Fools," said I, "you do not know — Paul Simon

"Id rather be a sparrow than a snail Yes I would, if I could, I surely would Id rather be a hammer than a nail Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would"

"Come on, take me to the Mardi Gras, Where the people sing and play, Where the music is elite and theres dancing in the street, Both night and day."

"When I was a little boy, (when I was just a boy) And the devil would call my name (when I was just a boy) Id say "Now who do, Who do you think youre fooling?"

"And the people bowed and prayed To the neon god they made And the sign flashed out its warning In the words that it was forming And the sign said "The words of the prophets Are written on the subway walls And tenement halls And whispered in the sound of silence""

"I wanted to sing other types of songs that Simon and Garfunkel wouldnt do. "Mother and Child Reunion" for example, is not a song that you would have normally thought that Simon and Garfunkel would have done. Its possible that they might have. But it wouldnt have been the same, and I dont know if I would have been so inclined in that direction. So for me it was a chance to break out and gamble a little bit … The breakup had to do with a natural drifting apart as we got older and the separate lives that were more individual. We werent so consumed with recording and performing. We had other activities … there was no great pressure to stay together other than money, which exerted very little influence upon us. … We didnt need the money."

"And the war rages on in a land called somewhere And Generals order their men to kill And to fight for a cause theyve long ago forgotten While a little cloud weeps on the side of a hill."