Lou Reed - Strawman - New York Album

lou reed - new york album LYRICS:

We who have so much to you who have so little
to you who don't have anything at all
We who have so much more than any one man does need
and you who don't have anything at all, ah
Does anybody need another million dollar movie
does anybody need another million dollar star
Does anybody need to be told over and over
spitting in the wind comes back at you twice as hard

Strawman, going straight to the devil
strawman, going straight to hell
Strawman, going straight to the devil

Strawman
strawman
Strawman
strawman, yes

Does anyone really need a billion dollar rocket
does anyone need a 60,000 dollars car
Does anyone need another president
or the sins of Swaggart parts 6, 7, 8 and 9, ah
Does anyone need yet another politician
caught with his pants down and money sticking in his hole
Does anyone need another racist preacher
spittin' in the wind can only do you harm, ooohhh

Strawman, going straight to the devil
strawman, going straight to hell
Strawman, going straight to the devil

Strawman
strawman
Strawman
strawman

Does anyone need another faulty shuttle
blasting off to the moon, Venus or Mars
Does anybody need another self-righteous rock singer
whose nose he says has led him straight to God
Does anyone need yet another blank skyscraper
if you're like me I'm sure a minor miracle will do
A flaming sword or maybe a gold ark floating up the Hudson
when you spit in the wind it comes right back at you

Strawman, going straight to the devil
Strawman, going straight to hell
Strawman, going to the devil

Strawman, strawman
strawman, ...., ah
Strawman
strawman

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[hildaatje]

We who have so much to you who have so little

To you who don't have anything at all

We who have so much more than any one man does need

And you who don't have anything at all

20 years ago we loved these lyrics,because they were so poignant.

They still are.Be it New York,where there is so much social poverty or The Horn of Africa and yet so many places right now where people are starving to death.

J,accuse!

And yet there is so little I feel I can do.What does that make me?

[vivemaker]

@hildaatje

It makes you someone who cares. There are so much people who don't. The people able to make a real change are counting their money, buying a 3rd house, firing someone because they found one who works for 2$ less, ect. But every empire will fall, even this one. And let's just hope it will be the final one, and start living like we should.

[zen31999]

what attitude..."does anybody need another self righteous rock singer, whose nose he says has lead him straight to god"..talking about himself

[vivemaker]

@zen31999

Sorry but you really don't know what you are talking about.

Confusing Lou with Dylan or something?

[alcarr99]

Does anyone need, yet another politician,

caught with his pants down, and money

sticking in his hole?

[vivemaker]

@alcarr99

Not me , hehe ;)

[MsHappyLilly]

Does anyone really need a billion dollar rocket does anyone need a 60,000 dollars car Does anyone need another president or the sins of Swaggart parts 6, 7, 8 and 9, ah Does anyone need yet another politician caught with his pants down and money sticking in his hole Does anyone need another racist preacher spittin' in the wind can only do you harm, ooohhh Strawman, going straight to the devil strawman, going straight to hell

[koko51515]

I like this guitar-sound so much. What is a very nice song!!

[ademirrhoden]

Lou Reed é foda.

[blandatious]

I would love to hear this one with Metallica. Maybe ,maybe............

[Bluespeyer]

@alcarr99 Lou's best line ever

[Shongoni]

Yuck... 

[hairymarx]

You can really feel the genuine passion in Lou's voice.

[hairymarx]

Listen to this on a good system with the volume up...It's awesome.

[AllmightyBlixa]

@hildaatje Human