Hmm…what people see in lyrics. Like art there’s no accounting for what touches and moves ya.For me, the song is just about one friend acknowledging and thanking the other for help and comfort during bad times.Paul Simon was quoted in an interview saying that the Silvergirl line was about a girlfriend who was getting a few grey hairs in her hairbrush.
Hmm…what people see in lyrics. Like art there’s no accounting for what touches and moves ya.For me, the song is just about one friend acknowledging and thanking the other for help and comfort during bad times.Paul Simon was quoted in an interview saying that the Silvergirl line was about a girlfriend who was getting a few grey hairs in her hairbrush.