Lou Reed Lyrics

03. Downtown Dirt Picking up pieces of information Down on the docks Picking u…
04-Men Of Good Fortune Men of good fortune, often cause empires to fall While men…
05. Busload Of Faith You can't depend on your family you can't depend on your…
06 Waves Of Fear Waves of fear, attack in the night Waves if revulsion, sick…
06. Goodby Mass Sitting on a hard chair, try to sit straight Sitting on…
06. Temporary Thing Can't help it, now, baby You better make your face get…
09-Pale Blue Eyes Sometimes I feel so happy Sometimes I feel so sad Sometimes …
09. Oh Jim All your two-bit friends they're shootin' you up with pills …
09. Sick of You I was up in the morning with the TV blarin' brush…
09.New York Telephone Conversation I was sleeping, gently napping, when I heard the phone Who…
11. Why Do You Talk Why do you talk, why do you waste time Saying the…
15. Magic And loss When you pass through the fire You pass through humble You…
A Dream It was a very cold clear fall night I had a…


A Gift I'm just a gift to the women of this world I'm…
A Perfect Day Just a perfect day Drink Sangria in the park And then later …
A Sheltered Life Never been to England, never been to France Never really lea…
A Wild Being From Birth Rowena : A wild being from birth My spirit spurns control …
Adventurer You're an adventurer You sail across the oceans You climb th…
All Day and All of the Night You feel so lonely, when it's in the afternoon, And you…
All Tomorrow And what costume shall the poor girl wear To all tomorrow's…
America Oh, say, can you see by the dawn's early light What so…
Andy If I could be anything in the world that flew I…
Animal Language Miss Riley had a dog She used to keep it in…
Annabel Lee / The Bells Annabel Lee: Let…
Average Guy I ain't no Christian or no born again saint I ain't…
Baby Face Jim, livin' with you'd not such fun You're not not the…
Balloon I'm a little balloon and I get puffed up Squeeze me…
Banging On My Drum I'm banging on my drum, I'm banging on my drum I'm…
Baton Rouge When I think of you baton rouge I think of a…
Beginning It might be fun to have a kid that I…
Berlin This next- Oh, thank you This next song, we're gonna make be…
Betrayed Betrayed, by the one who says she loves you By the…
Big Sky Big sky, big sky holding up the sun Big sky, big…
Billy Billy was a good friend of mine We grew up together…
Blind Rage Who's that peeping through my door Sneaking up and down the…
Bottoming Out I'm cruising fast on a motorcycle down this winding country…
Brandenburg Gate I would cut my legs and tits off When I think…
Broadway Song I'd like to sing you a Broadway song I hope that…
Burning Embers Fly through the glass of a window pane Fall through the…
Busload Of Faith You can't depend on your family you can't depend on your…
Call on Me Caught in the crossbow of ideas and journeys Sit here…
Candy Says Candy says, I've come to hate my body And all that…
Carolin Says II Caroline says as she gets up off the floor Why is it…
Caroline Says Caroline says that I'm just a toy She wants a man,…
Caroline Says 2 Caroline says as she gets up off the floor Why is it…
Caroline Says I Caroline says that I'm just a toy She wants a man,…
Caroline Says II Caroline says as she gets up off the floor Why is it…
Caroline Says Pt. I Caroline says that I'm just a toy She wants a man,…
Change The only thing constantly changing is change And change is a…
Charley%27s Girl Everybody said that you'd better watch out Man, she's gonna …
City Lights Don't these city lights light these streets to life All thes…
Claim To Fame Talk-talk, yak-yak, watch you pull that old one track Get i…
Coney Island Baby You know, man, when I was a young man in…
Crazy Feeling You're the kind of person that I've been dreaming of You're…
Cremation Well, the coal black sea waits for me, me, me The…
Cremation Ashes to Ashes Well the coal black sea waits for me, me, me The…
Cry Cry Darlin' Mary grows a child without the help of a man Joseph…
Dime Store Mystery He was lying banged and battered, skewered and bleeding talk…
Dirt It's been a long time since I've been spoken to…
Dirty Blvd Pedro lives out of the Wilshire Hotel he looks out a…
Dirty Boulevard Pedro lives out of the Wilshire Hotel He looks out a…
Disco Mystic Disco, disco mystic Disco, disco mystic Disco, disco mystic …
Doin' The Things That We Want To The other night we went to see Sam's play Doin' the…
Don I was angry I said things I shouldn't say But please don't…
Don't Believe in Love I believe in good times, now And I believe in shows And…
Don't Hurt A Woman I was angry I said things I shouldn't say But please don't…
Don't Talk To Me About Work A perfect day to get out of bed Shower, dress, shave,…
Down At The Arcade Down at the arcade the defender is there Down off of…
Downtown Dirt Picking up pieces of information Down on the docks Picking u…
Dreamin If I close my eyes, I see your face, and…
Dreamin' (Escape) If I close my eyes I see your face and…
Ecstacy They call you ecstasy Nothing ever sticks to you Not Velcr…
Ecstasy They call you ecstasy Nothing ever sticks to you Not Velcro,…
Edgar Allan Poe These are the stories of Edgar Allan Poe Not exactly the…
Egg Cream When I was a young man - no bigger than…
Endless Cycle The bias of the father runs on through the son And…
Endlessly Jealous Jealousy, endlessly Sweeps through my mind Jealousy, often…
Ennui All the things you said - you thought I was…
Every Frog Has His Day [King:] Oh mellifluous dwarf prince of all the jesters Fu…
Eye Lord See that cat Yeah I do mean you See that cat Yeah I…
Faces and Names Faces and names, I wish they were the same Faces and…
Families (how's the family) (how's the family) Mama, you tell me how…
Femme Fatale Here she comes, you better watch your step She's going to…
Finish Line Wind blows snow outside my windows Crowd below runs wild in…
Fly Into The Sun I would not run from the holocaust I would not run…
Follow The Leader Follow, follow the leader n-n-n-n-now New York, New York Cit…
Foot Of Pride Like the lion tears the flesh off of a man So…
Forever Changed Train entering the city - I lost myself and never…
Frustration Frustration In my lexicon of hate I see you with your portra…
Future Farmers of America Born on a farm in a transatlantic moonlight Split like a…
Gassed & Stoked Well, you covered your tracks And now I can't see you You…
Gimmie Some Good Times Hey, if that ain't the rock'n'roll animal himself, what you…
Going Down When you're in a dream, And you think you've got your…
Good Evening Mr. Waldheim Good evening Mr.Waldheim and Pontiff how are you? You have s…
Good Taste You're makin' a fool out of yourself By following me…
Goodby Mass Sitting on a hard chair, try to sit straight Sitting on…
Goodbye Mass Sitting on a hard chair try to sit straight Sitting on…
Goodnight Ladies Goodnight ladies, ladies goodnight It's time to say goodbye …
Growing Up In Public Some people are into the power of power The absolute corrupt…
Guardian I have a guardian angel I keep him in my head And…
Guilty Guilty, guilty Guilty, I'm paralyzed with guilt It runs thro…
Halloween Parade There's a down town fairy singing out "Proud Mary" As she…
Hang On To Your Emotions When your imagination has too much to say When the chill…
Hangin Harry was a rich young man Who would become a priest He…
Hangin' 'Round Harry was a rich young man who would become a…
Hangin' Round Harry was a rich young man Who would become a priest He…
Hanging Round' Harry was a rich young man Who would become a priest He…
Harry Looking in the mirror, Harry didn't like what he saw The…
Harry's Circumcision Looking in the mirror, Harry didn't like what he saw The…
Heavenly Arms Heavenly arms reach out to hold me Heavenly arms entice you…
Hello It Andy, it's me, haven't seen you in a while I wished…
Hello It's Me Andy, it's me, haven't seen you in a while I wished…
Here Comes The Bride Listen, I just want to tell you a story It happened…
Heroin I don't know just where I'm going But I'm goin' to…
Heroin - I don't know just where I'm going But I'm gonna try…
Heroine The heroine stood up on the deck The ship was out…
High In The City I got the time I got my feet Let's go hit…
Hold On There's blacks with knives and whites with guns fighting in …
Home Of The Brave Here's to Johnny with his Jo, and Mickey's got a…
Hooky Wooky I'm standing with you on your roof Looking at the chemical…
Hop Frog Well they call me a juicy hop frog You can see…
How Do You Speak To An Angel A son who is cursed with a harridan mother Or a…
How Do You Think It Feels How do you think it feels When you're speeding and lonely Co…
I Valerie Solanis took the elevator got off at the 4th floor …
I Believe Valerie Solanis took the elevator got off at the 4th…
I Believe In Love I believe in good times, now And I believe in shows And…
I Call Your Name Ever since I was on cripples Monday, I've got my eyeballs…
I Can It's hard being a man Living in a garbage pail My landlady…
I Can't Stand It Blobby It's hard being a man Living in a garbage pail My landlady…
I Heard Her Call My Name Ever since I was on cripples Monday, I've got my eyeballs…
I Love You When I think of all the things I've done And I…
I Love You Suzanne You broke my heart and you made me cry You said…
I Remember You I remember you I remember me I remember I remember how thing…
I Wanna Be Black I want to be black Have natural rhythm Shoot twenty feet of…
I Wanna Boogie With You Hey, pretty baby Don't you think you might give me a…
I Wanna Know Under the intense scrutiny of Ligeia's eyes I have felt the…
I Want to Boogie With You Hey, pretty baby Don't you think you might give me a…
I'll Be Your Mirror I'll be your mirror Reflect what you are, in case you…
I'm So Free Yes I am mother nature's son And I'm the only one I…
I'm Waiting For My Man I'm waiting for my man Got 26 dollars in my hand Up…
I'm Waiting for the Man / Vicious I'm waiting for my man Twenty-six dollars in my hand Up to…
I'm Waiting for the Man feat. David Bowie I'm waiting for my man Got 26 dollars in my hand Up…
Ill Be Your Mirror I'll be your mirror Reflect what you are, in case you…
Im waiting for my man I'm waiting for my man Twenty-six dollars in my hand Up to…
Images I think images are worth repeating Images repeated from a pa…
Into the Divine I think you're, oh, so beautiful I think you're so kind And…
Intro Standing on the corner Suitcase in my hand Jack's in his cor…
intro+sweet jane Standing on the corner Suitcase in my hand Jack's in his c…
It wasn It wasn't me who shamed you, it's not fair to…
Junior dad Would you come to me If I was half drowning An arm…
Just A Perfect Day Just a perfect day Drink Sangria in the park And then late…
Keep Away You keep your jealousy and your snide remarks to yourself Yo…
Kicks Hey man, what's your style How you get your kicks for…
Kill Your Sons All your two-bit psychiatrists are giving you electro shock …
L.R. On New York I was sleeping, gently napping, when I heard the phone Who…
Ladies Pay All the sailors they're all home from leave And everybody's …
Lady Day When she walked on down the street She was like a…
Last Great American Whale They say he didn't have an enemy His was a greatness…
Leave Me Alone Everybody's gonna try to tell you what to do, uhh-haa And…
Legendary Hearts Legendary hearts Tearing up apart With stories of their love…
Like a Possum Good morning, it's possum day feel like a possum in every…
Lisa Says Lisa says that it's all right When she meets me at…
Little Sister You know it's hard for me I cannot use the phone In…
Look Down the Road Look down the road ′Fer as my eyes could see Hey-hey, yeah '…
Looking For Love Hey, hey, hey Hey now, there's a lovely girl Can't you fee…
Love Is Here To Stay Love is here, here to stay Love is here, here to…
Love Makes You Feel Life isn't what is seems, I'm forever drifting into dreams S…
Mad Mad, you just make me mad I hate your silent breathing…
Magic & Loss When you pass through the fire You pass through humble You p…
Magic and loss – The summation When you pass through the fire, you pass through humble you…
Magician Magician, magician take me upon your wings And gently roll t…
Make Up Your face when sleeping is sublime And then you open up…
Make Up Mind I can't seem to make up my mind I can't tell…
Mama Mama's got a lover A painter I am told She's getting out…
Mama's Got A Lover Mama's got a lover A painter I am told She's getting out…
Martial Law I've declared a truce, so stop your fighting The marshall is…
Men of Good Fortune Men of good fortune, often cause empires to fall While men…
Mistress Dread I'm built like you are I have a dress and a…
Mistrial When I was six, I had my first lady When I…
Modern Dance Maybe I should go and live in Amsterdam In a side…
Move Your Heart I was staring through a telescope at night At a large…
My Friend George Read in the paper about a man killed with a…
My House The image of the poet's in the breeze Canadian geese are…
My Old Man When I was a young boy in brooklyn Going to public…
My Red Joystick The first bite of the apple made Eve smart The second…
Mystic Child It was only the time of the newly born dead With…
N. Y. Stars The stock is empty in our eyeball store All we got…
New Age Can I have your autograph He said to the fat blonde…
New Sensations I don't like guilt be it stoned or stupid drunk and…
New York Telephone Conversatio I was sleeping, gently napping, when I heard the phone Who…
No Chance It must be nice to be steady; it must be…
No Chance (Regret) It must be nice to be steady, it must be…
No Money Down I know you're disappointed In the way I handled things You'r…
Nobody Hey, if you're moving too fast Don't you want this thing…
Nobody But You I really care a lot although I look like I do…
Nobody's Business Hey, if you're moving too fast Don't you want this thing…
Nowhere at All Somebody's got to help me This girl's drivin' me insane 'C…
NYC Man It can only lead to trouble if you break my…
Ocean Here comes the ocean and the waves down by the sea Here…
Oh All your two-bit friends they're shootin' you up with pills …
Oh, Jim All your two-bit friends they're shootin' you up with pills…
Old Poe As I look back on my life If I could have…
One for My Baby I'm waiting for my man Got 26 dollars in my hand Up…
Ooohhh Baby You're the kind of girl that Everybody's warned me about You…
Open House Please Come over to 81st street I'm in the apartment above…
Original Wrapper I was sittin' home on the west end Watchin' cable tv…
Outside Outside, the world's a mindless child Outside Outside, refle…
Pale Blue Eyes Sometimes I feel so happy Sometimes I feel so sad Sometime…
Paranoia Key of E How come you say you will and then you won't you…
Peggy Sue If you knew Peggy Sue, then you'd know why I…
Perfect Day Just a perfect day Drink Sangria in the park And then later …
Perfect Day (Remastered) Just a perfect day Drink sangria in the park And then later,…
Perfect Day / Transformer Radio Spot Just a perfect day Drink Sangria in the park And then late…
Pow Wow Christopher Columbus discovered America Found he had a cornu…
Power & Glory I was visited by the power and the glory I was…
Power And Glory I was visited by the power and the glory I was…
Power and Glory Part II I was visited by the power and the glory I was…
Power And Glory Pat II I was visited by the power and the glory I was…
Power of Positive Drinking Some like wine and some like hops But what I really…
Real Good Time Together We're gonna have a real good time together We're gonna have…
Revien Cherie Lovely day The sunshine A light of love Love divine As t…
Ride Into The Sun Looking for another place Someone else to be Looking for ano…
Ride Sally Ride Sit yourself down Bang out a tune on that grand piano Sit…
Riptide She's out of her mind like the wind in the storm Oh,…
Rock Jenny said, when she was just five years old There was…
Rock & Roll Duck and Sally inside They're cooking for the down five Wh…
Rock & Roll Heart I don't like opera and I don't like ballet And new…
Rock 'n' Roll Jenny said, when she was just five years old You know…
Rock And Roll Jenny said, when she was just five years old You know…
Rock And Roll Heart I don't like opera and I don't like ballet And new…
Rock Minuet Paralyzed by hatred and a piss ugly soul If he murdered…
Rock n Roll Jenny said, when she was just five years old You know…
Roll On Jenny said when she was just five years old, You know…
Romeo And Juliette Caught between the twisted stars the plotted lines the fault…
Romeo Had Juliet Caught between the twisted stars The plotted lines the faul…
Romeo Had Juliette Caught between the twisted stars the plotted lines the fault…
Rooftop Garden Sitting in our rooftop garden, looking down below Sitting in…
Rouge (instrumental)…
Sad Song Staring at my picture book She looks like Mary, Queen of…
Sally Can Sally dances on the floor She says that she can't do…
Satelite of Love Satellite's gone up to the skies Things like that drive me…
Satellites of Love Satellite's gone Up to the skies Thing like that drive me …
Science of the Mind In the science of the mind There is no forgiving Paralyzed…
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean There′s one kind favor that I ask of you There's one…
Senselessly Cruel When I was p poor young boy at school Girls like…
September Song When I was a young man courting the girls I played…
Set the Twilight Reeling Take me for what I am a star newly…
Sex With Your Parents I was thinking of things that I hate to do SEX…
Sex With Your Parents Pt. II I was thinking of things that I hate to do SEX…
Sex With Your Parents Part II I was thinking of things that I hate to do SEX…
She She's my best friend, certainly not your average girl Yeah, …
Sheltered Life Never been to England, never been to France Never really lea…
Shooting Star All the people had their share of the glory Looking out…
Sick of You I was up in the morning with the TV blarin' brush…
Sister Ray Doug and Sally inside They're busy cooking for the down fiv…
Slip Away People said to lock the door and have an open…
Small Town When you're growing up in a small town When you're growing…
Smalltown When you're growing up in a small town When you're growing…
Smile Smiles, I was taught never to smile I was told the…
So Alone She calls on the phone She says she doesn't want to…
Solsbury Hill Climbing up on Solsbury Hill I could see the city light Wi…
Something Happened Something happened I just don't understand Something happe…
Spit It Out If there's rage inside you so you cannot think Spit it…
Standing On Ceremony Remember your manners Will you please take your hat off Your…
Starlight Starlight open wide, starlight open up your door This is New…
Story About a Story It was seven o'clock in the morning Too late to handle…
Strawman We who have so much to you who have so…
Street Hassle Waltzing Matilda whipped out her wallet The sexy boy smiled …
Stupid Man Stupid man Hitch-hiking out of a good life in Saskatchewan A…
Style It Takes You've got the money, I've got the time You want your…
Sunday Morning Sunday morning Brings the dawn in It's just a restless feeli…
Suzanne You broke my heart and you made me cry You said…
Sweet Jane Standin' on a corner Suitcase in my hand Jack's in his car,…
Sweet Jane (live) Standing on the corner, suitcase in my hand Jack is in…
Sword of Damocles I see the sword of Damocles is right above your…
Take A Walk On the Wild Side Holly came from Miami, F.L.A. Hitch-hiked her way across the…
Talking Book I wish I had a talking book That told me how…
Tarbelly And Featherfoot Tarbelly stood in the door Eyes bulging out Body like a stat…
Tatters Some couples live in harmony Some do not Some couples yell a…
Teach the Gifted Children Teach the gifted children Teach them to have mercy Teach the…
Tell It To Your Heart I was staring through a telescope at night At a large…
Temporary Thing Can't help it, now, baby You better make your face get…
The Bed This is the place where she lay her head When she…
The Bells And the actresses relate To the actor who comes home late Af…
The Blue Mask They tied his arms behind his back To teach him how…
The Cask [Edgar:] Never bet the devil your head When I was an inf…
The City in the Sea/Shadow I got the time I got my feet Let's go hit…
The Conqueror Worm [Young Poe:] Lo! 't is a gala night A mystic throng bedeck…
The Day John Kennedy Died I dreamed I was the president of these united states I…
The Dream It was a very cold clear fall night I had a…
The Fall of the House of Usher Edgar: And then I had a vision Roderick Usher: Ah Edgar Ah …
The Great Defender Down at the arcade the defender is there Down off of…
The Gun The man has a gun He knows how to use it Nine…
The Heroine The heroine stood up on the deck The ship was out…
The Kids They're taking her children away Because they said she was n…
The Last Shot Last shot sure killed me Pour another drink Let's drink to t…
The Original Wrapper I was sittin' home on the west end Watchin' cable tv…
The Power Of Positive Drinking Some like wine and some like hops But what I really…
The Power of the Heart You look for sun and I look for rain We're different…
The Proposition You can't have the flower without the root You can't have…
The Propostion You can't have the flower without the root You can't have…
The Raven Once upon a midnight dreary As I pondered, weak and weary …
the sword of damocles I see the sword of Damocles is right above your…
The Valley of Unrest Far away far away Are not all lovely things far away As…
The View I am a chorus of the voices That gather up the…
There Is No Time This is no time for Celebration this is no time for…
Things we Want to Do The other night we went to see Sam's play Doin' the…
Think It Over Walking, he stared raptly at her face On his lips, her…
This Magic Moment This magic moment So different, and so new Was like any othe…
Time This is no time for Celebration this is no time for…
Trade In I met a new me at 8 am The other one…
Tranquilize Time it tells living in my home town, Wedding bells they…
Tripitena's Speech My love The king by any other name a pissoir You, my…
Trouble With Classicists The trouble with a classicist he looks at a tree That's…
Turn Out The Light Lover, lover, why is there light In the itchy, gitchy evenin…
Turn To Me If you gave up major vices You're between a hard place…
Turning Time Around She says, what do you call love Well I call it…
Underneath The Bottle Oooohh whee, look at me, looking for some sympathy It's the…
Vanishing Act It must be nice to disappear To have a vanishing…
Venus In Furs Shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather Whiplash girl child in …
Vicious Vicious You hit me with a flower You do it every hour Oh,…
Vicious Circle You're caught in a vicious circle Surrounded by your so call…
Video Violence The currents rage deep inside us This is the age of…
Voices of Freedom Hey, if you are looking for a little action Hey, if…
Wagon Wheel Won't you be my wagon wheel Won't you tell me, baby,…
Wait Wait (disgrace) I know I shouldn't, but we'll wait (such a…
Waiting For My Man I'm waiting for my man Got 26 dollars in my hand Up…
Waiting For The Man I'm waiting for my man Twenty-six dollars in my hand Up to…
Walk And Talk It I got horrors in my luney tunes I got dreams and…
walk in the wild side Holly came from Miami, F.L.A. Hitch-hiked her way across the…
Walk It And Talk It I got horrors in my luney tunes I got dreams and…
Walk It Talk It I got horrors in my luney tunes I got dreams and…
Walk on the Wild Side Holly came from Miami, F.L.A. Hitch-hiked her way across the…
Walk On the Wildside Holly came from Miami F.L.A. Hitch-hiked her way across the …
Walking On The Wild Side Holly came from Miami, F.L.A. Hitch-hiked her way across the…
Warrior King I wish I was the warrior king in every language…
Wave Of Fear Waves of fear, attack in the night Waves if revulsion, sicke…
What Life's like a mayonnaise soda And life's like space without…
What Becomes A Legend Most What becomes a legend most - When she's alone in a…
What Becomes a Legend Most? What becomes a legend most - When she's alone in a…
What Becomes of a Legend Most? What becomes a legend most - When she's alone in a…
What's Good Life's like a mayonnaise soda And life's like space without…
White Light White light goin' messin' up my mind Don't you know, it's…
white light white heat White light, white light goin' messin' up my mind White ligh…
White Light White Heat White light goin' messin' up my mind Don't you know, it's…
white light \x01 white heat White light, white light goin' messin' up my mind White ligh…
White Light. White Heat White light, white light goin' messin' up my mind White lig…
White Light/White Heat White light goin' messin' up my mind Don't you know, it's…
White Prism There's a white prism with phony jism Spread across its face…
Who Am I Sometimes I wonder who am I The world seeming to pass…
Why Can't I Be Good Why can't I be good Why can't I act like a…
Why Do You Talk Why do you talk, why do you waste time Saying the…
Wild Child I was talkin' to Chuck in his Genghis Khan suit And…
With You With you, life moves so fast With you, everything's the last…
Women I love women, I think they are great They're a solace…
Work Andy was a Catholic, the ethic ran through his bones He…
Xmas in February Sam was lyin' in the jungle agent orange spread across the…
You Can Dance Sally dances on the floor She says that she can't do…
You Wear It So Well All of those things, yeah, that you got to give Yeah,…
You'll Know You Were Loved Some things come to he who waits but all is lost…