Words & music By Paul Simon 1982
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They say that the left side of the brain controls the right
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They say that the right side has to work hard all night
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Maybe I think too much for my own good
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Some people say so
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Other people say "No, no
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The fact is you don't think
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as much as you could."
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Hmmm
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I had a childhood that was mercifully brief
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I grew up in a state of disbelief
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I started to think too much when I was twelve
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going on thirteen
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Me and girls from Saint Augus - tine
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up in the mezzanine
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Thinking about God, yeah
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Maybe I think too much
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Maybe I think too much
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Maybe I think too much
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Maybe I think too much
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Have you ever experienced a period of grace
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when your brain just takes a seat behind your face
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and the world be - gins the el - ephant dance
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Everything's funny
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Everyone's sunny
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You take out your money
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walk down the road
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That leads me to the girl I-I love
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The girl I'm always thinking of
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But maybe I think too much
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And I ought to just hold her
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Stop trying to mold her
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Maybe blindfold her
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and take her away
Repeat and fade:
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Maybe I think too much
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Maybe I think too much
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Maybe I think too much
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Maybe I think too much
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Maybe I think too much
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Maybe I think too much