truce

On Armistice Day
The Philharmonic will play
But the songs that we sing
Will be sad
Shufflin' brown tunes
Hanging around

No long drawn blown out excuses
Were made
When I needed a friend she was there
Just like an easy chair

Armistice Day
Armistice Day
That's all I really wanted to say

"That song mainly meant, let's have a truce. I chose the title 'Armistice Day' because it's not even called 'Armistice Day' anymore. . . . I didn't really mean it to be specifically about the war. I just meant that I'm worn out from all this fighting, from all the abuse that people are giving each other and creating for each other." - Paul Simon

[in The Rolling Stone Interviews]