You've got the cool water
when the fever runs high
You've got the look of love light in your eyes
And I was in crazy motion
'til you calmed me down
It took a little time, but you calmed me down
When something goes wrong
I'm the first to admit it
I'm the first to admit it
but the last one to know
When something goes right
well, it's likely to lose me
It's apt to confuse me
because it's such an unusual sight
Oh, I can't, I can't get used to something so right
Something so right
They've got a wall in China
It's a thousand miles long
To keep out the foreigners, they made it strong
And I've got a wall around me
that you can't even see
It took a little time to get next to me
When something goes wrong ...
Some people never say the words "I love you"
It's not their style to be so bold
Some people never say those words "I love you"
but like a child they're longing to be told
When something goes wrong ...
recording: Paul Simon (1980, live) [YouTube]
recording: Paul Simon (1973, album) [YouTube]
background: Song history and songwriting process [American Songwriter]