Work Lyrics - Songs For Drella - Lou Reed

Andy was a catholic, the ethic ran through his bones 

He lived alone with his mother, collecting gossip and toys 

Every sunday when he went to church 

He'd kneel in his pew and say, "it's just work, 

All that matters is work." 

He was a lot of things, what I remember most 

He'd say, "I've got to bring home the bacon, 

someone's got to bring home the roast." 

He'd get to the factory early 

If you'd ask him he'd tell you straight out 

It's just work, the most important thing is work 

No matter what I did it never seemed enough 

He said I was lazy, I said I was young 

He said, "how many songs did you write?" 

I'd written zero, I'd lied and said, "ten." 

"You won't be young forever 

You should have written fifteen." 

It's work, the most important thing is work 

It's work, the most important thing is work 

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"you ought to make things big 

People like it that way 

And the songs with the dirty words - record them that way" 

Andy liked to stir up trouble, he was funny that way 

He said, "it's just work, all that matters is work" 

Andy sat down to talk one day 

He said decide what you want 

Do you want to expand your parameters 

Or play museums like some dilettante 

I fired him on the spot, he got red and called me a rat 

It was the worst word that he could think of 

And I've never seen him like that 

It's just work, I thought he said it's just work 

Work, he said it's just work 

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Andy said a lot of things, I stored them all away in my head 

Sometimes when I can't decide what I should do 

I think what would andy have said 

He'd probably say you think too much 

That's 'cause there's work that you don't want to do 

It's work, the most important thing is work 

Work, the most important thing is work