A Hazy Shade Of Winter by Simon And Garfunkel

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A Hazy Shade Of Winter

Simon And Garfunkel

A Hazy Shade Of Winter

Song bySimon And Garfunkel

in AlbumOld Friends

A Hazy Shade Of Winter

Words music by Paul Simon

Time, time, time, see what's become of me

While I looked around for my possibilities.

I was so hard to please.

but look around

Leaves are brown

And the sky is a hazy shade of winter.

Hear the Salvation Army band.

Down by the riverside,

It's bound to be a better ride

Than what you've got planned.

Carry your cup in your hand.

And look around,

Leaves are brown,

And the sky is a hazy shade of winter.

Hang on to your hopes, my friend.

That's an easy thing to say

But if your hopes should pass away

Simply pretend that you can build them again.

Look around

The grass is high

The fields are ripe

It's the springtime of my life.

Seasons change with the scenery;

Weaving time in a tapestry.

Won't you stop and remember me

At any convenient time?

Funny how my memory skips

While looking over manuscripts

Of unpublished rhyme.

Drinking my vodka and lime,

I look around

Leaves are brown now

And the sky is a hazy shade of winter.

Look around

Leaves are brown

There's a patch of snow on the ground

LanguageEnglish

Translated byAllen Morningstar

About this Song

A Hazy Shade of Winter by Simon And Garfunkel reflects on the passage of time and the fleeting nature of life. The song uses the changing seasons, particularly the transition to winter, as a metaphor for the inevitability of growing older and the feeling of lost opportunities. Key themes include nostalgia, regret, and the acceptance of time's unrelenting progression. Particularly poignant moments in the song are the refrains that mention the 'hazy shade of winter', symbolizing the clarity that is often lost with the passage of time and the bittersweet acknowledgment of life's impermanence.