Artist: Lou Reed Album: Transformer {1972}

Vicious, you hit me with a flower
You do it every hour
Oh, baby, you're so vicious
Vicious, you want me to hit you with a stick
But all I've got's a guitar pick
Oh, baby, you're so vicious

When I watch you come, baby, I just want to run far away
You're not the kind of person around I want to stay
When I see you walking down the street
I step on your hands and I mangle your feet
You're not the kind of person that I want to meet
Oh, babe, you're so vicious, you're just so vicious

Vicious, hey, you hit me with a flower
You do it every hour
Oh, baby, you're so vicious
Vicious, hey, why don't you swallow razor blades
You must think that I'm some kind of gay blade
But baby, you're so vicious

When I see you coming I just have to run
You're not good and you certainly aren't very much fun
When I see you walking down the street
I step on your hand and I mangle your feet
You're not the kind of person that I'd even want to meet
Cos you're so vicious, baby, you're so vicious
Vicious, vicious, vicious, vicious, vicious, vicious, vicious

If I could be anything in the world that flew
I would be a bat and come swooping after you
And if the last time you were here things were bit askew
Well, you know what happens after dark
When rattlesnakes lose their skins and their hearts
And all the missionaries lose their bark
Oh, all the trees are callin' after you
And all the venom snipers after you
Are all the mountains boulder after you

If I could be any one of the things in this world that bite
Instead of a tethered ocelot on a leash, I'd rather be your kite
And be tied to the end of your string and flying in the air, babe, at night
Cos you know what they say about honey bears
When you shave off all their baby hair
You have a hairy minded pink bare bear
And all the bells are rolling out for you
And stones are all erupting out for you
And all the cheap bloodsuckers are flying after you

Yesterday Daisy Mae and Biff were groovin' on the street
And just like in a movie her hands became her feet
Her belly button was her mouth, which meant she tasted what she'd speak, woo
But the funny thing is what happened to her nose
It grew until it reached all of her toes
Now when people say her feet smell, they mean her nose
And curtains laced with diamonds, dear, for you
And all the Roman noblemen for you
And kingdom's Christian soldiers, dear, for you
And melting ice cap mountaintops for you, oh
And knights in flaming silver robes for you
And bats that, with a kiss, turn prince for you
Swoop, swoop, oh, baby, rock, rock
Swoop, swoop, rock, rock
Swoop, swoop

Just a perfect day - drink Sangria in the park
And then later when it gets dark we go home
Just a perfect day - feed animals in the zoo
Then later a movie, too, and then home

Oh, it's such a perfect day
I'm glad I spent it with you
Oh, such a perfect day
You just keep me hangin' on
You just keep me hangin' on

Just a perfect day - problems all left alone
Weekenders on our own, it's such fun
Just a perfect day - you made me forget myself
I thought I was someone else, someone good

Oh, it's such a perfect day
I'm glad I spent it with you
Oh, such a perfect day
You just keep me hangin' on
You just keep me hangin' on

You're going to reap just what you sow
You're going to reap just what you sow
You're going to reap just what you sow
You're going to reap just what you sow

Harry was a rich young man who would become a priest
He dug up his dear father who was recently deceased
He did it with tarot cards and a mystically attuned mind
And shortly there and after he did find

Jeanny was a spoiled young brat, she thought she knew it all
She smoked mentholated cigarettes and she had sex in the hall
But she was not my kind or even of my sign
The kind of animal that I would be about

Oh, oh, oh, you keep hangin' round me
And I'm not so glad you found me
You're still doing things that I gave up years ago
Oh, oh, oh, you keep hangin' round me
And I'm not so glad you found me
You're still doing things that I gave up years ago, alright now

Cathy was a bit surreal, she painted all her toes
And on her face she wore dentures clamped tightly to her nose
And when she finally spoke her twang her glasses broke
And no one else could smoke while she was in the room

Hark the herald angels sang and reached out for a phone
And plucking it with ivory hand dialed long distance home
But it was all too much sprinkling angel dust
To AT&T, who didn't wish you well

Oh, but you keep hangin' round me
And I'm not so glad you found me
You're still doing things that I gave up years ago
Oh, oh, oh, you keep hangin' round me
And I'm not so glad you found me
You're still doing things that I gave up years ago
Hangin' round, hangin' round, that's all you're doin', baby
Hangin' round, hangin' round
Hangin' round, hangin' round
Hangin' round, hangin' round

Holly came from Miami F-L-A
Hitch-hiked her way across the USA
Plucked her eyebrows on the way
Shaved her leg and then he was a she
She says, 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 everybody's darling
But she never lost her head
Even when she was givin' head
She says, hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side
Said, hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side
And the colored girls go

Little Joe never once gave it away
Everybody had to pay and pay
A hustle here and a hustle there
New York city is the place where
They said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
I said, hey, Joe, take a walk on the wild side

Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the streets
Lookin' 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
I said, hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side, alright

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 dash
She said, hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side
I said, hey, honey, take a walk on the wild side
And the colored girls say

Your face, when sleeping, is sublime
And then you open up your eyes
Then comes pancake factor number one
Eyeliner, rose hips and lip gloss, such fun
You're a slick little girl, you're a slick little girl

Rouge and coloring, incense and ice
Perfume and kisses, ooh, it's all so nice
You're a slick little girl, you're such a slick little girl

Now we're coming out, out of our closets
Out on the streets, yeah, we're comin' out

When you're in bed it's so wonderful
It'd be so nice to fall in love
When you get dressed I really get my fill
People say that it's impossible

Gowns, lovely, made out of lace
And all the things that you do to your face
You're a slick little girl, oh, you're a slick little girl

Eyeliner, whitener, then color the eyes
Yellow and green, ooh, what a surprise
You're a slick little girl, oh, you're such a slick little girl

Now we're coming out, out of our closets
Out on the streets, yes, we're comin' out
Yeah, we're comin' out, yeah, we're comin' out

Satellite's gone up to the skies
Thing like that drive me out of my mind
I watched it for a little while
I like to watch things on TV

Satellite of love, satellite of love
Satellite of love, satellite of

Satellite's gone way up to Mars
Soon it'll be filled with parking cars
I watched it for a little while
I love to watch things on TV

Satellite of love, satellite of love
Satellite of love, satellite of

I've been told that you've been bold
With Harry, Mark and John
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday to Thursday 
With Harry, Mark and John

Satellite's gone up to the skies
Thing like that drive me out of my mind
I watched it for a little while
I love to watch things on TV

Satellite of love, satellite of love
Satellite of love, satellite of

Satellite of love, satellite of love
Satellite of love, satellite of love
Satellite of love, satellite of love
Satellite of love, satellite of love

Won't you be my wagon wheel - smoke, smoke
Won't you tell me, baby, how do you feel
Yeah, you got to live, yeah, your life as though you're number one
Yeah, you got to live, yeah, your life and make a point of having some fun
But if'n you think that you get kicks from flirtin' with danger - danger, ooh
Just kick her in the head and rearrange her

Oh, heavenly father, what can I do
What she's done to me is making me crazy
Oh, heavenly father, I know I have sinned, but look where I've been
It's making me lazy

Won't you be my wagon wheel
Won't you tell me, baby, how does it feel
You got to live, yeah, your life as though you're number one
Yeah, you got to live, yeah, your life and make a point of having some fun
But if'n you think that you get kicks from flirtin' with danger - danger, ooh

Just kick her in the head and rearrange her
And then why don't you wake me, shake me
Please don't you let me sleep too long
Why don't you wake me, shake me
Don't you let me sleep too long
Don't wanna miss it, now
Wake me, shake me, baby
Please don't let me sleep too long
Now, why don't you wake me, shake me
Please don't let me sleep too long
Why don't you wake me, shake me
Please don't let me sleep too long
Why don't you wake me, shake me
Please don't let me sleep too long
Why don't you wake me, shake me
Please don't let me sleep too long
Why won't you wake me, shake me
Please don't let me sleep too long

I was sleeping, gently napping, when I heard the phone
Who is on the other end talking, am I even home
Did you see what she did to him, did you hear what they said
Just a New York conversation rattling in my head
Oh my, and what shall we wear
Oh my, and who really cares

Just a New York conversation, gossip all of the time
Did you hear who did what to whom, happens all the time
Who has touched and who has dabbled, here in the city of shows
Openings, closings, badrap party - everybody knows
Oh, how sad and why do we call
Oh, I'm glad to hear from you all

I am calling, yes, I'm calling just to speak to you
For I know this night will kill me if I can't be with you
If I can't be with you

Yes, I am Mother Nature's son
And I'm the only one
I do what I want and I want what I see
Could only happen to me
I'm so free, I'm so free

Oh, please, Saint Germaine
I have come this way
Do you remember the shape I was in
I had horns and fins
I'm so free, I'm so free

Do you remember the silver walks
You used to shiver and I used to talk
Then we went down to Times Square
And ever since I've been hangin' round there
I'm so free, I'm so free

Yes, I am Mother Nature's son
And I'm the only one
I do what I want and I want what I see
Could only happen to me
I'm so free, I'm so free

Oh, I'm so free, oh, I'm so free, oh, I'm so free
And in the mornin', I'm so free
Late in the evening, I'm so free
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm so free
When I feel good, I'm so free
And when it's in the mornin', I'm so free
When it's in the evening, I'm so free
I'm so free, I'm so free, I'm so free, I'm so free
Feelin' so good, now, I'm so free
Oh, I'm so free, yeah, I'm so free, oh, I'm so free
Feelin' so good, now, I'm so free
Even in the night, I'm so free
I'm so free, I'm so free, I'm so free, I'm so free
I'm so free, I'm so free, I'm so free, I'm so free

Goodnight ladies, ladies goodnight
It's time to say goodbye
Let me tell you, now, goodnight ladies, ladies goodnight
It's time to say goodbye

Now, all night long you've been drinking your tequila rye
But now you've sucked your lemon peel dry
So, why not get high, high, high and
Goodnight ladies, ladies goodnight

Goodnight ladies, oh, ladies goodnight
It's time to say goodbye
Goodnight sweet ladies, oh, ladies goodnight
It's time to say goodbye - bye-bye

Oh, we've been together for the longest time
But now it's time to get high
Come on, let's get high, high, high and
Goodnight ladies, ladies goodnight

Oh, I'm still missin' my other half
Oh, it must be somethin' I did in the past
Don't it just make you wanna laugh
It's a lonely Saturday night
Oh, nobody calls me on the telephone
I put another record on my stereo
But I'm still singin' a song of you
It's a lonely Saturday night

Now, if I was an actor or dancer who was glamorous
Then, you know, an amorous life would soon be mine
But now the tinsel light of star break
Is all that's left to applaud my heart break
And at eleven o'clock I watch the network news

Oh, oh, oh, somethin' tells me that you're really gone
You said we could be friends, but that's not what I want
Oh, anyway, my TV dinner's almost done
It's a lonely Saturday night
I mean to tell you, it's a lonely Saturday night
One more word, it's a lonely Saturday night

Harry was a rich young man who would become a priest
He studied with his father who was recently deceased
He did it with tarot cards and a mystically attuned mind
And shortly there and after he did find

Jeanny was a spoiled young brat, she thought she knew it all
She smoked mentholated cigarettes and had sex in the hall
But she was not my sign or any of the kind
Of animal that I would be about

But you keep hangin' round me
And I'm not so glad you found me
You're still doing things that I gave up years ago
Oh, you're still hangin' round me
And I'm not so glad you found me
You're still hung up on things I gave up years ago

Raymond was a stranger who had come from parts unknown
He had no hair upon his head, so he did not use a comb
But desperately wished for it and every day did bathe
And when at last he found himself his dirt was cleanly saved

Cathy was a bit surreal, she painted all her toes
And on her face she wore dentures clamped tightly to her nose
And when she finally spoke her twang her glasses broke
And no one else could smoke while she was in the room

But you keep hangin' round me
And I'm not very glad you found me
You're still doing things that I gave up years ago
Oh, oh, oh, you're still hangin' round me
And I'm not so glad you found me
You're still doing things that I gave up years ago

Hark the herald angels sang and reached out for a phone
And plucking it with ivory hand dialed long distance home
But it was all too much sprinkling angel dust
To A&T, who didn't wish you well, not at all

But, but, but you keep hangin' round me
And I'm not so glad you found me
You're still doing things that I gave up years ago
Oh, oh, oh, you're still hangin' round me
And I'm not so glad you found me
You're still doing things that I gave up years ago
You're still hangin' round me
And I'm not, oh no, glad you found me
You're still doing things that I gave up years ago
No, no, no, no, no

Just a summer's day - drink Sangria in the park
And then later when it gets dark we go home
Just a perfect day - feed animals in the zoo, oh
Then later a movie, too, and then home

Oh, it's just a perfect day
I'm glad I spent it with you
It's just a perfect day
You just keep me hangin' on
You just keep me hangin' on

Just a summer's day - problems all left alone
Weekends on our own, it's such fun
Oh, it's just a perfect day - I'm glad I spent it with you
I thought I was someone else, someone good

Oh, it's just a summer's day
I'm glad I spent it with you
Oh, just a perfect day
You just keep me hangin' on
You just keep me hangin' on

You're going to reap just what you sow
You're going to reap just what you sow
You're going to reap just what you sow
You're going to reap just what you sow