I Felt the Luxury
Iggy Pop Lyrics

She sat on the pavement
As I pulled in the drive, I saw a woman sitting on the pavement.

Wearing leopard skin velvet
The woman was wearing velvet clothes with leopard pattern.

And shiny black eyes
She had bright, shining black eyes.

"She looks like a sleeper"
My wife whispered to me that she looked as if she was sleeping.

She had curls like Delilah
The woman had curly hair like Delilah from the Bible.

And a smile like the sun
She had a smile that was as bright and cheerful as the sun.

She held my poor corpse
As I approached, the woman hugged me tightly.

Like she'd never be done
It felt like she was never going to let me go.

And the caption in my mind said
In my mind, I thought that this woman could be "the one" for me.

"This is the one"
I felt like this woman could be the perfect partner for me.

But I'm strong and I'm disciplined
Despite feeling drawn to her, I tried hard to resist my feelings.

And I avoided her for years
I stayed away from her for a long time.

'Till one night, as usual
One night, as usual, I was feeling sad and depressed.

With my heart full of tears
I was crying when suddenly someone placed a hand on my back.

A hand touched my back
I was startled to feel someone touching my back.

And she was standing right there
It was the woman I had seen sitting on the pavement.

Then I felt the luxury of her
As we talked, I started to feel the indulgence of being with her.

Whispering
We spoke to each other quietly.

Now I'll try hard to tell things just like they is
I'll try to tell you the truth about my relationship with her.

How my life was a desert before she came in
Before I met her, I felt like my life had been barren and unfulfilling.

And wrecked it and ripped it and rubbed my nerves thin
However, our relationship was tumultuous and exhausting.

How I liked to see her little feet pad around the house
Even with our difficulties, I enjoyed watching her move around my house.

The way she curled up quietly on the couch
She had a serene and peaceful way of curling up on my couch.

I can still see her in my mind that way now
I still remember her like that after all these years.

Well time went by quickly
As time went on, our relationship changed quickly.

And her confidence grew
She became more confident in herself and her desires.

And she wanted this and that, And she wanted those too
She became increasingly demanding, wanting more and more.

And she wouldn't shut up
She was talking all the time and wouldn't stop.

And one day I just blew up
I finally snapped and became very angry.

Now she's in the hospital
As a result of our fight, she has been hospitalized.

For the second time
This wasn't her first time going to the hospital as a result of our disagreements.

Maybe she'll die
There's a chance that she won't survive this time.

Maybe I'll cry
I might cry at the thought of her dying.

Therapists would say
Some therapists might say that I'm in denial about my feelings.

"You're in denial"
This is what therapists might say to me.

But love became inconvenient
Our love became difficult and problematic.

Love became a literal drag
Our relationship became more like a burden that I had to bear.

Very bad for business
It negatively affected my day-to-day work.

I'd be better off a fag
Some people might think that I'd be happier if I were gay.

She's a model de sport, That I can't afford
She has expensive tastes that I cannot fund.

'Cause I'm a practical American, From the Middle-West
As a practical person from the Midwest, I cannot justify spending so much money.

And I can piss on a grave, While welcoming guests
I have the ability to carry out two opposing actions at once.

If cold's what I am, I'm cold 'till the end
If I'm seen as having a cold personality, I'll remain that way for my entire life.

And I felt the luxury of her
In spite of everything, I do not regret the brief moments of luxury that she brought into my life.

Now I'm gonna continue walking
I'll continue moving forward with my life.

In the modern world
As I live in the present day and age.

Which justifies every egotistical perversion
A time when people feel justified in indulging every one of their egoistic desires.

With scientific talk
Often justifying their actions with scientific explanations.

And new ways to walk
Some people believe that there are new and innovative ways to navigate life.

But I'll remember the religion, She became to me
However, I'll never forget the comfort and stability she brought to my life like a religion.

And the other person I could have been
I'll always wonder about what kind of person I could have been if I stayed with her.

So for now I'll say so long
But for now, I'm saying goodbye.

I gotta go do wrong
I need to continue making bad decisions.

I felt the luxury
I have experienced something luxurious and special.

Aah, Luxury
Ah, the luxury of a life that is not my own.