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.
PAUL SIMONTime 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.
PAUL SIMONA songwriter’s supreme challenge is being complex and simple at the same time.
PAUL SIMONShe said the man in the gabardine suit was a spy I said ‘Be careful his bowtie is really a camera’
PAUL SIMONI have my books and my poetry to protect me.
PAUL SIMONImprovisation is too good to leave to chance.
PAUL SIMONI don’t feel any pressure from fans. But I’m always in some kind of state of emotional turmoil. I would not describe myself as happy-go-lucky. That’s not to say that I’m not happy.
PAUL SIMONSomewhere in a burst of glory / Sound becomes a song.
PAUL SIMONMusic is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die.
PAUL SIMONI’ve got nothing to do today but smile.
PAUL SIMONThe words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence.
PAUL SIMONFaith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone.
PAUL SIMONThe trick is, as I know it, is to care like hell and not give a damn at the same time.
PAUL SIMONThen she kissed me and I realized she probably was right, there must be fifty ways to leave your lover.
PAUL SIMONOne man’s ceiling is another man’s floor.
PAUL SIMONWhen I first heard Elvis perform “Bridge Over Trouble Water” it was unbelivable,and I thought to myself, how the hell can I compete with that?
PAUL SIMONThe course of a lifetime runs/over and over again.
PAUL SIMON