LOU REED - Coney Island Baby lyrics

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You know, man, when I was a young man in high school<br>You believe in or not I wanted to play football for the coach<br>And all those older guys<br>They said he was mean and cruel, but you know<br>Wanted to play football for the coach<br>They said I was to little too light weight to play line-backer<br>So I say I'm playing right-end<br>Wanted to play football for the coach<br>'cause, you know some day, man<br>You gotta stand up straight unless you're gonna fall<br>Then you're gone to die<br>And the straightest dude<br>I ever knew was standing right for me all the time<br>So I had to play football for the coach<br>And I wanted to play football for the coach<br><br>When you're all alone and lonely<br>In your midnight hour<br>And you find that your soul<br>It's been up for sale<br><br>And you begin to think 'bout<br>All the things that you've done<br>And you begin to hate<br>Just 'bout everything<br><br>But remember the princess who lived on the hill<br>Who loved you even though she knew you was wrong<br>And right now she just might come shining through<br>And the -<br><br>- glory of love, glory of love<br>Glory of love, just might come through<br><br>And all your two-bit friends<br>Have gone and ripped you off<br>They're talking behind your back saying, man<br>You're never going to be no human being<br>And you start thinking again<br>'bout all those things that you've done<br>And who it was and what it was<br>And all the different things you made every different scene<br><br>Ahhh, but remember that the city is a funny place<br>Something like a circus or a sewer<br>And just remember different people have peculiar tastes<br>And the -<br><br>- glory of love, the glory of love<br>The glory of love, might see you through<br>Yeah, but now, now<br>Glory of love, the glory of love<br>The glory of love, might see you through<br>Glory of love, ah, huh, huh, the glory of love<br>Glory of love, glory of love<br>Glory of love, now, glory of love, now<br>Glory of love, now, now, now, glory of love<br>Glory of love, give it to me now, glory of love see you through<br>Oh, my coney island baby, now<br>(I'm a coney island baby, now)<br>I'd like to send this one out for lou and rachel<br>And all the kids and p.s. 192<br>Coney island baby<br>Man, I'd swear, I'd give the whole thing up for you