Lou Reed

Lou Reed Lou Reed Lyrics
1.I Can't Stand It

It's hard being a man
Living in a garbage pail
My landlady called me up, ooohhh
She tried to hit me with a mop

I can't stand it anymore more
I can't stand it anymore more, oh
I can't stand it anymore more

But if candy would just come back
It'd be all right
Yeah, if candy would just come back
It would be all right, come on baby

I live with thirteen dead cats
A purple dog that wears spats
They're all out livin' in the hall
And i can't stand it anymore

I can't stand it anymore more
I can't stand it anymore more
I can't stand it anymore more

But if candy would just come back
It'd be all right
Ooohhh, if candy would just come back
It would be all right, be all right now

Ah, come on baby

I'm tired of living all alone
Yeah, nobody ever calls me on the phone
But when, ah, things start getting bad, ah
I just play my music louder

I can't stand it anymore more
I can't stand it anymore more
I can't stand it anymore more
I can't stand it, i can't stand it, oh
I can't stand it, i can't stand it
I can't stand it, i can't stand it, no
I can't stand it, i can't stand it, oh
I can't stand it, i can't stand it
I can't stand it, i can't stand it
I can't stand it, i can't stand it
I can't stand it, i can't stand it
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2.Going Down

When you're in a dream
And you think you got your problems all nailed down
Pieces of the scheme
Seem to rattle up and then to rattle down

And when you start to fall
And those footsteps they start to fade

Well then you know you're going down
Yeah, you're falling all around
And you know you're going down
For the last time

When you're in the air
And you're thinking you'll drift off into the west
Your friends polite, advise
Hey look you're pushing too hard
And perhaps you need a rest

And when you start to fall
And all those footsteps they start to fade

Then you know you're going down
Yeah, you're crashing upside down
And you know you're going down
For the last -

- time's not what it seems
It just seems longer, when you're lonely in this world
Everything it seems
Would be brighter if your nights were spent with some girl

Yeah, you're falling all around
Yeah, you're crashing upside down
Oh, oh, and you know you're going down
For the last time


3.Walk And Talk It

I got hearts, ah, in my looney tunes
I got dreams and you do, too
I got ten wheel drive
To pick you up, up to your ears, oh

I got refined carbon in my eyelids, dear
I've got no one to love and no one to fear

You better walk it
And talk it less you lose that beat
You better lose yourself mama
And knock yourself right off of your feet

If you're moving too fast
Don't you want it to last
You better walk it, talk it
You better walk it as you talk it less you lose that beat
Oh

I've got dimes in my shoes real nice
I've got bells that are laid on ice
I got dreams
Let me mix it with a little gin

I got cool when i'm cold and warm when i'm hot
But me is the one thing baby, you ain't got

You got to walk it
And talk it less you lose that beat
You better lose yourself mama
And knock yourself right off of your feet

Yeah, if you're moving too fast
Now don't you want it to last, ah
You better walk it, talk it
You better walk it as you talk it less you lose that beat

You better walk it
And talk it less you lose that beat
You better lose yourself mama
And knock yourself right off of your feet

Yeah, if you're moving too fast
Now don't you want it to last
You better walk it, talk it
You better walk it as you talk it less you lose that beat
Ah-ha-ha
Oh, all right, ooohhh


4.Lisa Says

Lisa says, on a night like this
It'd be so nice, if you gave me a great big kiss
And lisa says, honey, for just one little smile
I'll sing and play for you for the longest while

Lisa says
Lisa says
Lisa says, oh, no
Lisa says

Lisa says, honey, you must think -
- i'm some kind of california fool
The way you treat me just like some kind of tool
Lisa says, hey baby, if you stick your tongue in my ear
Then the scene around here will become very clear

Lisa says, oh no
Lisa says, hey, don't you be a little baby
Lisa says, oh, no
Lisa says

Hey, if you're looking for a good time charlie
Well, that's not really what i am
You know, some good time charlie
Always out, having his fun

But if you're looking for some good, good lovin'
Then sit yourself right over here
You know that those good, those good times
They just seem to pass me by, just like pie in the sky

And lisa says, on a night like this
It'd be so nice if you gave me a great big kiss
And lisa says, hey baby, for just one little smile
I'll sing and play for you for the longest while
Let me hear you now

Lisa says, oh, no, no
Lisa says, hey, don't you be a little baby
Lisa says, oh, no
Lisa says

Why am i so shy
Why am i so shy, gee, you know those
Good good times, they just seem to pass me by
Why am i so shy

First time i saw you i was talking to myself
I said, hey, you got such pretty, pretty eyes
(that pretty eyes)

Now that you're next to me i just get so upset
And lisa, will you tell me, why am i so shy

Why am i so shy
Why am i so shy, well, you know that those
Good, good times, they just seem to pass me by
Why am i so shy

And lisa says, on a night like this
It'd be so nice if you gave me a great big kiss
And lisa says, honey, for just one little smile
I'll sing and play for you for the longest while

Lisa says, oh, no, now
Lisa says, hey don't you be a little baby
Lisa says, oh, no
Lisa says


5.Berlin

In berlin, by the wall
You were five foot ten inches tall
It was very nice
Candlelight and dubonnet on ice

We were in a small cafe
You could hear the guitars play
It was very nice
It was paradise

You're right and i'm wrong
Hey babe, i'm gonna miss you now that you're gone
One sweet day

Oh, you're right and i'm wrong
You know i'm gonna miss you now that you're gone
One sweet day
One sweet day

In a small, small cafe
We could hear the guitars play
It was very nice
Candlelight and dubonnet on ice

Don't forget, hire a vet
He hasn't had that much fun yet
It was very nice
Hey honey, it was paradise

You're right and i'm wrong
Oh babe, i'm gonna miss you now that you're gone
One sweet day
You're right, oh, and i'm wrong
You know i'm gonna miss you now that you're gone
One sweet day
One sweet day

One sweet day, one sweet day
Oh, one sweet day
One sweet day, baby-baby, one sweet day
One sweet day, one sweet day


6.I Love You

When i think of all the things i've done
And i know that it's only just begun
Those smiling faces, you know i just can't forget 'em
But i love you

When i think of all the things i've seen
And i know that it's only the beginning
You know those smiling faces, i just can't forget 'em
But for now, i love you

Just for a little while
Oh baby, just to see you smile
Just for a little while

When i think of all the things i've done
And i know that it's only just begun
Oh, smiling faces, jesus, you know i can't forget 'em
But for now, i love you
Right this minute, baby now
I love you
At least for now, i love you


7.Wild Child

I was talkin' to chuck in his genghis khan suit
And his wizard's hat
He spoke of his movie and how he was makin'
A new sound track

And then we spoke of kids on the coast
And different types of organic soap
And the way suicides don't leave notes
Then we spoke of lorraine
Always back to lorraine

I was speakin' to phil who was given to pills
And small racing cars
He had given them up since his last crack-up
Had carried him too far

Then we spoke of the movies and verse
And the way an actress held her purse
And the way life at times can get worse
Then we spoke of lorraine
Always back to lorraine

Ah, she's a wild child
And nobody can get at her
She's a wild child
Oh, and nobody can get to her

Sleepin' out on the street
Oh, livin' all alone
Without a house or a home
And then she asked you, please
Hey, baby, can i have some spare change
Oh, can i break your heart?

She's a wild child, she's a wild child

I was talkin' to betty about her auditions
How they made her ill
But life is the theater, is certainly fraught
With many spills and chills

But she'd come down after some wine
Which is what happens most of the time
Then we sat and both spoke in rhymes
Till we spoke of lorraine
Ah, always back to lorraine

I was talking to ed who'd been reported dead
By mutual friends
He thought it was funny that i had no money
To spend on him

So we both shared a piece of sweet cheese
And sang of our lives and our dreams
And how things can come apart at the seams
And we talk of lorraine
Always back to lorraine

She's a wild child
Oh, and nobody can get at her
She's a wild child
Oh, and nobody can get to her

Sleepin' out on the street
Oh, livin' all alone
Without a house or a home
And then she asked you, please,
Oh, baby, can i have some spare change
Now can i break your heart?'

She's a wild child, she's a wild child


8.Love Makes You Feel

Life isn't what is seems
I'm forever drifting into dreams
Such a sad affair
To always be drifting into air

But it's not what you say or you do
That makes me feel like i am falling
It's things that we've both been through
That makes me feel like i am upside down

And love makes you feel ten foot tall
Yes, love makes you feel ten foot tall

Just a funny thing
I'm forever drifting into dreams
Huh, just not the proper thing
To always be drifting into dreams

But it's not what you say or you do
That makes me feel like i am falling
It's things that we've both been through
That makes me feel like i am upside down

And love makes you feel ten foot tall
Yes, love makes you feel ten foot tall

And it sounds like this


9.Ride Into The Sun

Looking for another chance
For someone else to be
Looking for another place
To ride into the sun

Ride into the sun
Ride into the sun
Ride into the sun
Ride into the sun
Where -

- everything seems so pretty
But if you're tired and you're sick of the city
Remember that it's just a flower
Made out of clay
Oh-oh-oh, the city -

- where everything seems so dirty
But if you're tired and you're filled with self-pity
Remember that you're just one more
Person who's there

It's hard to live in the city
It's hard to live in the city, oh, oh-oh
It's hard to live in the city, oh, wow-wow
It's hard to live in the city


10.Ocean

Here comes the ocean
And the waves down by the sea
Here comes the ocean
And the waves where have they been

Don't swim tonight my love, the sea is mad my love
It's known to drive men crazy
Malcolm has burned at sea, the castle it sits and reeks
The madness can make you hazy

But here come the waves
Down by the shore
Washing the rocks that have been here
Centuries or more

Down by the sea

Here come the ocean
And the waves down by the sea
Here comes the ocean
And the waves where have they been

Castles glowing at night, towers above out fright
Warlocks decapitating
Malcolm he lives on hate, serve your brain on a plate
Feasts on your mouth for dinner

But here come the waves
Down by the sea
Washing the eyes of the men
Who have died

Down by the sea

Here come the waves
Here come the waves
Here come the waves
Here come the waves