Gumboots

Words & music by Paul Simon 1986 | | | |   I was having this discussion In a taxi heading downtown      Rearranging my position On this friend of mine who had A little bit of a breakdown     I said   breakdowns come And breakdowns go So   what are you going to do about it That’s what I’d like to know   You don’t feel you could love me But I feel you could      It was in the early morning hours When I fell into a phone call      Believing I had supernatural powers I slammed into a brick wall     I said   hey is this my problem?   Is this my fault? If that’s the way it’s going to be I’m going to call the whole thing to a halt   You don’t feel you could love me But I feel you could      You don’t feel you could love me But I feel you could      I was walking down the street When I thought I heard this voice say      Say ain’t we walking down the same street together On the very same day     I said   hey Señorita   that’s astute I said   why don’t we get together And call ourselves an institute   You don’t feel you could love me But I feel you could      You don’t feel you could love me But I feel you could    | | | | | | | | | | Fade:   I was having this discussion In a taxi heading downtown...