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[ti:A Dream (LP Version)] |
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[ar:Lou Reed] |
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[al:Songs For Drella] |
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It was a very cold clear fall night |
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I had a terrible dream |
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Billy Name and Brigid were playing under my stair case |
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on the second floor about two o'clock in the morning |
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I woke up |
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because Amos and Archie had started barking |
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That made me very angry |
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because I wasn't feeling well and I told them |
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I was very cross the real me |
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that they just better remember |
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what happened to Sam the bad cat |
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that was left at home and got sick and went pussy heaven |
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It was a very cold clear fall night |
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Some snowflakes were falling |
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Gee, it was so beautiful |
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and so I went to get my camera to take some pictures |
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And then I was taking the pictures |
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but the exposure thing wasn't right |
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and I was going to call Fred or Gerry |
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to find out how to get set it |
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I was too late |
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and then I remembered they were still probably at dinner |
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and anyway |
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I felt really bad and didn't want to talk to anybody |
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but the snowflakes were so beautiful and real looking |
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and I really wanted to hold them |
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And that's when I heard the voices |
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from down the hall near the stairs |
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So I got a flashlight |
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and I was scared and I went out into the hallway |
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There's been all kinds of troubles |
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lately in the neighborhood |
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and someone's got to bring home the bacon and anyway |
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there were Brigid and Billy playing |
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And under the stair case |
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was a little meadow sort of like the park at 23rd street |
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where all the young kids go and play frisbee |
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Gee, that must be fun |
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maybe we should do an article on that in the magazine |
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but they'll just tell me I'm stupid and it won't sell |
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but I'll just hold my ground this time, I mean |
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it's my magazine, isn't it? |
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So I was thinking that as the snowflakes fell |
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and I heard those voices having so much fun |
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Gee, it would be so great to have some fun |
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So I called Billy |
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but either he didn't hear me or he didn't want to answer |
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which was so strange |
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because |
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even if I don't like reunions I've always loved Billy |
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I'm so glad he's working |
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I mean it's different than Ondine |
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He keeps touring with those movies |
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and he doesn't even pay us and the film |
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I mean the film's just going to disintegrate and then what |
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I mean he's so normal off of drugs |
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I just don't get it |
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And then I saw John Cale |
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he's been looking really great |
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He's been coming by the office to exercise with me |
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Ronnie said I have a muscle |
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but he's been really mean since he went to AA |
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I mean what does it mean |
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when you give up drinking and then you're still so mean |
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He says I'm being lazy but I'm not |
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I'm just can't find any ideas |
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I mean I'm just not |
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let's face it |
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going to get any ideas up at the office |
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And seeing John made me think of the Velvets |
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and I had been thinking about them |
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when I was on St. Marks Place |
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going to that new gallery those sweet new kids have opened |
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but the thought I was old |
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and then I saw the old DOM |
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the old club where we did our first shows |
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It was so great |
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And I don't understand about that Velvet's first album |
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I mean I did the cover |
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I was the producer |
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and I always see it repackaged |
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and I've never gotten a penny from it |
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How could that be |
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I should call Henry |
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but it was good seeing John |
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I did a cover for him |
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but I did in black and white and he change it to color |
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It would have been worth more if he'd left it my way |
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but you can never tell any body anything I've leaned that |
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I tried calling again to Billy and John |
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they wouldn't recognize me it was like I wasn't there |
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Why won't they let me in |
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And then I saw Lou |
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I'm so mad at him |
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Lou Reed got married and didn't invite me |
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I mean is it because he thought I'd bring too many people |
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I don't get it |
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could have at least called |
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I mean he's doing so great |
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Why doesn't he call me? |
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I saw him at the MTV show |
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and he was one row away and he didn't even say hello |
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I don't get it |
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You know I hate Lou |
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I really do |
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He won't even hire us for his videos |
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And I was proud of him |
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I was so scared today |
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There was blood leaking thought my shirt |
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from those old scars from being shot |
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And the corset I wear to keep my insides in was hurting |
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And I did three sets of fifteen pushups |
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and four sets of ten setups |
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But then my insides hurt |
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and I saw drops of blood on my shirt and I remember |
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the doctors saying I was dead |
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And then later they had to take blood out of my hand |
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'couse they ran out or veins |
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but then |
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all this thinking was making me an old grouch |
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and you can't do anything anyway so |
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if they wouldn't let me play with them in my own dream |
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I was just going to have to make another |
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and another |
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and another |
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Gee, wouldn't it be funny if I died in this dream |
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before I could make another one up |
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And nobody called |
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And nobody came |
