I have a wisdom tooth
Inside my crowded face
I have friend who is a born-again
Found his saviour´s grace
I was born before my father
And my children before me
We are born and born again
Like the waves of the sea.
That´s the way it´s always been
And that´s how I want it to be
Nothing but good news
There is a frog in South America
Whose venom is a cure
For all the suffering that mankind
Must endure
More powerful than morphine
And soothing as the rain
A frog in South America
Has the antidote for pain
That´s the way it´s always been
And that´s the way I like it
Some people never say no
Some people never complain
Some folks ha no idea
Others will never explain
That´s the way it´s always been
That´s the way I like it
And that´s how I want it to be
That´s the way it´s always been
That´s the way I like it
And that´s how I want it to be
If I could play all the memories
In the neck of my guitar
I´d write a song called
Señorita with a necklace of tears
And every tear a sin I´d commited
Oh, these many years
That´s who I was
That´s the way it´s always been
Some people always want more
Some people are what they lack
Some folks open a door
Walk away and never look back
I don´t want to be a judge
And I don´t want to be a jury
I know who I am
Lord knos who I will be
That´s the way it´s always been
That´s the way I like it
That´s how I want it to be
That´s the way it´s always been
That´s the way I like it
That´s how I want it to be
Guitarra eléctrica y acústica: Paul Simon
Guitarra Sitar y Dobro: Mark Stewart
Bajo: Bakithi Kumalo
Batería: Steve Gadd
Percusión: Jamey Haddad y Steve Shehan
Organo Pump Reed: Alain Mallet
Arpa 96-Tone : Skip La Plante
© 2000 Paul Simon (BMI)
Disco: You're The One
Comentarios: Canción filosófica que encapsula la visión madura de Paul Simon sobre la vida. No hay grandes declaraciones ni dramatismo, solo una aceptación tranquila del pasado, del presente y de lo inevitable. Su tono es melancólico pero no desesperanzado, y la música refleja esta serenidad con una instrumentación relajada y fluida. Es una pieza introspectiva que encaja perfectamente en el espíritu del álbum You're the One.
La imagen que da título a la canción aparece en este verso clave: "If I could play all the memories / In the neck of my guitar / I’d write a song called Señorita with a Necklace of Tears." Aquí, Simon plantea la idea de que cada lágrima en el collar representa un pecado o un error cometido a lo largo de los años. Es una forma poética de hablar del peso del pasado y de cómo la música puede ser un canal para procesarlo.