in a parade

Singer: paul simon

some nights the er is quiet as an ekg

but tonight it feels like every broken bone

tonight it feels like every wounded soul

is filling out a form or on the 'phone

i can't talk now

i'm in a parade

i can't talk now

i'm in a parade

can't talk to you now

i'm in a parade

i can't talk now

i'm in a parade

diagnosis: schizophrenic

prognosis: guarded

medication: seroquel

occupation: street angel

i drank some orange soda

then i drank some grape

i wear a hoodie now to over my mistake

my head's a lollipop

my head is a lollipop

my head's a lollipop and everyone wants to lick it

i wear a hoodie now so i won't get a ticket

i write my verse for the universe

that's who i am

i can't talk now

i'm in a parade

i can't talk now

i'm in a parade

i can't talk now

i'm in a parade

can't talk to you now

i'm in a parade

diagnosis: schizophrenic

prognosis: guarded

medication: seroquel

occupation: street angel

Lyric Context: in a parade - paul simon