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Lou Reed – Dirt lyrics
It's been a long time, since I've spoken to you
was it the right time
Your current troubles, and you know, they'll get much worse
I hope you know how much you enjoy them
You're a pig of a person, If there's a justice in this world
hey, how about that
Your lack of conscience and your lack of morality
well, more and more people know all about it

Do you remember that song by a dude named Bobby Fuller
It went like this:
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won

We sat around the other night, me and the guys
trying to find the right word
That would best fit and describe
you people like that
That no principle has touched, no principle's baptized
how about that
They'd eat shit and say it tasted good
if there was some money in it for them

Hey, you remember that song about this guy from Texas
Whose name was --- Bobby Fuller
I'll sing it for you, it went like this:
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won

You're just dirt
You're just dirt, The only word for you is dirt
That's the only word that -

- hurt, You're just dirt
That's all you're worth - cheap, cheap dirt
You know they call it -
Cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap, uptown dirt
you're just - cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap, uptown dirt
You're just dirt - nothing but - cheap uptown dirt
That's all you're worth - It's just - cheap, cheap, uptown dirt
That's all you're worth now (cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap, uptown dirt)
You're just dirt (cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap uptown dirt)
(Cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap, uptown dirt)
(Cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap, uptown dirt)
(Cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap, uptown dirt)
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It's been a long time, since I've spoken to you was it the right time Your current troubles, and you know, they'll get much worse I hope you know how much you enjoy them You're a pig of a person, If there's a justice in this world hey, how about that Your lack of conscience and your lack of morality well, more and more people know all about it Do you remember that song by a dude named Bobby Fuller It went like this: I fought the law and the law won I fought the law and the law won We sat around the other night, me and the guys trying to find the right word That would best fit and describe you people like that That no principle has touched, no principle's baptized how about that They'd eat shit and say it tasted good if there was some money in it for them Hey, you remember that song about this guy from Texas Whose name was --- Bobby Fuller I'll sing it for you, it went like this: I fought the law and the law won I fought the law and the law won You're just dirt You're just dirt, The only word for you is dirt That's the only word that - - hurt, You're just dirt That's all you're worth - cheap, cheap dirt You know they call it - Cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap, uptown dirt you're just - cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap, uptown dirt You're just dirt - nothing but - cheap uptown dirt That's all you're worth - It's just - cheap, cheap, uptown dirt That's all you're worth now (cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap, uptown dirt) You're just dirt (cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap uptown dirt) (Cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap, uptown dirt) (Cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap, uptown dirt) (Cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap, uptown dirt) Explain Request ×



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