Lou Reed - Gassed And Stoked (Loss) Lyrics

Gassed and stoked

Well, you covered your tracks,
and now I can't see you
You had your ashes scattered at sea
There's no grave to visit,
no tombstone to look at
You were in the NY Times obituary
There's no record, no tape, no book, no movie
Some photographs and memories
Sometimes I dial your phone number by mistake,
and this is what I hear

This is no longer a working number baby
Please redial your call
This is no longer a working number
Your party doesn't live here anymore
This is no longer a working number
If you still require help,
Stay on the line and an operator
will try to bail you out

I knew I should have seen you that Thursday
I knew I shouldn't have left,
But you sounded so good, your spirits so up
I thought I'd see you next week
I say over and over; if I had half a brain
If I had half a brain in my head
I wouldn't sit here dialing a wrong number
and listening to what some recording said

This is no longer a working number baby
Please redial your call
This is no longer a working number
Your party doesn't live here anymore
This is no longer a working number
If you still require help,
Stay on the line and an operator
will try to bail youse out

I knew I should have written, written things down
I always say I'll never forget
Who can forget a one-eyed pilot
Whose a concert pianist
A painter, a poet, songwriter supreme
My friends are blending in my head
They're melting into one great spirit
and that spirit isn't dead

Now I may not remember everything that you said
But I remember all the things you've done
And not a day goes by, not an hour
when I don't try to be like you
You were gassed, stoked, and rarin' to go
And you were that way all the time
So I guess you know why I'm laughing at myselves
every time I dial the wrong line

This is no longer a working number baby
This is no longer a working number

Gas, stoked, and rarin' to go
Gas, stoked, and rarin' to go
Gas, stoked, and rarin' to go

Thanks Lou

There are some lyrics in this Album that I couldn't make out, or be sure of, but since I bought the CD to go along with my LP, this song is called "Gas Stoked Ready to Go"......

Lou wrote incredible lyrcs on this record. Losing loved ones to cancer. Brings the real out in all of us.

Same here, Sister Ray..Haha