, OKHe's walking down the streetAnd nobody's gonna argue with himHe's a half-a-ton of pig meatUp in the hills...
- You're The One
May twelve angels guard youWhile you sleepMaybe that's a waste of angels I don't knowI'd do anything to keep you safeFrom the danger that surrounds usLittle by littleBit by bitLittle bit by little bitNow you got it...
- I Wish You Could Be Here
Looking from my window On the freshly fallen snowThat sparkles as it tumblesUpon the street belowAnd the crackle of the fireIs laughing in my earAnd the room is warm and sleepyOh I wish you could be hereSundays in...
- Slip Slidin Away
Slip slidin' awaySlip slidin' awayYou know the nearer your destinationThe more you're slip slidin' awayI know a manHe came from my home townHe wore his passion for his womanLike a thorny crownHe said DeloresI live in...
- One Trick Pony
He's a one-trick ponyOne trick is all that horse can doHe does one trick onlyIt's the principal source of his revenueAnd when he steps into the spotlightYou can feel the heat of his heartCome shining throughSee how he...
- Duncan
Couple in the next roombound to win a prize:they've been going at it all night long!Well, I'm tryin' to get some sleepbut these motel walls are cheap:Lincoln Duncan is my name,and here's my song, here's my song.My...
- American Tune
Many's the time I've been mistakenAnd many times confusedYes, and often felt forsakenAnd certainly misusedBut I'm all right, I'm all rightI'm just weary to my bonesStill, you don't expect to beBright and bon vivantSo...
- Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
The mama pajama rolled out a bed And she ran to the police stationWhen the papa found out he began to shout And he started the investigationIt's against the law It was against the lawWhat the mama sawIt was against...
- You Can Call Me Al
A man walks down the streetHe says why am I soft in the middle nowWhy am I soft in the middleThe rest of my life is so hardI need a photo-opportunityI want a shot at redemptionDon't want to end up a cartoonIn a...
- Bodyguard
a man walks down the streethe says why am i soft in the middle now why am i soft in the middlebut rest of my life is so hardi need a photo opportunityi want a shop redemptiondon't wanna end up a cartoonin a cartoon...
- Thelma
If a baby is born and no one complainsThen that's good luck, runnin' through young veinsAnd if life is a blessingThat brushes the tops of the treesWell itÂ’s a short walk, in a sweet breezeI will need you, feed...
- Mother And Child Reunion
No I would not give you false hopeOn this strange and mournful dayBut the mother and child reunionIs only a motion away, oh, little darling of mine.I can't for the life of meRemember a sadder dayI know they say let it...
- Kodachrome
When I think backOn all the crap I learned in high schoolIt's a wonderI can think at allAnd though my lack of educationHasn't hurt me noneI can read the writing on the wallKodachromeThey give us those nice bright...
- Loves Me Like A Rock
When I was a little boyAnd the Devil would call my nameI'd say "now who do . . .Who do you think you're fooling?"I'm a consecrated boySinger in a Sunday choirMy mama loves, she loves meShe gets down on her knees and...
- Late In The Evening
- Still Crazy After All These Years
I met my old loverOn the street last nightShe seemed so glad to see meI just smiledAnd we talked about some old timesAnd we drank ourselves some beersStill crazy afler all these yearsStill crazy after all these...
- 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
The problem is all inside your head she said to meThe answer is easy if you take it logicallyI'd like to help you in your struggle to be freeThere must be fifty ways to leave your loverShe said it's really not my...
- Tenderness
What can I doWhat can I doMuch of what you say is trueI know you see through meBut there's no tendernessBeneath your honestyRight and wrongRight and wrongNever helped us get alongYou say you care for meBut there's no...
- St. Judy's Comet
Little sleepy boyDo you know what time it is?Well the hour of your bedtime'sLong been pastAnd though I know you're fighting itI can tell when you rub your eyesYou're fading fastFading fastWon't you run come see St....
- Was A Sunny Day
CHORUS:Was a sunny dayNot a cloud was in the skyNot a negative word was heardFrom the people passing byWas a sunny dayAll the birdies in the treesAnd the radio's singing songAll the favorite melodiesHe was a navy...
- Learn How To Fall
You got to learn how to fallBefore you learn to flyAnd mama, mama it ain't no lieBefore you learn to flyLearn how to fallYou got to drift in the breezeBefore you set your sailsIt's an occupation where the wind...
- Something So Right
You've got the cool waterWhen the fever runs highYou've got the look of love lightIn your eyesAnd I was in crazy motion‘Til you calmed me downIt took a little timeBut you calmed me downCHORUS:When something goes...
- One Man's Ceiling Is Another Man's Floor
There's been some hard feelings hereAbout some words that were saidThere's been some hard feelings hereAnd what is moreThere's been a bloody purple noseAnd some bloody purple clothesThat were messing up the lobby...
- Take Me To The Mardi Gras
- It's Been A Long Day, Long Day
It's been a long, long dayI got some run-down shoesAin't got no place to stayBut any old place will be okayIt's been a long, long dayI sure been on this roadDone nearly fourteen yearsCan't say my name's well knownYou...
- Jonah
Half an hour change your strings and tune upSizing the room upChecking the barLocal girls unspoken conversationMisinformationPlays guitarThey say Jonah he was swallowed by a whaleBut I say there's no truth to that...
- How The Heart Approaches What It Yearns
In the blue lightOf the Beverly MotelWondering as the television burnsHow the heart approaches what it yearnsIn a fever I distinctly hear your voiceEmerging from a dream, the dream returnsHow the heart approaches what...
- Nobody
Who knows my secret broken boneWho feels my flesh when I am goneWho was a witness to the dreamWho kissed my eyes and saw the screamLying thereNobodyWho is my reason to beginWho plows the earth, who breaks the skinWho...
- Ace In The Hole
Some people say Jesus that's the ace in the holeBut I never met the man so I don't really knowMaybe some Christmas if I'm sick and aloneHe will look up my numberCall me on the phone and sayHey, boy, where you been so...
- That's Why God Made The Movies
When I was born My mother diedShe said, “Bye bye, baby, bye byeI said, “Where you goin? I'm just bornShe said, “I'll only be gone for a while”My mother loved to leave in styleThat's why God made the moviesWell, I...
- God Bless The Absentee
Lord I am a working manAnd music is my tradeI'm traveling with this 5 piece bandI play the ace of spadesI have a wife and family, don't see much of meGod bless the absentee Lord I am a surgeonAnd music is my knifeIt...
- The Obvious Child
I'm accustomed to a smooth rideOr maybe I'm a dog who's lost its biteI don't expect to be treated like a fool no moreI don't expect to sleep through the nightSome people say a lie's a lie's a lieBut I say whyWhy deny...
- Oh Marion
The boy's got brainsHe just don't use 'em that's allThe boy's got brainsHe just refuse to use'em and that's allHe said "The more I get to thinkingThe less I tend to laugh"The boy's got brainsHe just abstainsThe boy's...
- Hearts And Bones
One and one-half wandering JewsFree to wander wherever they chooseAre traveling togetherIn the Sangre de ChristoThe Blood of Christ MountainsOf New MexicoOn the last leg of a journeyThey started a long time agoThe arc...
- Cars Are Cars
Cars are carsAll over the worldCars are carsAll over the worldSimilarly madeSimilarly soldIn a motorcadeAbandoned when they're oldCars are cars All over the worldCars are cars All over the world Cars are carsAll over...
- Train In The Distance
She was beautiful as southern skies the night he met herShe was married to someoneHe was doggedly determined that he would get herHe was old she was youngFrom time to timeHe'd tip his heartBut each time she...
- When Numbers Get Serious
I have a number in my headThought I don't know why it's thereWhen numbers get seriousYou see their shape everywhereDividing and multiplyingExchanging with easeWhen times are mysteriousSerious numbers are eager to...
- Think Too Much
They say that the left side of the brainControls the rightThey say that right sideHas to work hard all nightMaybe I think too much for my own goodSome people say soOther people say no, noThat fact is you donÂ’t...
- The Late, Great Johnny Ace
I was reading a magazineAnd thinking of a rock and roll songThe year was 1954And I hadn't been playing that longWhen a man came on the radioAnd this is what he saidHe said I hate to break it To his fansBut Johnny Ace...
- Allergies
MaladiesMelodiesAllergies to dust and grainMaladiesRemediesStill these allergies remainMy hand can't touch a guitar stringMy fingers just burn and acheMy had intercedes with my bodily needsAnd my body won't give it a...
- Song About The Moon
If you want to write a song about the moonWalk along the craters in the afternoonWhen the shadows are deep and the light is alienAnd gravity leaps like a knife off the pavementAnd you want to write a song about the...
- Rene And Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War
Rene and Georgette MagritteWith their dog after the warReturned to their hotel suiteAnd they unlocked the doorEasily losing their evening clothesThey danced by the light of the moonTo the Penguins, the MoonglowsThe...
- Homeless
Emaweni webaba Silale maweni Webaba silale maweni Webaba silale maweni Webaba silale maweni Webaba silale maweni Webaba silale maweni Webaba silale maweni Webaba silale maweni Webaba silale maweni Webaba silale maweni...
- Under African Skies
Joseph's face was black as night The pale yellow moon shone in his eyes His path was marked By the stars in the Southern Hemisphere And he walked his days Under African skies This is the story of how we begin to...
- The Boy In The Bubble
It was a slow day And the sun was beating On the soldiers by the side of the road There was a bright light A shattering of shop windows The bomb in the baby carriage Was wired to the radio These are the days of...
- Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes
(a-wa) O kodwa u zo-nge li-sa namhlange (a-wa a-wa) Si-bona kwenze ka kanjani (a-wa a-wa) Amanto mbazane ayeza She's a rich girl She don't try to hide it Diamonds on the soles of her shoes He's a poor boy Empty as a...
- Graceland
The Mississippi Delta was shining Like a National guitar I am following the river Down the highway Through the cradle of the civil war I'm going to Graceland Graceland In Memphis Tennessee I'm going to Graceland...
- I Know What I Know
She looked me over And I guess she thought I was all right All right in a sort of a limited way For an off-night She said don't I know you From the cinematographer's party I said who am I To blow against the wind I...
- Crazy Love, Vol. II
Fat Charlie the Archangel Sloped into the room He said I have no opinion about this And I have no opinion about that Sad as a lonely little wrinkled balloon He said well I don't claim to be happy about this, boys And...
- That Was Your Mother
A long time ago, yeah Before you was born dude When I was still single And life was great I held this job as a traveling salesman That kept me moving from state to state Well, I'm standing on the corner of Lafayette...
- Gumboots
I was having this discussion In a taxi heading downtown Rearranging my position On this friend of mine who had A little bit of a breakdown I said breakdowns come And breakdowns go So what are you going to do about it...
- All Around The World Or The Myth Of Fingerprints
Over the mountain Down in the valley Lives a former talk-show host Everybody knows his name He says there's no doubt about it It was the myth of fingerprints I've seen them all and man They're all the same Well, the...
- The Cool, Cool River
Moves like a fist through trafficAnger and no one can heal itShoves a little bump into the momentumIt's just a little lump But you feel itIn the creases and the shadowsWith a rattling deep emotionThe cool, cool...
- Spirit Voices
We sailed up a river wide as a seaAnd slept on the banksOn the leaves of a banyan treeAnd all of these spirit voices rule the nightSome stories are magical, meant to be sungSongs from the mouth of the riverWhen the...
- The Coast
A family of musicians took shelter for the nightIn the little harbor church of St. CeciliaTwo guitars, bata, bass drum and tambourineRose of Jericho and BougainvilleaThis is a lonely life Sorrows everywhere you...
- The Rhythm Of The Saints
Soon our fortunes will be made, my darlingAnd we leave this loathsome little townSilver bells jingling from your black lizard boots, my babySilver foil to trim your wedding gownIt's true the tools of love wear...
- Further To Fly
There may come a timeWhen you'll be tiredAs tired as a dream that wants to dieAnd further to flyFurther to flyFurther to flyFurther to flyMaybe you will find a loveThat you discover accidentallyWho falls against you...
- Can't Run, But
I can't run butI can walk much faster than thisCan't run butI can't run butI can walk much faster than thisCan't run butA cooling system Burns out the UkraineTrees and umbrellasProtect us from the new rainArmies of...
- She Moves On
I feel goodIt's a fine dayThe way the sun hits off the runwayA cloud shiftsThe plane liftsShe moves onBut feel the biteWhenever you believe thatYou'll be lost and love will find youWhen the road bendsAnd the song...
- Born At The Right Time
Down among the reeds and rushesA baby boy was foundHis eyes as clear as centuriesHis silky hair was brownNever been lonelyNever been lied toNever had to scuffle in fearNothing denied toBorn at the instantThe church...
- Proof
Soon our fortunes will be made, my darlingAnd we leave this loathsome little townSilver bells jingling from your black lizard boots, my babySilver foil to trim your wedding gownIt's true the tools of love wear...
- You'
You're kind, you're so kindYou rescued me when I was blindAnd you put me on your pillowWhen I was on the wallYou're kind, so kind, so kindAnd you're good, you're so goodYou introduced me to your neighborhoodSeem like...
- You're Kind
You're kind, you're so kindYou rescued me when I was blindAnd you put me on your pillowWhen I was on the wallYou're kind, so kind, so kindAnd you're good, you're so goodYou introduced me to your neighborhoodSeem like...
- Some Folks Lives Roll Easy
Some folks' lives roll easy as a breezeDrifting through a summer nightHeading for a sunny dayBut most folks' livesThey stumble, LordThey fall through no fault of their ownMost folks never catch their starsAnd here I...
- Gone At Last
The night was black, the roads were icy Snow was fallin', drifts were highAnd I was weary from my drivingAnd I stopped to rest for awhileI sat down at a truck stopI was thinking about my pastI've had a long streak of...
- I Do It For Your Love
We were married on a rainy dayThe sky was yellowAnd the grass was grayWe signed the papersAnd we drove awayI do it for your loveThe rooms were mustyAnd the pipes were oldAll that winter we shared a coldDrank all the...
- Night Game
There were two men downAnd the score tiedIn the bottom of the eightWhen the pitcher diedAnd they laid his spikesOn the pitcher's moundAnd his uniform was tornAnd his number was left on the groundThen the night turned...
- Silent Eyes
Silent eyesWatchingJerusalemMake her bed of stonesSilent eyesNo one will comfort herJerusalemWeeps aloneShe is sorrowSorrowShe burns like a flameAnd she calls my nameSilent eyesBurningIn the desert sunHalfway to...
- Have A Good Time
Yesterday it was my birthdayI hung one more year on the lineI should be depressedMy life's a messBut I'm having a good timeI've been loving and lovingAnd lovingI'm exhausted from loving so wellI should go to bedBut a...
- Armistice Day
On Armistice DayThe Philharmonic will playBut the songs that we singWill be sadShufflin' brown tunesHanging aroundNo long drawn blown out excusesWere madeWhen I needed a friend she was thereJust like an easy...
- Paranoia Blues
I got some so-called friendsThey'll smile right to my faceBut, when my back is turnedThey'd like to stick to meYes they wouldOh no, no, oh no noThere's only one thing I need to knowWhose side are you onI fly into...
- Papa Hobo
It's carbon and monoxideThe Ole Detroit perfumeAnd it hangs on the highwaysIn the morningAnd it lays you down by noonOh Papa HoboYou can see that I'm dressed like a schoolboyBut I feel like a clownIt's a natural...
- Peace Like A River
Peace like a river ran through the cityLong past the midnight curfewWe sat starry-eyedWe were satisfiedAnd I rememberMisinformation followed us like a plagueNobody knew from time to timeIf the plans where changedIf...
- Congratulations
Congratulations!Oh, seems like you've done it again, AndI ain't had such misery sinceI don't know when,oh, and I don't know when,oh, and I don't know when.I notice so many people slippin' away,And many more waiting in...
- Run That Body Down
Went to my doctor yesterdayShe said I seem to be OKShe saidPaul you better look aroundHow long you think that you canRun that body down?How many nights you think you canDo what you been doin'Who you foolin?I came back...
- Everything Put Together Falls Apart
ParaphernaliaNever hides your broken bonesAnd I don't know whyYou want to tryIt's plain to see you're on your ownOh, I ain't blind, noSome folks are crazyOthers walk that borderlineWatch what you're doingTaking downs...
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