Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al

[00:15.31] A man walks down the street [00:16.84] He says, "Why am I soft in the middle now? [00:18.97] Why am I soft in the middle? [00:20.72] The rest of my life is so hard [00:22.82] I need a photo-opportunity [00:24.13] I want a shot at redemption [00:26.21] Don't want to end up a cartoon [00:28.17] In a cartoon graveyard" [00:29.92] Bonedigger, Bonedigger [00:31.83] Dogs in the moonlight [00:33.63] Far away, my well-lit door [00:36.78] Mr. Beerbelly, Beerbelly [00:39.05] Get these mutts away from me [00:40.89] You know, I don't find this stuff amusing anymore [00:44.74] If you'll be my bodyguard [00:46.59] I can be your long-lost pal [00:50.31] [00:52.47] I can call you Betty [00:53.98] And Betty, when you call me [00:55.88] You can call me Al [00:59.90] A man walks down the street [01:01.53] He says, "Why am I short of attention? [01:03.57] Got a short little span of attention [01:05.56] And whoa, my nights are so long [01:07.46] Where's my wife and family? [01:09.11] What if I die here? [01:11.04] Who'll be my role model? [01:12.92] Now that my role model is gone, gone" [01:16.27] He ducked back down the alley [01:18.01] With some roly-poly, little bat-faced girl [01:21.25] All along, along [01:23.78] There were incidents and accidents [01:25.53] There were hints and allegations [01:29.09] If you'll be my bodyguard [01:31.85] I can be your long-lost pal [01:37.26] I can call you Betty [01:38.81] And Betty, when you call me [01:40.68] You can call me Al [01:44.07] Call me Al [01:45.53] [02:29.99] A man walks down the street [02:31.61] It's a street in a strange world [02:33.40] Maybe it's the Third World [02:35.32] Maybe it's his first time around [02:37.30] He doesn't speak the language [02:38.96] He holds no currency [02:40.82] He is a foreign man [02:42.63] He is surrounded by the sound, sound [02:46.45] Cattle in the marketplace [02:48.30] Scatterings and orphanages [02:51.41] He looks around, around [02:53.64] He sees angels in the architecture [02:55.90] Spinning in infinity [02:57.64] He says, "Amen and Hallelujah!" [02:59.62] If you'll be my bodyguard [03:01.27] I can be your long-lost pal [03:04.63] [03:07.01] I can call you Betty [03:08.63] And Betty, when you call me [03:10.72] You can call me Al [03:13.83] Call me [03:15.45] [04:03.51] If you'll be my bodyguard [04:05.79] [04:10.74] I can call you Betty [04:11.93] [04:18.28] If you'll be my bodyguard [04:20.33] [04:25.21] I can call you Betty [04:27.72] [04:32.98] If you'll be my bodyguard [04:33.78]