Wristband Lyrics - Paul Simon

I stepped outside the backstage door to breathe some nicotine 

And maybe check my mailbox, see if I can read the screen 

Then I heard a click, the stage door lock 

I knew just what that meant 

I'm gonna have to walk around the block if I wanna get it in 

Wristband, my man, you've got to have a wristband 

If you don't have a wristband, my man, you don't get through the door 

Wristband, my man, you've got to have a wristband 

And if you don't have a wristband, my man, you don't get through the door 

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I can explain it, I don't know why my heart beats like a fist 

When I meet some dude with an attitude saying "hey, you can't do that, or this" 

And the man was large, a well-dressed six-foot-eight 

And he's acting like Saint Peter standing guard at the pearly... 

Wristband, my man, you've got to have a wristband 

If you don't have a wristband, you don't get through the door 

And I said "Wristband? I don't need a wristband 

My axe is on the bandstand, my band is on the floor" 

I mean it's just... 

(Wristband) 

(Wristband) 

(Wristband) 

(Wristband) 

(Wristband) 

(Wristband) 

(Wristband) 

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The riots started slowly with the homeless and the lowly 

Then they spread into the heartland towns that never get a wristband 

Kids that can't afford the cool brand whose anger is a short-hand 

For you'll never get a wristband and if you don't have a wristband then you can't get through the door 

No you can't get through the door 

No you can't get through the door 

Say you can't get through the door, no