Paul Simon - Gone At Last

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Song Lyrics

Words & music by Paul Simon

The night was black, the roads were icy
Snow was fallin`, drifts were high
And I was weary, from my driving
And I stopped to rest for a while
I sat down at a truck stop
I was thinking about my past
I`ve had a long streak of bad luck
But I`m praying it`s gone at last

Gone, gone at last, gone at last
Gone at last, gone at last
I had a long streak of that bad luck
But I`m prayin` it`s gone at last
00, oo, oo, oo, oo

I ain`t dumb
I kicked around some
I don`t fall too easily
But that boy looked so dejected
He just grabbed my sympathy
Sweet little soul now, what`s your problem?
Tell me why you`re so downcast
I`ve had a long streak of bad luck
But I`m praying it`s gone at last

Gone, gone at last, gone at last
Gone at last, gone at last
I had a long streak of that bad luck
But I`m prayin` it`s gone at last
00, oo, oo, oo, oo

Once in a while from out of nowhere
When you don`t expect it, and you`re unprepared
Somebody will come and lift you higher
And your burdens will be shared
Yes I do believe, if I hadn`t met you
I might still be sinking fast
I`ve had a long streak of bad luck
But I`m praying it`s gone at last

Gone, gone, gone at last
Gone at last, gone at last
I had a long streak of that bad luck
But I`m prayin` it`s gone at last
Gone, gone, gone gone gone gone
Gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone
I had a long streak of that bad luck
But I`m prayin` it`s gone at last

Remixes

Release History

1975

Gone At Last / Tenderness

1. Gone At Last (3:24)
2. Tenderness (2:53)

2007

The Essential Paul Simon

1. Mother and Child Reunion (4:00)
2. Loves Me Like a Rock (3:32)
3. Me And Julio Down By The School Yard (2:44)
4. Duncan (5:11)
5. Kodachrome (3:32)
6. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover (3:35)
7. Slip Slidin' Away (4:43)
8. Gone At Last (3:24)
9. Something So Right (4:34)
10. Late In The Evening (4:02)
11. Hearts and Bones (5:37)
12. Take Me To The Mardi Grass
13. That Was Your Mother (2:51)
14. American Tune (3:44)
15. Peace Like a River (3:20)
16. Stranded in a Limousine (3:09)
17. Train in the Distance (5:11)
18. The Late Great Johnny Ace (4:45)
19. Still Crazy After All These Years (3:25)
20. Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard (Video)
21. You Can Call Me Al (Video)
22. The Boy In The Bubble (Video)
23. Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes (Video)
24. The Obvious Child (Video)
25. Father And Daughter (Video)
26. Mrs. Robinson (Dick Cavett Show)
27. Loves Me Like A Rock (Saturday Night Live)
28. Sweeney Sisters (Saturday Night Live)
29. Homeward Bound (Saturday Night Live)

Disc 2

30. Graceland (4:48)
31. Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes (5:34)
32. The Boy in the Bubble (3:59)
33. You Can Call Me Al (4:39)
34. Under African Skies (3:34)
35. The Obvious Child (4:10)
36. Born At The Right Time (3:48)
37. The Cool, Cool River (4:33)
38. Spirit Voices (3:54)
39. Adios Hermanos (4:42)
40. Born in Puerto Rico (4:54)
41. Quality (4:10)
42. Darling Lorraine (6:39)
43. Hurricane Eye (4:12)
44. Father and Daughter (4:11)
45. Outrageous (3:24)
46. Wartime Prayers (4:49)

1993

The Paul Simon Anthology

1. The Sound of Silence (4:27)
2. Cecilia (2:52)
3. El Condor Pasa (3:06)
4. The Boxer (6:11)
5. Mrs. Robinson (3:54)
6. Bridge Over Troubled Water (7:10)
7. Me And Julio Down By The School Yard (2:44)
8. Peace Like a River (3:20)
9. Mother and Child Reunion (4:00)
10. American Tune (3:44)
11. Loves Me Like a Rock (3:32)
12. Kodachrome (3:32)
13. Gone At Last (3:24)
14. Still Crazy After All These Years (Live In Dortmund, Germany) (3:49)
15. Something So Right (4:34)
16. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover (3:35)
17. Slip Slidin' Away (4:43)
18. Late In The Evening (4:02)
19. Hearts and Bones (5:37)
20. Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog After the War (3:44)
21. The Boy in the Bubble (3:59)
22. Graceland (4:48)
23. Under African Skies (3:34)
24. That Was Your Mother (2:51)
25. Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes (5:34)
26. You Can Call Me Al (4:39)
27. Homeless (3:45)
28. Spirit Voices (3:54)
29. The Obvious Child (4:10)
30. Can't Run But (3:37)
31. Thelma (4:11)
32. Further To Fly (5:33)
33. She Moves On (5:02)
34. Born At The Right Time (Live In Central Park) (5:08)
35. The Cool, Cool River (Live In Central Park) (5:44)
36. The Sound Of Silence (Live In Central Park) (5:39)

1981

Collected Works

1. I Am A Rock
2. Leaves That Are Green
3. A Church Is Burning
4. April Come She Will
5. The Sound of Silence (4:27)
6. A Most Peculiar Man
7. He Was My Brother
8. Kathy's Song
9. The Side of a Hill
10. A Simple Desultory Philippic
11. Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall
12. Patterns
13. Mother and Child Reunion (4:00)
14. Duncan (5:11)
15. Everything Put Together Falls Apart (1:59)
16. Run That Body Down (3:52)
17. Armistice Day (3:55)
18. Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard (2:47)
19. Peace Like a River (3:20)
20. Papa Hobo (2:34)
21. Hobo's Blues (1:21)
22. Paranoia Blues (2:54)
23. Congratulations (3:42)
24. Kodachrome (3:32)
25. Tenderness (2:53)
26. Take Me to the Mardi Gras (3:32)
27. Something So Right (4:34)
28. One Man's Ceiling Is Another Man's Floor (3:44)
29. American Tune (3:44)
30. Was a Sunny Day (3:40)
31. Learn How to Fall (2:45)
32. St. Judy's Comet (3:19)
33. Loves Me Like a Rock (3:32)
34. Homeward Bound (2:45)
35. El Condor Pasa (If I Could) (4:08)
36. The Boxer (6:11)
37. Jesus Is The Answer (3:28)
38. Bridge Over Troubled Water (7:10)
39. America (4:35)
40. Still Crazy After All These Years (3:25)
41. My Little Down
42. I Do It For Your Love (3:35)
43. 50 Ways To Leave Your Love
44. Night Game (2:47)
45. Gone At Last (3:24)
46. Some Folks Lives Roll Easy (3:10)
47. Have A Good Time (3:25)
48. You're Kind (3:23)
49. Silent Eyes (3:57)

October 1975

Still Crazy After All These Years

1. Still Crazy After All These Years (3:25)
2. My Little Town (3:52)
3. I Do It For Your Love (3:35)
4. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover (3:35)
5. Night Game (2:47)
6. Gone At Last (3:24)
7. Some Folks Lives Roll Easy (3:10)
8. Have A Good Time (3:25)
9. You're Kind (3:23)
10. Silent Eyes (3:57)