[Verse 1]
A man walks down the street
He says, "Why am I soft in the middle, now?
Why am I soft in the middle?
The rest of my life is so hard
I need a photo-opportunity
I want a shot at redemption
Don't want to end up a cartoon
In a cartoon graveyard"
Bonedigger, Bonedigger
Dogs in the moonlight
Far away in my well-lit door
Just Beerbelly, Beerbelly
Get these mutts away from me
You know, I don't find this stuff amusing anymore, no
[Chorus]
But if you'll be my bodyguard
I can be your long lost pal
And I can call you Betty
And Betty, when you call me, you can, you can call me Al
[Verse 2]
Well, a man walks down the street
He says, "Why am I short of attention?
Got a short little span of attention
Now, whoa, my nights are so long
Where's my wife and family?
What if I die here?
Who'll be my role model
Now that my role model is gone?"
He's gone
He ducked back down the alley
With some roly-poly little bat-faced girl
All along, along
There were incidents and accidents
There were hints and allegations, yeah, yeah
Yeah, no
[Chorus]
But if you'll be my bodyguard
I can be your long lost pal
And I can call you Betty
And Betty, when you call me, you can call me Al
Oh yeah
[Interlude]
[Verse 3]
He said: I have seen the others
And I have discovered
That this fight is not worth fighting, no
And I've seen their mothers
And I will no other, to follow me where I'm going
So
[Verse 4]
Take a shower, and shine your shoes
You got no time to lose
You're young men, you must be living
Go now, you are forgiven, yeah
[Chorus]
But if you'll be my bodyguard
I can be your long lost pal, yeah, yeah
And I can call you Betty
And Betty, when you call me, you can call me Al
No, yeah, you can call me Al
[Outro]
Yeah, la-da-da, oh
(Wow, wow, wow)
You Can Call Me Al (NapsterLive Version) was written by Paul Simon.
You Can Call Me Al (NapsterLive Version) was produced by Ryan Cabrera.
Ryan Cabrera released You Can Call Me Al (NapsterLive Version) on Tue Sep 21 2004.