Words and music: lou reed and john cale
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
heand'd kneel in his pew and say, andquot;itand's just work,
all that matters is work.andquot;
He was a lot of things, what i remember most
heand'd say, andquot;iand've got to bring home the bacon, someoneand's got to bring home the roast.andquot;
heand'd get to the factory early
if youand'd ask him heand'd tell you straight out
itand'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, andquot;how many songs did you write?andquot;
iand'd written zero, iand'd lied and said, andquot;ten.andquot;
andquot;you wonand't be young forever
you should have written fifteenandquot;
itand's work, the most important thing is work
itand's work, the most important thing is work
andquot;you ought to make things big
people like it that way
and the songs with the dirty words - record them that wayandquot;
andy liked to stir up trouble, he was funny that way
he said, andquot;itand's just work, all that matters is workandquot;
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 iand've never seen him like that
itand's just work, i thought he said itand's just work
work, he said itand's just work
Andy said a lot of things, i stored them all away in my head
sometimes when i canand't decide what i should do
i think what would andy have said
heand'd probably say you think too much
thatand's and'cause thereand's work that you donand't want to do
itand's work, the most important thing is work
work, the most important thing is work
