Coney Island Baby Lyrics by Lou Reed

Coney Island Baby Lyrics

    You know, man, when i was a young man in high school
    You believe in or not i wanted to play football for the coach
    And all those older guys
    They said he was mean and cruel, but you know
    Wanted to play football for the coach
    They said i was to little too light weight to play line-backer
    So i say i'm playing right-end
    Wanted to play football for the coach
    'cause, you know some day, man
    You gotta stand up straight unless you're gonna fall
    Then you're gone to die
    And the straightest dude
    I ever knew was standing right for me all the time
    So i had to play football for the coach
    And i wanted to play football for the coach

    When you're all alone and lonely
    In your midnight hour
    And you find that your soul
    It's been up for sale

    And you begin to think 'bout
    All the things that you've done
    And you begin to hate
    Just 'bout everything

    But remember the princess who lived on the hill
    Who loved you even though she knew you was wrong
    And right now she just might come shining through
    And the -

    - glory of love, glory of love
    Glory of love, just might come through

    And all your two-bit friends
    Have gone and ripped you off
    They're talking behind your back saying, man
    You're never going to be no human being
    And you start thinking again
    'bout all those things that you've done
    And who it was and what it was
    And all the different things you made every different scene

    Ahhh, but remember that the city is a funny place
    Something like a circus or a sewer
    And just remember different people have peculiar tastes
    And the -

    - glory of love, the glory of love
    The glory of love, might see you through
    Yeah, but now, now
    Glory of love, the glory of love
    The glory of love, might see you through
    Glory of love, ah, huh, huh, the glory of love
    Glory of love, glory of love
    Glory of love, now, glory of love, now
    Glory of love, now, now, now, glory of love
    Glory of love, give it to me now, glory of love see you through
    Oh, my coney island baby, now
    (i'm a coney island baby, now)
    I'd like to send this one out for lou and rachel
    And all the kids and p.s. 192
    Coney island baby
    Man, i'd swear, i'd give the whole thing up for you

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