Paul Simon - The Cool, Cool River + lyrics ; {+ L8 V: g( D7 D) t( T, ~0 l1 w* ?9 ~# C6 i2 g
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Paul Simon - The Cool, Cool River 8 z" k4 P* S, {( `5 m 8 M R) n5 R9 p+ S1 z, ELyrics: 7 k3 H( Q: F* D % o4 I: ]2 d; u5 f# U+ [Moves like a fist through the traffic * [1 \) B( a: N6 {) @Anger and no one can heal it! Y5 y0 N* O4 f6 l$ A
Shoves a little bump into the momentum. q4 c- I! o, m9 X( l% I0 k" n- ~: n
It's just a little lump 0 L, C) L3 m! N# K4 ABut you feel it* s: U+ M1 T" T- P3 P' x, R
In the creases and the shadows 5 _9 c4 H' t w, HWith a rattling deep emotion 1 q7 y# L7 E0 E& h8 v AThe cool, cool river+ }2 S6 q1 D8 S1 r6 F: }
Sweeps the wild, white ocean# T" [- Q; W" ~3 ^# N2 `) g
, L! R( R: P$ T% v8 lYes Boss. The government handshake & W& \' E$ ]5 d2 e) gYes Boss. The crusher of language3 i X. n% K( [% e
Yes Boss. Mr. Stillwater,5 @) L; E$ C+ M9 J% e' _. y: v
The face at the edge of the banquet 2 M& g2 z. `) v4 b5 a. Z0 |+ X, {The cool, the cool river C. }2 T5 u8 iThe cool, the cool river 7 A* Q( }4 e8 m1 }* S- y- h8 P* N2 @& e' M8 G
I believe in the future * S8 T% `' O5 ~* RI may live in my car$ B, G- ^7 F/ d
My radio tuned to / p# k) H% o2 x" n, R, ^2 oThe voice of a star 3 t' r6 h4 z+ v. g) b" g( \Sun dogs barking at the break of dawn- l( S5 t4 j3 D9 ~% V8 a
Lightning pushes the edge of a thunderstorm ' C5 L; C9 ^& g. FAnd these old hopes and fears / L7 B9 S) P: H. S) _ i( A' @Still at my side 5 {+ t. E% R% l, V$ P4 p ( _/ J6 G) X% d5 k3 U5 KAnger and no one can heal it* T. ]0 Y, P2 q( n6 n
Slides through the metal detector4 `9 W. V+ [; f
Lives like a mole in a motel+ x. k) D$ b8 [
A slide in a slide projector! n8 |8 D; |2 H8 ^
The cool, cool river 5 x, w1 o) D: s& V. w. d& gSweeps the wild, white ocean 9 j- Y) w3 v9 r1 g& u7 tThe rage, the rage of love turns inward ' g, Z' s7 V1 s8 j0 d; N/ GTo prayers of devotion $ s; L$ F0 r. ]1 d( W3 A- \- @And these prayers are) S) x" v" D z4 e& J% S
The constant road across the wilderness ! Y" B2 L/ \) k/ UThese prayers are , E! U, ^" E4 y7 L) \: r1 uThese prayers are the memory of God ( H+ B4 L% t* x, y. h* o# CThe memory of God: W- h/ V1 B+ ]& G
2 p; ?& ?( {; cAnd I believe in the future! a1 A# h! ^( o4 d: P1 a
We shall suffer no more 0 q; s9 a. ]+ ~: z% x1 ?Maybe not in my lifetime- e r; C- {7 F
But in yours I feel sure ( d" d4 x" v5 y7 `9 T8 mSun dogs barking at the break of dawn 5 }: V' y" n6 v4 b: Y6 W6 Z) D- xLightning pushes the edges of a thunderstorm 4 a- t r3 c+ \% o- WAnd these streets $ C7 ?1 v6 E6 S" _% Q1 U7 NQuiet as a sleeping army0 D5 a: c$ w" a$ }3 K6 S# M
Send their battered dreams to heaven, to heaven 6 h+ e, d- ~7 M. V) IFor the mother's restless son- _, H4 O% C. Z- G9 @4 h( t/ `
Who is a witness to, who is a warrior" T8 U0 g6 S+ D; J2 E8 v$ u
Who denies his urge to break and run : P4 e- t/ k7 Y: a$ {/ J 7 F% `. B: m$ y * d8 ~' T. {. RWho says: Hard times?) [( C, `# G1 r* `$ P
I'm used to them8 V" w) R, ~5 Q. d a8 F
The speeding planet burns 5 d- _- A# }9 H9 b- zI'm used to that / [: t+ `# V3 ~7 [0 f0 ^My life's so common it disappears 3 V/ T0 l7 J! B/ CAnd sometimes even music " R% U' @2 p% e: ~6 {; HCannot substitute for tears