Take me. I’m an ordinary player in the key of C. And my will was broken by my pride and my vanity. Who’s gonna love you when you’re looks are gone? God will. Like he waters the flowers on your window sill.
PAUL SIMONIt was the year of the Beatles, it was the year of the Stones, it was 1964.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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The dialogue between what’s going on in the world and what’s going on internally seems to be a natural thing – well, it’s natural to me, anyway, to have these thoughts.
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The phrasing didn’t work as well.
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Lord, I am a surgeon and music is my knife. It cuts away my sorrow and purifies my life.
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I’m laying out my winter clothes and wishing I was gone, Going home, where the new york city winters aren’t bleedin’ me.
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I like them all. They’re all pictures of me when I wrote them. I have no favorite songs.
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I want to rid my heart of envy, and cleanse my soul of rage before I’m through.
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I’ve got nothing to do today but smile.
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All God requires from us is to enjoy life and love. That’s the whole point.
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Time it was And what a time it was, it was A time of innocence A time of confidences Long ago it must be I have a photograph Preserve your memories They’re all that’s left you.
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People ask how I feel about getting old. I tell them I have the same question. I’m learning as I go.
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And she said ‘Losing love is like a window in your heart, Everybody sees you’re blown apart, Everybody feels the wind blow.’
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Why am I so soft in the middle when the rest of my life is so hard?
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All I’ve got to do today is smile.
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Anthony Heilbut has been a guide and a mentor to me. I know of no one who has the love and depth of knowledge of this extraordinary author.
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We work our jobs, collect our pay, believe were gliding down the highway, when in fact we’re slip sliding away.
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