Lyric Darling Lorraine
Words & music by Paul Simon
The first time I saw her
I couldn t be sure
But the sin of impatience
Said, "she s just what you re looking for"
So I walked right up to her
And with the part or me that talks
I introduced myself as Frank
From New York New York
She s so hot
She s so cool
I m not
I m just a fool in love with darling Lorraine
All my life I ve been a wanderer
Not really, I mostly lived near my parents home
Anyway Lorraine and I got married
And the usual marriage stuff
Then one day she says to me
From out of the blue
Frank, I ve had enough
Romance is a heartbreaker
I m not meant to be a homemaker
And I m tired of being darling Lorraine
What - you don t love me anymore?
What - you re walking out the door?
What - you don t like the way I chew?
Hey let me tell you
You re not the woman that I wed
You say you re depressed but you re not
You just like to stay in bed
I don t need you darling Lorraine
Darling Lorraine
Lorraine
I long for your love
Financially speaking
I guess I m a washout
Everybody s buy and sell
And sell and buy and
And that s what the whole thing s all about
If it had not been for Lorraine
I d have left here long ago
I should have been a musician
I love the piano
She s so light
She s so free
I m tight, well, that s me
But I feel so good
With darling Lorraine
On Christmas morning frank awakes
To find Lorraine has made a stack of pancakes
They watch the television, husband and wife
All afternoon "it s a wonderful life
What - you don t love me anymore?
What - you re walking out the door?
What - you don t like the way I chew?
Hey let me tell you
You re not the woman that I wed
Gimme my robe I m going back to bed
I m sick to death of you Lorraine
Darling Lorraine
Lorraine
Her hands like wood
The doctor was smiling
But the news wasn t good
Darling Lorraine
Please don t leave me yet
I know you re in pain
Pain you can t forget
Your breathing is like an echo of our love
Maybe I ll go down to the corner store
And buy us something sweet
Here s an extra blanket honey
To wrap around your feet
All the trees were washed with April rain
And the moon in the meadow
Took darling Lorraine
The first time I saw her
I couldn t be sure
But the sin of impatience
Said, "she s just what you re looking for"
So I walked right up to her
And with the part or me that talks
I introduced myself as Frank
From New York New York
She s so hot
She s so cool
I m not
I m just a fool in love with darling Lorraine
All my life I ve been a wanderer
Not really, I mostly lived near my parents home
Anyway Lorraine and I got married
And the usual marriage stuff
Then one day she says to me
From out of the blue
Frank, I ve had enough
Romance is a heartbreaker
I m not meant to be a homemaker
And I m tired of being darling Lorraine
What - you don t love me anymore?
What - you re walking out the door?
What - you don t like the way I chew?
Hey let me tell you
You re not the woman that I wed
You say you re depressed but you re not
You just like to stay in bed
I don t need you darling Lorraine
Darling Lorraine
Lorraine
I long for your love
Financially speaking
I guess I m a washout
Everybody s buy and sell
And sell and buy and
And that s what the whole thing s all about
If it had not been for Lorraine
I d have left here long ago
I should have been a musician
I love the piano
She s so light
She s so free
I m tight, well, that s me
But I feel so good
With darling Lorraine
On Christmas morning frank awakes
To find Lorraine has made a stack of pancakes
They watch the television, husband and wife
All afternoon "it s a wonderful life
What - you don t love me anymore?
What - you re walking out the door?
What - you don t like the way I chew?
Hey let me tell you
You re not the woman that I wed
Gimme my robe I m going back to bed
I m sick to death of you Lorraine
Darling Lorraine
Lorraine
Her hands like wood
The doctor was smiling
But the news wasn t good
Darling Lorraine
Please don t leave me yet
I know you re in pain
Pain you can t forget
Your breathing is like an echo of our love
Maybe I ll go down to the corner store
And buy us something sweet
Here s an extra blanket honey
To wrap around your feet
All the trees were washed with April rain
And the moon in the meadow
Took darling Lorraine
