Paul Simon - Trailways Bus + lyrics

Paul Simon - Trailways Bus

Lyrics:

LAZARUS
A passenger traveling quietly conceals himself
With a magazine and a sleepless pillow
Over the crest of the mountain the moon begins its climb
And he wakes to find he's in rolling farmland

The farmer sleeps against his wife
He wonders what their life must be
A Trailways bus is heading south
Into Washington, D.C.

A mother and child, the baby maybe two months old
Prepare themselves for sleep and feeding.
The shadow of the Capitol dome slides across his face
And his heart is racing with the urge to freedom.

The father motionless as stone,
A shepherd resting with his flock,
The Trailways bus is turning west-
Dallas via Little Rock.

WAHZINAK
O my darling, darling Sal
The desert moon is my witness.
I've no money to come East,
But I know you'll soon be here

LAZARUS
We pull into downtown Dallas by the side of the Grassy Knoll
Where the leader fell and a town was broken.
Away from the feel and flow of life for so many years
He hears music playing and Spanish spoken

The border patrol outside of Tucson boarded the bus

BORDER PATROLMAN
Any aliens here? You better check with us,
How about you son?
You look like you got Spanish blood.
Do you 'Habla Ingles,' am I understood?

SAL
Yes, I am an alien, from Mars.
I come to earth from outer space.
And if I traveled my whole life
You guys would still be on my case
You guys would still be on my case

LAZARUS
But he can't leave his fears behind,
He recalls each fatal thrust
The screams carried by the wind,
Phantom figures in the dust
Phantom figures in the dust
Phantom figures in the dust.


Lead Vocal, Acoustic Guitar-Paul Simon
Vocal-Sara Ramirez
Guitar-Vincent Nguini
Guitar, Acoustic Guitar Solo-Arlen Roth
Pedal Steel-Robby Turner
Bass-Bakithi Kumalo
Trumpet-Bill Holloman
Accordion-Mike Ramos
Fender Rhodes-Oriente Lopez
Shaker-Crusher Bennett
Drums-Shannon Ford

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Paul
• Simon
• Trailways
• Bus

[petermatthew123]

Thanks for uploading this.  It's a great song - one of his best, I think!

Peter

[cochranexyz]

Ah, took me a while to find this song! The local FM station used to play this.

[UnfamiliarPlace]

@normalil Capeman is relatively recent in his long career, so I think he has yet to show a "too politically correct" side for too long :)

[yclept9]

google "this is a story about the question of redemption" (with quote marks) for an Imus interview with Paul Simon on Capeman.

[hollowfeilds]

This is a very nice song and it's really smooth and not rough.

[hooeybrown]

The part of WAHZINAK was sang by actress Sara Ramirez, who currently plays Callie on Grey's Anatomy. This is the first time I have heard this song and I like it.

[normalil]

One of my favourite songs of all time. It's on my ipod, though a slightly different and better version. Paul I have l loved you since your very early days, but I think that you are now a bit too "politically correct." However, carry on, I will always listen and try to understand.

[ZupaDub]

@SaturnTrack thank you for the reply...which made me go and find my cd of

SONGS FROM THE CAPEMAN...

& yes... sure enough the last track on the list...

13 ) TRAILWAYS BUS....

this album was the very least favourite of all my Mr Simons...stuff... BUT maybe 13 years on it deserves another hearing... so it s going into my pc/itunes as i reply... interesting sometimes how TIME does change perceptions..

thanks again

[SaturnTrack]

@ZupaDub I don't think that this was just a US release. It was on his 1997 album "Songs From The Capeman".

[9erfandex]

amindenandle thanks for the upload, Paul Simon is the greatest songwriter of the "Baby Boomer" generation, including the names of the musicians involved, and the lyrics was a really nice touch! Thanks You Tube for the space and God Save Paul Simon!