In the comment, I'll crack this one. If you like to do your own cracking, here's a hint:
Ignore the title. Focus on the character. This track tells a story.
About Paul Simon
Simon makes references to hiking on Surprise, ("counting every step") and on You're the One ("walking with my family" and "above the treeline"). As a guess, he is a hiker. The biography sheds no light on this.
