Lyric Everything Put Together Falls Apart

Words & music by Paul Simon

M-m, paraphernalia
Never hides your broken bones
And I don t know why
You want to try
Mm, It s plain to see you re on your own
Uh, huh, I ain t blind, no
Some folks are crazy
Others walk that borderline
Watch what you re doing
Taking downs to get off to sleep
And ups to start you on your way
After a while they ll change your style
M-m-m, I see it happening every day
Uh, huh spare your heart
Everything put together
Sooner or later falls apart
There s nothing to it, nothing to it
You can cry
You can lie
For all the good it ll do you
You can die
But when it s done
And the police come, and they lay you down for dead
Uh, huh, just remember what I said