WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
Lou Reed
Holly came from Miami, Fla
Hitchhiked her way across the USA.
Plucked her eyebrows on the way
Shaved her leg and then he was she - she said:
Hey Babe, take a walk on the wild side,
Said hey honey, take a walk on the wild side.
Candy came from out on the island,
In the backroom she was everybodys darling,
But she never lost her head
Even when she was given head - she said
Hey Babe, take a walk on the wild side,
Said hey honey, take a walk on the wild side.
And the coloured girls go, doo dodoo
Little Joe never once gave it away,
Ev'rybody had to pay and pay.
A hustle here and a hustle there
New York city is no place where they said:
Hey Babe, take a walk on the wild side,
Said hey honey, take a walk on the wild side.
Sugar plum fairy came and hit the streets
Looking for soul food and a place to eat
Went to the Apollo, you should have seen him go go go - they said:
Hey Sugar, take a walk on the wild side,
Said hey honey, take a walk on the wild side.
Jackie is just speeding away,
Thought she was James Dean for a day
Then I guess she had to crash, Valium would have helped that bash - she said:
Hey Sugar, take a walk on the wild side,
Said hey honey, take a walk on the wild side.
And the coloured girls go, doo dodooyou said hold on
but it feels like i'm slipping away
you said hold on
but it feels like i'm slipping away
i wont let you down
the words you said to me
it's echoing the sound
of what would never be
i'm standing here alone
the memories remain
the same familiar home
but nothing looks the same
and i'm standing here alone
can't tell if im awake
reality is gone
in a dream i can't escape
you said hold on
but i feel like i'm slipping away
you said hold on
but i feel like i'm slipping away
i'm getting through it now
i guess its plain to see
that everything i am
is not everything you need
i'm standing here alone
cant tell if i'm awake
reality is gone
in a dream i will escape
you said hold on
but it feels like i'm slipping away
you said hold on
but i feel like i'm slipping away
i'm standing here alone
cant tell if i'm awake
and i feel like im slipping away
reality is gone
in a dream i can't escape
and it feels like i'm slipping away