Listen to America (Live) by Simon & Garfunkel

America (Live)

Simon & Garfunkel

Singer/Songwriter

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Music Video

Simon & Garfunkel - America / Homeward Bound - 11/6/1993 - Shoreline Amphitheatre (Official)

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Simon & Garfunkel

Simon & Garfunkel

Performer

Paul Simon

Vocals

Art Garfunkel

Vocals

Steve Gadd

Drums

Grady Tate

Drums

David Brown

Guitar

Pete Carr

Guitar

Anthony Jackson

Anthony Jackson

Bass

Richard Tee

Keyboards

Rob Mounsey

Synthesizer

John Gatchell

Trumpet

John Eckert

Trumpet

Dave Tofani

Saxophone

Gerry Niewood

Saxophone

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Paul Simon

Composer

David Matthews

Arranger

Dave Grusin

Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Paul Simon

Producer

Art Garfunkel

Producer

Phil Ramone

Producer

Roy Halee

Producer

Dave Hewitt

Recording Engineer

John Mathias

Assistant Engineer

Steve Barash

Recording Engineer

Terry Rosiello

Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together

I've got some real estate here in my bag

So we bought a pack of cigarettes and Mrs. Wagner's pies

And we walked off to look for America

Cathy, I said as we boarded a Greyhound in Pittsburgh

Michigan seems like a dream to me now

It took me four days to hitch hike from Saginaw

I've gone to look for America

[Verse 2]

Laughing on the bus, playing games with the faces

She said the man in the gabardine suit was a spy

I said be careful his bowtie is really a camera

Toss me a cigarette, I think there's one in my raincoat

We smoked the last one an hour ago

So I looked at the scenery

She read her magazine

And the moon rose over an open field

[Verse 3]

Cathy, I'm lost, I said though I knew she was sleeping

And I'm empty and aching and I don't know why

Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike

They've all come to look for America

All come to look for America

[Verse 4]

Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike

They've all come to look for America

All come to look for America

All come to look for America

Written by: Paul Simon

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