I always loved this song, ha ha, never really understood the deeper meaning to it if there was any, but its a very gentle and cheerful tune. I guess, Paul Simon is portraying a character "that is not himself", like he usually does in his songs, this time its a dreamy young man, who dropped out of high-school, and apparently this man/boy has some issues with his mother stealing his Nikon camera or "Kodachrome"/film/photos...

-What do YOU think about this song and the lyrics?

-Was the boy/man in the song maybe taking photos of naked women?

-Is it just a covert advert for Kodachrome?

-Did I miss something?

Here's the first verse:

When I think back
On all the crap I learned in high school
It's a wonder
I can think at all
And though my lack of education
Hasn't hurt me none
I can read the writing on the wall

IDIOM:

The (hand)writing on the wall
The very apparent signs that something bad will happen in the future. The phrase comes from the Biblical story of Daniel, in which the prophet interprets some mysterious writing that a disembodied hand has inscribed on the palace wall, telling King Belshazzar that he will be overthrown. "Source"

You can find the song on youtube, some random person uploaded it without permission... The song was released in May 19, 1973, first as a single and then on the album:"There Goes Rhymin' Simon" that same year.

Sources:
wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodachrome_(song)
idioms.thefreedictionary.com

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