Some Folks' Lives
Roll Easy
(2018)

Some folks' lives roll easy as a breeze
Drifting through the summer night
Heading for a sunny day
But most folks' lives,
Oh they stumble
Lord, they fall
Through no fault of their own
Most folks never catch their stars

And here I am, Lord
I'm knocking at your place of business
And I know I ain't got no business here
You said if I ever got so low I was busted
You could be trusted

Some folks' lives roll easy
Some folks' lives
Gaze out from a window to a wall
The sunlight written in a scrawl
The gift that God intended for us all
But some folks' lives

 


Piano, Celeste: Sullivan Fortner
Batería: Jack DeJohnette
Bajo:
John Patitucci
Saxofón:
Joe Lovano

 

© 2018 Paul Simon (BMI)
Disco: In The Blue Light

Original: © 1975 Paul Simon (BMI)
Disco: Still Crazy After All These Years


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Resumen de los cambios de la versión original a la version de 2018:


Paul Simon introduce un cambio notable en el final de la canción que expande su mensaje con una imagen poética nueva.

Final Original:


Some folks' lives roll easy
Some folks' lives never roll at all
Oh, they just fall / They just fall
Some folks' lives


Nuevo final:

Some folks' lives roll easy
Some folks' lives
Gaze out from a window to a wall
The sunlight written in a scrawl
The gift that God intended for us all
But some folks' lives


Aquí, Simon reemplaza el cierre duro por una imagen poética y luminosa, casi cinematográfica. Cambia el enfoque desde el puro lamento hacia una reflexión contemplativa.