Letra Gumboots de Paul Simon original

I was having this discussion in a taxi heading downtown
Rearranging my position on this friend of mine who had a little bit of a breakdown
I said, 'Hey, no breakdown is called a breakdown if it goes, so
What are you going to do about it that's what I'd like to know?'
You don't feel you could love me but I feel you could

It was in the early morning hours when I fell into a phone call
Believing I had supernatural powers, I slammed into a brick wall
I said, 'Hey, is this my problem?
Is this my fault?
If that's the way it's going to be, I'm going to call the whole thing to a halt'
You don't feel you could love me but I feel you could (You don't feel you could love me but I feel you could)
You don't feel you could love me but I feel you could (You don't feel you could love me but I feel you could)

I was walking down the street when I thought I heard this voice say
'Say, ain't we walking down the same street together on the very same day?'
I said, 'Hey Senorita that's astute'
I said, 'Why don't we get together and call ourselves an institute?'
You don't feel you could love me but I feel you could (You don't feel you could love me but I feel you could)
You don't feel you could love me but I feel you could (You don't feel you could love me but I feel you could)

I was having this discussion in a taxi heading downtown