Paul Simon was 23 when he released this. He is still alive.
Yeah, it's not fair. But I hear he started off his career playing muppet songs on a ukelele. (btw, "ukelele" is probably the most fun word to type)
Funny story, I get a lot of ukulele chords from a website called Ukulele Hunt. Rather charmingly, the branding on their banner is "Uke Hunt". Say it out loud and you'll see why I like it so much…
Here are the lyrics, from memory more or less, just because. A scene badly written in which I must play... -- I can hear the soft breathing of the girl that I love As she lies here beside me, asleep with the night And her hair in a fine mist, floats on my pillow Reflecting the glow of the winter moonlight -- She is soft she is warm but my heart remains heavy And I watch as her breasts gently rise, gently fall For I know with the first light of dawn I'll be leaving And tonight will be all I have left To Recall -- Oh what have I done - why have I done it? I've committed a crime, I've broken the law For twenty-five dollars and pieces of silver I held up and robbed a hard liquor store -- My life seems unreal, my crime an illusion A scene badly written in which I must play Yet I know as I gaze at my young love beside me The morning is just a few hours away
Thank you for that. It's quite the heartbreaking story.
I'm also always up for a Simon and Garfunkel love fest. I wonder if Art knew this was about him when he sang it.
Thx sp00ns, that's nice! I bet thenewgreen wrote a few songs about leaving Michigan. Are there any songs about staying in Michigan?