The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
I met my old lover on the street last night
She seemed so glad to see me, I just smiled
And we talked about some old times, and we drank ourselves some beers
Still crazy after all these years
Oh, still crazy after all these years
I'm not the kind of man who tends to socialize
I seem to lean on old familiar ways
And I ain't no fool for love songs that whisper in my ears
Still crazy after all these years
Oh, still crazy after all these years
Four in the morning
Crapped out, yawning
Longing my life away
I'll never worry
Why should I?
It's all gonna fade
Now I sit by my window and I watch the cars
I fear I'll do some damage one fine day
But I would not be convicted by a jury of my peers
Still crazy after all these years
Oh, still crazy
Still crazy
Still crazy after all these years
She seemed so glad to see me, I just smiled
And we talked about some old times, and we drank ourselves some beers
Still crazy after all these years
Oh, still crazy after all these years
I'm not the kind of man who tends to socialize
I seem to lean on old familiar ways
And I ain't no fool for love songs that whisper in my ears
Still crazy after all these years
Oh, still crazy after all these years
Four in the morning
Crapped out, yawning
Longing my life away
I'll never worry
Why should I?
It's all gonna fade
Now I sit by my window and I watch the cars
I fear I'll do some damage one fine day
But I would not be convicted by a jury of my peers
Still crazy after all these years
Oh, still crazy
Still crazy
Still crazy after all these years
Lyrics submitted by zygoticmynci, edited by briandashhansen, thefriendo
Still Crazy After All These Years Lyrics as written by Paul Simon
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I would agree with everyone here that the song is about a couple of one time lovers who meet up and reminicse, and agree they're 'still crazy' after all these years; it's the last verse that has me puzzled.
"now i sit by my window and i watch the cars i fear i'll do some damage one fine day but i would not be convicted by a jury of my peers still crazy after all these years..."
He seems to be implying that the 'crazy' here is of the insane variety. Perhaps the window he is looking out of is of an institution. He also says he would not be convicted by a jury of his peers, is this because he is already incarcerated and what does he mean by doing some damage one fine day? Something dangerous/illegal/mad?
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@Mimi64 I'm 67 and raised my kids, divorced and still working due to getting cleaned out by everybody. I grew up with Paul Simon music. Not that I have an inside track to his lyrics, but I can absolutely parallel his growing up in the 60s and 70s. The "I fear I"ll do some damage one fine day" is perhaps not damage outside himself, in an introspective song. When you can't do what you used to, and you're alone and just hanging on, self-deletion becomes a real option. And who of his peers would blame him, as they have likely considered it too.