ŠPaul Simon, released on There Goes Rhymin' Simon, 1973
.
You got to learn how to fall
Before you learn to fly
And mama, mama it ain't no lie
Before you learn to fly
Learn how to fall
.
You got to drift in the breeze
Before you set your sails
It's an occupation where the wind prevails
Before you set your sails
Drift in the breeze
.
Oh and it's the same old story
Ever since the world began
Everybody got the runs for glory
Nobody stop and scrutinize the plan
Nobody stop and scrutinize the plan
.
You got to learn how to fall
Before you learn to fly
The tank towns they tell no lie
.
Before you learn to fly
Learn how to fall
.
