oh, what have i done? Why have i done it?
i've committed a crime, broken the law
for twenty-five dollars and pieces of silver
i held up and robbed a hard liquor store
wish i was a kellogg's cornflake
floatin' in my bowl takin' movies
relaxin' awhile, livin' in style
talkin' to a raisin who 'casion'ly plays l.a.,
casually glancing at his toupee
hello darkness, my old friend
i've come to talk with you again
because a vision softly creeping
left its seeds while i was sleeping
and the vision that was planted in my brain
still remains within the sound of silence
sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon
going to the candidates debate
laugh about it, shout about it
when you've got to choose
every way you look at it, you lose
and we sit and drink our coffee
couched in our indifference
like shells upon the shore
you can hear the ocean roar
in the dangling conversation
and the superficial sighs
the borders of our lives
oh, baby, you donโt know what iโve done
iโve committed a crime, iโve broken the law
while you were here sleeping and just dreaming of me
i held up and robbed a liquor store
oh, baby, baby
you must be out of your mind
do you know what youโre kickinโ away?
weโve got a groovy thing going, baby
weโve got a groovy thing
gee, but itโs great to be back home
home is where i want to be
iโve been on the road so long, my friend
and if you came along
i know you couldnโt disagree