There before the grace of you go I?

[IHateMeganFox]

This is in Kathy's Song by Simon and Garfunkel. Just wondering if someone can explain what it means to me? Thanks!

[DeepBlue]

It's a play on the common phrase "there but for the grace of god go I", which means that were it not for god looking out for you your fate would be the same as someone less fortunate.

And as I watch the drops of rain

Weave their weary paths and die

I know that I am like the rain

There but for the grace of you go I

So in the context of the song he is saying that were it not for the love of the woman he is singing about he would as lost as a drop of rain. Hope that helps. Good song.

[Blobb]

Bad grammar for:

I walk -in front / in the light of- -your grace / gracious firgure / graciousness.

[IHateMeganFox]

Hmmmm.

[Anonymous]

Google that sh*t. Also, it appears to be "there but for" not before. link

[IHateMeganFox]

Google can kiss my ass.

[Opinion Owner]

Why's that?

[IHateMeganFox]

Because it doesn't tell me anything. I learn more from Mexicans on the street than I do google.

[IHateMeganFox]

I mean they're the ones who know how to speak proper Spanish dammit.

[Opinion Owner]

while I do agree that google translate is not the best way to learn a language, the search engine can be useful for finding websites to tell you useful stuff. and just random stuff you're wondering. like the meaning of song lyrics.

[IHateMeganFox]

That is true sometimes. Sometimes they don't have the songs AT ALL. There was one song that I'm pretty sure you've never heard of, and I looked everywhere. Google, Youtube, music sites. NOTHING. Not even the lyrics. So I was like F*** THIS.

[Opinion Owner]

facepalm. okay.

[IHateMeganFox]

It's true dude.

[Opinion Owner]

good for you for finding obscure music.

[IHateMeganFox]

It really isn't obscure, but people are just idiots.

[Opinion Owner]

Whatever you say.

[goldgunsgirls]

>I learn more from people than from Google

>People are just idiots

...

Anyway, QA, there's nothing wrong with Google. Just because you couldn't find ONE song on the Internet doesn't mean the Internet doesn't have almost every single song there is. Google is just a way of finding things on the Internet. I mean, how did you find this website even? Almost everyone on here found this site through Google.

[IHateMeganFox]

Nothing is wrong with Google. Don't feel like starting an argument. Thanks bye.

[Opinion Owner]

Nothing is wrong with google but it can kiss your ass? What was the point of this little interchange?

[IHateMeganFox]

I don't care and I don't care to discuss it now with you. Thank you and goodbye.

[Opinion Owner]

Thank you too. Great use of our time here.

[IHateMeganFox]

And thank you for your sarcasm and pure rudeness.

[goldgunsgirls]

Lol, for the record QA, you were the one who started out by saying "Google can kiss my ass."

To be honest though I don't think I belong in this conversation. I feel awkward now. I'm gonna back out slowly...

[IHateMeganFox]

Bye sir goldgunsgirls.

[IHateMeganFox]

And I wasn't rude, I was telling google that it can kiss my ass. Last time I checked Google has no feelings.

[Opinion Owner]

That's really bad logic.

[IHateMeganFox]

Cool.