A Hazy Shade Of Winter -- Simon & Garfunkel

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 now 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 hope
should pass away  It's 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 slips while looking over manuscripts
Of unpublished rhyme  Drinking my vodka and lime

Ilook 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          (sing365) 

Critic Richie Unterberer described the song as "one of [Simon and Garfunkel's] best songs, and certainly one of the toughest and more rock-oriented".

The lyrics evoke the passage of the seasons, but (as the title suggests) focusing on the gloominess of winter. The chorus of the song repeats:                                   (wikipedia) 

              

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