The 59th Street Bridge Over Troubled Waters
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On 59th Street, there's a bridge I know
where people, feeling groovy, go to walk.
The sounds of silence: troubled waters flow -
A homeless man cries out, "I am a rock!"
Late in the evening, me and Julio
down by the schoolyard shoot some hoops and shred
as falls a hazy shade of winter snow.
"Who loves me like a rock?" I turn my head
and kiss her cheek. Like bookends, old friends chat
the dangling conversation. She replies,
"I'm Mrs Robinson now, and that's that!"
The only living boy in New York sighs;
Cecilia whispers, "Bye bye, love" with tears.
Guess I'm still crazy after all these years.
*** Being a lifelong fan of Paul Simon, I got ***
*** some help from the following 15 song titles: ***
The Sounds of Silence / Homeless / I Am A Rock
Late in the Evening / Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard
A Hazy Shade of Winter / Loves Me Like a Rock / Bookends
Old Friends / The Dangling Conversation / Mrs Robinson
The Only Living Boy in New York / Cecilia / Bye Bye Love
Still Crazy After All These Years
*** ...and these two songs were indirectly referenced: ***
Bridge Over Troubled Water
The 59th St Bridge Song (Feeling Groovy)
Copyright © John Watt | Year Posted 2020
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