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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Paul Simon
Vocals
Mike Mainieri
Marimba
Weldon Parks
Hi-String Guitar
Anthony Jackson
6-String Bass Guitar
Steve Gadd
Drums
Richard Tee
Rhodes Piano
Airto Moreira
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Paul Simon
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Paul Simon
Producer
Russ Titelman
Producer
Roy Halee
Producer
Andy Hoffman
Assistant Recording Engineer
Dan Nash
Assistant Recording Engineer
Dave Greenberg
Assistant Recording Engineer
Eric Korte
Assistant Recording Engineer
Gene Paul
Additional Engineer
Greg Calbi
Mastering Engineer
Jason Corsaro
Additional Engineer
Jim Dougherty
Additional Engineer
Jimmy Santis
Assistant Recording Engineer
Ken Deane
Assistant Recording Engineer
Lee Herschberg
Additional Engineer
Mark Linett
Additional Engineer
Stuart Gitlin
Assistant Recording Engineer
Terry Rosiello
Assistant Recording Engineer
Tom Bates
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
One and one half wanderin' jews
Free to wander wherever they choose
Are travelin' together
In the Sangre De Christo
The blood of Christ Mountains of New Mexico
On the last leg of a journey
They started long time ago
The arc of a love affair
Rainbows in the high desert air
Mountain passes, slippin' into stones
[Chorus]
Hearts and bones
Hearts and bones
Hearts and bones
[Verse 2]
Thinking back to the season before
Looking back through the cracks in the door
Two people were married
The act was outrageous
The bride was contagious, she burned like a bride
These events may have had some effect
On the man with the girl by his side
The arc of a love affair
His hands rolling down her hair
Love like lighting shaking till it moans
[Chorus]
Hearts and bones
Hearts and bones
Hearts and bones
Hearts and bones
[Bridge]
And whoa, she said why?
Why don't we drive through the night
We'll wake up down in Mexico
Oh, I, I don't know no nothin' about nothin' about Mexico
And tell me why, why won't you love me for who I am, where I am?
[Bridge]
He said, "'cause thats not the way the world is, baby (That's not the way the world is baby)
This is how I love you, baby (This is how I love you, baby)
This is how I love you, baby"
[Verse 3]
One and one half wanderin' jews
Returned to their natural coasts
To resume old acquaintances
And step out occasionally
And speculate who had been damaged the most
Easy time will determine if these consolations will be their reward
The arc of a love affair
Waitin' to be restored
You take two bodies and you twirl them into one
Their hearts and their bones
And they won't come undone
[Chorus]
Hearts and bones
Hearts and bones
Hearts and bones
Hearts and bones
Written by: Paul Frederic Simon