NOBODY BUT YOU
Reed (Lou) & John Cale Lyrics

I really care a lot
Despite my outward appearance, I care deeply about you.

although I look like I do not
Even though my expression may suggest otherwise.

Since I was shot
Since the time when I suffered from being shot.

there's nobody but you
You are the only one I care about since then.

I know I look blase
I understand that from the surface, I appear indifferent.

Party Andy's what the papers say
The press considers me to be a party animal.

At dinner I'm the one who pays
I'm the one who covers the expenses at dinners.

for a nobody like you
For someone who is insignificant to society as you are.

Nobody but you
There's no one else but you.

a nobody like you
A person who is of no importance or influence like you.

Since I got shot
Since the incident that caused me to get shot.

Won't you decorate my house
Can you please adorn my house?

I'll sit there quiet as a mouse
I'll be silent and still.

You know me I like to look a lot
You know me well - I like to observe a lot.

at nobody but you
I'm always watching you and no one else.

I'll hold your hand and slap my face
I'll be affectionate towards you by holding hands while being reckless by slapping my face.

I'll tickle you to your disgrace
I'll playfully tickle you until you're embarrassed.

Won't you put me in my proper place
Can you put me in my rightful position?

a nobody like you
Someone insignificant like yourself can put me in my place.

Sundays I pray a lot
I spend a lot of time praying on Sundays.

I'd like to wind you up and paint your clock
I want to both uplift and entertain you, like winding up a clock and painting it.

I want to be what I am not
I aspire to become something that I'm currently not.

for a nobody like you
I want to do it all for you, a person who isn't that significant to society.

The bullet split my spleen and lung
The gunshot I suffered split my spleen and lung.

the doctors said I was gone
The physicians believed that I had passed away.

Inside I've got some shattered bone
My bones are shattered within my body.

I'm still not sure I didn't die
I'm not entirely convinced that I'm still alive.

and if I'm dreaming I still have bad pains inside
Even if this is all a dream, I'm still experiencing severe pain.

I know I'll never be a bride
I understand that I'll never be a bride, most likely due to my injuries.

to nobody like you
I won't be a bride to someone who isn't that renowned.

I wish I had a stronger chin
I desire to have a stronger jawline.

my skin was good, my nose was thin
Although my skin was nice and my nose was slim,

This is no movie I'd ask to be in
I don't want to be in a situation like a movie plot.

with a nobody like you
with someone who is insignificant.

All my life
Throughout all of my years.

It's been nobodies like you
It's always been people who are of no consequence like you.