We sailed up a river wide as a sea And slept on the banks On the leaves of a banyan tree And all of these spirit voices rule the night Some stories are magical, meant to be sung Song from the mouth of the river When the world was young And all of these spirit […]
Moves like a fist through the traffic Anger and no one can heal it Shoves a little bump into the momentum It’s just a little lump But you feel it In the creases and the shadows With a rattling deep emotion The cool, cool river Sweeps the wild, white ocean Yes boss. the government handshake […]
Down among the reeds and rushes A baby boy was found His eyes as clear as centuries His silky hair was brown Never been lonely Never been lied to Never had to scuffle in fear Nothing denied to Born at the instant The church bells chime And the whole world whispering Born at the right […]
I feel good It’s a fine day The way the sun hits off the runway A cloud shifts The plane lifts She moves on But feel the bite Whenever you believe that You’ll be lost and love will find you When the road bends And the song ends She moves on I know the reason […]
There may come a time When you’ll be tired As tired as a dream that wants to die And further to fly Further to fly Further to fly Further to fly Maybe you will find a love That you discover accidentally Who falls against you gently As a pickpocket Brushes your thigh Further to fly […]
Proof - Paul Simon
soon our fortunes will be made, my darling And we will leave this loathsome little town Silver bells jingling from your black lizard boots, my baby Silver foil to trim your wedding gown It’s true the tools of love wear down Time passes A mind wanders It seems mindless, but it does Sometimes i see […]
A family of musicians took shelter for the night In the little harbor church of st. cecilia Two guitars, bata, bass drum and tambourine Rose of jericho and bougainvillea This is a lonely life Sorrows everywhere you turn And that’s worth something When you think about it That’s worth some money That’s worth something When […]
I can’t run but I can walk much faster than this Can’t run but I can’t run but I can walk much faster than this Can’t run but A cooling system Burns out in the ukraine Trees and umbrellas Protect us from the new rain Armies of engineers To analyze the soil The food we […]
I’m accustomed to a smooth ride Or maybe i’m a dog who’s lost its bite I don’t expect to be treated like a fool no more I don’t expect to sleep through the night Some people say a lie’s a lie’s a lie But i say why Why deny the obvious child? Why deny the […]
Words & music by paul simon Congratulations Oh, seems like you’ve done it again And i ain’t had such misery Since i don’t know when Oh, and i don’t know when, oh, and i don’t know when I notice so many people Slipping away And many more waiting in the lines In the courtrooms today […]
