Words & music by paul simon      The night was black, the roads were icy   Snow was fallin', drifts were high   And I was weary, from my driving   And I stopped to rest for a while   I sat down at a truck stop   I was thinking about my past   I've had a long streak of bad luck   But I'm praying it's gone at last      Gone, gone at last, gone at last   Gone at last, gone at last   I had a long streak of that bad luck   But I'm prayin' it's gone at last   00, oo, oo, oo, oo      I ain't dumb   I kicked around some   I don't fall too easily   But that boy looked so dejected   He just grabbed my sympathy   Sweet little soul now, what's your problem?    Tell me why you're so downcast   I've had a long streak of bad luck   But I'm praying it's gone at last      Gone, gone at last, gone at last   Gone at last, gone at last   I had a long streak of that bad luck   But I'm prayin' it's gone at last   00, oo, oo, oo, oo      Once in a while from out of nowhere   When you don't expect it, and you're unprepared   Somebody will come and lift you higher   And your burdens will be shared   Yes I do believe, if I hadn't met you   I might still be sinking fast   I've had a long streak of bad luck   But I'm praying it's gone at last      Gone, gone, gone at last   Gone at last, gone at last   I had a long streak of that bad luck   But I'm prayin' it's gone at last   Gone, gone, gone gone gone gone   Gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone   I had a long streak of that bad luck   But I'm prayin' it's gone at last