Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes

Lyrics: Paul Simon
Music: Paul Simon

Sung for the first time by John Mayer with Dead & Company in 2018.

She's a rich girl
She don't try to hide it
She got diamonds on the soles of her shoes
He's a poor boy
Empty as a pocket
Empty as a pocket with nothing to lose

Sing ta na na, ta na na na na
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes

People say she's crazy, she got diamonds on the soles of her shoes
Well that's one way to lose these walking blues
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes

She was physically forgotten
Then she slipped into my pocket with my car keys
She said you've taken me for granted because I please you
Wearing these diamonds

And I could say ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
As if everybody knows just what I'm talking about
As if everybody would know exactly what I was talking about
Talking about diamonds on the soles of her shoes

She makes the sign of a teaspoon, he makes the sign of a wave
The poor boy changes clothes, and puts on aftershave
To compensate for his ordinary shoes
And she said honey take me dancing, but they ended up by sleeping in a doorway
By the bodegas and the lights on Upper Broadway
Wearing diamonds on the soles of their shoes