Lou Reed - Wildside lyrics

Ah yeah huh American the beautiful Huh yeah let me introduce y'all to the wildside Annie was a high school cheerleader Pom poms and bobby socks and no girl was sweeter Come prom time everybody was on the line All the fellas singing nickel and dime Tales about love and lust and trust But Annie took it in all in stride Cause deep inside annie had aspirations Wanted to be a chemical engineer Making 50 to 55 thousand a year Her first year of college was a success But along came Billy possessed and obsessed He took Annie on a fatal date And showed her things that made heart beats accelerate Annie took a hit breathed two short breaths One for life the last for d**h Now she's gone a former valedictorian Ended up becoming a topic for historians Washed up dreams, shattered pride All because Annie took a hit on the wildside (Chorus) Ron had enough of being broke every day Saying to himself. There's gotta be a better way Cause 9 to 5 wasn't worth the headaches So ron figured out a faster way to make money Before you know it, he's a rich man Gold on every finger of his hand A brand new BMW. A condo. Ron ended up a john doe A body was found in the alley but never claimed Full of bullet holes but none to blame Ron became another victim of homicide Because he chose to walk on the wildside (Chorus) Charles had everything going for him A top paying job a good life. A good wife A baby boy on the way any day A gentleman attitude is all he displayed Carol was the wife he loved and adored Her family and friends treated him like an amba**ador One night on the other side of town A police dispatcher picked up a weird sound Charles on the car phone asking for help Claiming a burglar shot his wife and himself His pregnant wife lay slumped over Dreams corrupt and a young life over Extensive searches throughout the projects Put a lot of people through misery and wreck Everyone a suspect till someone was found Interrogated cause their skin was brown Then there was Benny, guilty until proven so But soon as the case started moving slow What do you know, sure as a sea gull gets webbed toed Charles was the culprit The whole plot was an insurance scam Charles and his brother came up with a plan k** carol collect a big check Blame it on a black man. What the heck! And just before the story was known Charles had a feeling his cover was blown So he jumped off a bridge Committed suicide This is how it is on the wildside! (Chorus) Little Tiffany. Only thirteen Came to the city. Place of big dreams Visiting family and friends for the summer time Sitting on a mailbox, watching the boys climb trees And the girls play hopscotch So far her vacation was top notch But of the blue a Mercedes at top speed Gang bangers chasing the robbers on the stampede Quick as a blink shots rang out loud And a hail of bullets zipped through the crowd One hit Tiffany and instantly she died Innocently on the wildside