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Andy's Chest

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Page type: lyric reference Artist: Lou Reed Canonical path: /lou-reed/andy-s-chest Related lyric paths: 6 Video embedded: yes
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Andy's Chest

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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 a bit askew

Well, you know what happens after dark

When rattlesnakes loose their skins and their hearts

And all the missionaries loose their bark

All the trees are calling after you

And all the venom snipers after you

Are all the mountains boulder after you

If I could be anything of the things in this world that bite

Instead of being 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

Because you know what they say about honey bears

When you shave off all their baby hair

You've got a hairy minded big 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 end biff were grooving down 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

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 kingdom's christian sailors (soldiers), dear, for you

And melting ice cap mountains, dear, for you

And knights in flaming silver robes for you

And bats, that with a kiss turn prince for you

Swoop, swoop, oh, baby, rock, rock

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