Artist: Paul Simon
Track: You Can Call Me Al
Lyrics
A man walks down the street
He says, "why am I soft in the middle, now?
Why am I soft in the middle?
The rest of my life is so hard
I need a photo-opportunity
I want a shot at redemption
Don't want to end up a cartoon
In a cartoon graveyard"
Bonedigger, Bonedigger
Dogs in the moonlight
Far away in my well-lit door
Mr. Beerbelly, Beerbelly
Get these mutts away from me
You know, I don't find this stuff amusing anymore
If you'll be my bodyguard
I can be your long lost pal
I can call you Betty
And Betty, when you call me, you can call me Al
A man walks down the street
He says, "why am I short of attention?
Got a short little span of attention
And, whoa, my nights are so long
Where's my wife and family?
What if I die here?
Who'll be my role model
Now that my role model is gone, gone?"
He ducked back down the alley
With some roly-poly little bat-faced girl
All along, along
There were incidents and accidents
There were hints and allegations
If you'll be my bodyguard
I can be your long lost pal
I can call you Betty
And Betty, when you call me, you can call me Al
Call me Al
A man walks down the street
It's a street in a strange world
Maybe it's the third world
Maybe it's his first time around
Doesn't speak the language
He holds no currency
He is a foreign man
He is surrounded by the sound, the sound
Cattle in the marketplace
Scatterings and orphanages
He looks around, around
He sees angels in the architecture
Spinning in infinity
He says, "Amen and Hallelujah"
If you'll be my bodyguard
I can be your long lost pal
I can call you Betty
And Betty, when you call me, you can call me Al
Call me
Na na na na, na na na na
Na na na na, na na na-na na-na
Na na na na, na-na na-na na na
Na na na na, na-na na-na na na
If you'll be my bodyguard
I can call you Betty
If you'll be my bodyguard
I can call you Betty
If you'll be my bodyguard
Full Lyrics and Meaning
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Paul Simon – You Can Call Me Al
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The lead single off of Paul Simon’s album Graceland, “You Can Call Me Al” was a hit in the UK in September 1986. In the US, the song originally found only moderate success, peaking
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[Verse 1] / A man walks down the street / He says, "Why am I soft in the middle now? / Why am I soft in the middle? / While the rest of my life is so hard / I need a photo
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Ryan Cabrera – You Can Call Me Al (NapsterLive Version)
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[Verse 1] / A man walks down the street / He says, "Why am I soft in the middle, now? / Why am I soft in the middle? / The rest of my life is so hard / I need a photo-opportunity
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[Verse 1] / Man walks down the street / He says, "Why am I soft in the middle, now? / Why am I soft in the middle? / The rest of my life is so hard / I need a photo-opportunity / I
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Yeah, yeah / One (Yeah), two (Yeah) / One, two, three (Yeah) / Here we go! / It's tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time, it's tricky / (That's right on time
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Q:When did Paul Simon release “You Can Call Me Al”?
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Paul Simon released “You Can Call Me Al” on September 5, 1986.
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Q:Who wrote “You Can Call Me Al” by Paul Simon?
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“You Can Call Me Al” by Paul Simon was written by Paul Simon.
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Q:What is the most popular song on Graceland by Paul Simon?
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The most popular song on Graceland by Paul Simon is “You Can Call Me Al” with a total of 288.3K page views.
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