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
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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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The London Symphony Orchestra – You Can Call Me Al (Paul Simon)
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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
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Keaton Henson – Call Me Al
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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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Ghost (Dancehall) – Bodyguard (You Can Call Me Al)
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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 / I
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Zach Williams (The Lone Bellow) – You Can Call Me Al
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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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You will be my bodyguard / I will be your long lost pal / I can call you Betty / Betty, when you call me / Betty..YOU WILL CALL ME KOMPRESSOR!!! / KOMPRESSOR! / KOMPRESSOR
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Paul Simon
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Paul Simon is an American singer-songwriter and philanthropist who has become one of the most accomplished musicians of the last 60 years.
Originally half of Simon and Garfunkel
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