Abraham, Martin and John, The Sound of Silence

I am just a poor boy
Though my story's seldom told
I have squandered my resistance
For a pocketful of mumbles
Such are promises
All lies and jests
Sti...

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We'd like to help you learn to help yourself
Look around you, all you see are sympathetic eyes
...

Look at that
Look at this
Then walk away and know that anything can happen
Just like that
Just like this
Look at that
Look at this
Gimme a hug, gimme ...

A man walks down the street
He says  Why am I soft in the middle now
Why am I soft in the middle
The rest of my life is so hard
I want a shot at redem...

C'mon take me to the Mardi Gras
Where the dancing is elite
And there's music in the street
Both night and day
Hurry take me to the Mardi Gras
In the c...

It's outrageous to line your pockets off the misery of the poor.
Outrageous the crime some human beings must endure.
It's a blessing to wash your face...

A man walks down the street
He says why am I soft in the middle now
Why am I soft in the middle
The rest of my life is so hard
I want a shot at redemp...

A pilgrim on a pilgrimage
Walked across the Brooklyn Bridge
His sneakers torn
In the hour when the homeless move their cardboard blankets
And the new ...

When I think back
On all the crap I learned in high school
It’s a wonder
I can think at all
And though my lack of education
Hasn’t hurt me none
I can ...