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

Lou Reed - Between Thought and Expression: The Lou Reed Anthology

Apr 1992

1. I Can't Stand It
2. Lisa Says
3. Ocean
4. Walk On The Wild Side
5. Satellite Of Love
6. Vicious
7. Caroline Says - l
8. How Do You Think It Feels
9. Oh Jim
10. Caroline Says - II
11. The Kids
12. Sad Song
13. Sweet Jane
14. Kill Your Sons
15. Coney Island Baby
16. Nowhere At All
17. Kicks
18. Downtown Dirt
19. Rock And Roll Heart (Digitally Remastered 1992)
20. Vicious Circle (Digitally Remastered 1992)
21. Temporary Thing (Digitally Remastered 1992)
22. Real Good Time Together (Digitally Remastered 1992)
23. Leave Me Alone
24. Heroin
25. Here Comes The Bride
26. Street Hassle (Digitally Remastered 1992)
27. Metal Machine Music
28. The Bells (Digitally Remastered 1992/Edit)
29. America (Star Spangled Banner) (Digitally Remastered 1992)
30. Think It Over (Digitally Remastered 1992)
31. Teach The Gifted Children (Digitally Remastered 1992)
32. The Gun
33. The Blue Mask
34. My House
35. Waves Of Fear
36. Little Sister
37. Legendary Hearts
38. The Last Shot
39. New Sensations
40. My Friend George
41. Doin' The Things That We Want To
42. The Original Wrapper
43. Video Violence
44. Tell It To Your Heart
45. Voices Of Freedom