Lou Reed - A Dream - Текст песни

It was a very cold clear fall night
        I had a terrible dream
        Billy Name and Brigid were playing under my stair case
        on the second floor about two o'clock in the morning

        I woke up
        because Amos and Archie had started barking
        That made me very angry
        because I wasn't feeling well and I told them
        I was very cross the real me
        that they just better remember
        what happened to Sam the bad cat
        that was left at home and got sick and went pussy heaven

        It was a very cold clear fall night
        Some snowflakes were falling
        Gee, it was so beautiful
        and so I went to get my camera to take some pictures
        And then I was taking the pictures
        but the exposure thing wasn't right
        and I was going to call Fred or Gerry
        to find out how to get set it
        I was too late
        and then I remembered they were still probably at dinner
        and anyway
        I felt really bad and didn't want to talk to anybody
        but the snowflakes were so beautiful and real looking
        and I really wanted to hold them
        And that's when I heard the voices
        from down the hall near the stairs
        So I got a flashlight
        and I was scared and I went out into the hallway
        There's been all kinds of troubles
        lately in the neighborhood
        and someone's got to bring home the bacon and anyway
        there were Brigid and Billy playing

        And under the stair case
        was a little meadow sort of like the park at 23rd street
        where all the young kids go and play frisbee
        Gee, that must be fun
        maybe we should do an article on that in the magazine
        but they'll just tell me I'm stupid and it won't sell
        but I'll just hold my ground this time, I mean
        it's my magazine, isn't it?

        So I was thinking that as the snowflakes fell
        and I heard those voices having so much fun
        Gee, it would be so great to have some fun
        So I called Billy
        but either he didn't hear me or he didn't want to answer
        which was so strange
        because
        even if I don't like reunions I've always loved Billy
        I'm so glad he's working
        I mean it's different than Ondine
        He keeps touring with those movies
        and he doesn't even pay us and the film
        I mean the film's just going to disintegrate and then what
        I mean he's so normal off of drugs
        I just don't get it

        And then I saw John Cale
        he's been looking really great
        He's been coming by the office to exercise with me
        Ronnie said I have a muscle
        but he's been really mean since he went to AA
        I mean what does it mean
        when you give up drinking and then you're still so mean
        He says I'm being lazy but I'm not
        I'm just can't find any ideas
        I mean I'm just not
        let's face it
        going to get any ideas up at the office

        And seeing John made me think of the Velvets
        and I had been thinking about them
        when I was on St. Marks Place
        going to that new gallery those sweet new kids have opened
        but the thought I was old
        and then I saw the old DOM
        the old club where we did our first shows
        It was so great
        And I don't understand about that Velvet's first album
        I mean I did the cover
        I was the producer
        and I always see it repackaged
        and I've never gotten a penny from it
        How could that be
        I should call Henry
        but it was good seeing John
        I did a cover for him
        but I did in black and white and he change it to color
        It would have been worth more if he'd left it my way
        but you can never tell any body anything I've leaned that

        I tried calling again to Billy and John
        they wouldn't recognize me it was like I wasn't there
        Why won't they let me in

        And then I saw Lou
        I'm so mad at him
        Lou Reed got married and didn't invite me
        I mean is it because he thought I'd bring too many people
        I don't get it
        could have at least called
        I mean he's doing so great
        Why doesn't he call me?
        I saw him at the MTV show
        and he was one row away and he didn't even say hello
        I don't get it
        You know I hate Lou
        I really do
        He won't even hire us for his videos
        And I was proud of him

        I was so scared today
        There was blood leaking thought my shirt
        from those old scars from being shot
        And the corset I wear to keep my insides in was hurting
        And I did three sets of fifteen pushups
        and four sets of ten setups
        But then my insides hurt
        and I saw drops of blood on my shirt and I remember
        the doctors saying I was dead
        And then later they had to take blood out of my hand
        'couse they ran out or veins
        but then
        all this thinking was making me an old grouch
        and you can't do anything anyway so
        if they wouldn't let me play with them in my own dream
        I was just going to have to make another
        and another
        and another
        Gee, wouldn't it be funny if I died in this dream
        before I could make another one up

        And nobody called

        And nobody came