Sunday, 27 October 2013

Anyone who ever had a heart: goodbye, Lou Reed





                                             Standing on the corner
                                             Suitcase in my hand
                                             Jack's in his corset, Jane is in her vest
                                             Me, honey, I'm in a rock 'n' roll band
                                             Ridin' in a Stutz Bearcat, Jim
                                             You know those were different times
                                             All the poets they studied rules of verse
                                             And those ladies they rolled their eyes

                                             Sweet Jane

                                             Jack, he is a banker
                                             And Jane, she is a clerk
                                             And both of them save their money
                                             When they come home from work
                                             Sittin' down by the fire
                                             Radio does play, look classical music there, kids
                                             "The March Of The Wooden Soldiers"
                                             You can hear Jack say

                                             Sweet Jane

                                             Some people like to go out dancing
                                             And other people like us, we gotta work
                                             And there's even some evil mothers
                                             They're gonna tell you that everything is just dirt
                                             And you know that women never really faint
                                             And that villains always blink their eyes
                                             That children are the only ones who blush
                                             And that life is just to die

                                             Anyone who ever had a heart
                                             And wouldn't turn around and break it
                                             Anyone who ever played a part
                                             And wouldn't turn around and hate it

                                             Sweet Jane



                                                       It must be nice to disappear
                                                       To have a vanishing act
                                                       To always be looking forward
                                                       And never looking back


                                                      How nice it is to disappear
                                                      Float into a mist
                                                      With a young lady on your arm
                                                      Looking for a kiss


                                                      It might be nice to disappear
                                                      To have a vanishing act
                                                      To always be looking forward
                                                      Never look over your back


                                                       It must be nice to disappear
                                                       Float into a mist
                                                       With a young lady on your arm
                                                       Looking for a kiss


                                                       It must be nice to disappear 

                                                       To have a vanishing act
                                                       To always be moving forward
                                                       And never looking back


                                                       How nice it is to disappear
                                                       Float into a mist
                                                       With a young lady on your arm
                                                       Looking for a kiss


                                                       Looking for a kiss

                                                       Float into a mist

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