Lyrics Work Lou Reed

Work

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
Hed kneel in his pew and say
Its work
All that matters is work

He was a lot of things
What I remember most hed say
Ive got to bring home the bacon
Someones got to bring home the roast

Hed get to the factory early
If youd ask him hed tell you straight out
Its 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
Id written zero, Id lied and said, ten

You wont be young forever
You should have written fifteen
Its work

You ought to make things big
People like it that way
And the songs with the dirty words
Make sure your record them that way

Andy liked to stir up trouble
He was funny that way
He said, its just 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 Ive never seen him like that
Its work
I thought he said its just work

Andy said a lot of things
I stored them all away in my head
Sometimes when I cant decide what I should do
I think what would andy have said

Hed probably say you think too much
Thats cause theres work that you dont want to do
Its work
The most important thing is work
Its work
The most important thing is work