Kathy's Song
I hear the drizzle of the rain
Like a memory it falls
Soft and warm continuing
Tapping on my roof and walls
And from the shelter of my mind
Through the window of my eyes
I gaze beyond the rain-drenched streets
To England where my heart lies
My mind's distracted and diffused
My thoughts are many miles away
They lie with you when you're asleep
And kiss you when you start your day
And a song I was writing is left undone
I don't know why I spend my time
Writing songs I can't believe
With words that tear and strain to rhyme
And so you see I have come to doubt
All that I once held as true
I stand alone without beliefs
The only truth I know is you
And as I watch the drops of rain
Weave their weary paths and die
I know that I am like the rain
There but for the grace of you go IGuitarra: Paul Simon
© 1965 Paul Simon (BMI)
Disco: The Paul Simon Songbook
Comentarios: Dedicada a Kathy Chitty , su novia inglesa, a la que echaba de menos, como a todo aquel mundo que dejó atrás, al tener que volver a los EEUU debido al éxito de The Sound Of Silence.
Es una canción juvenil, de amor casi adolescente, aunque resulta bastante sincera e intimista, algo infrecuente en las canciones de amor de Simon, casi siempre contadas en tercera persona. La lluvia es usada aquí como metáfora de la soledad del autor.
La última vez que Paul la cantó fue en 1984, durante la minigira de Hearts & Bones, y en aquellas interpretaciones recalcó que ya no creía en este tipo de canciones juveniles.
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