Lou Reed - You Can't Relive the Past lyrics

What's said is said, what's done is done You can't relive the past The water's blown and so's the bridge You can't relive the past Memory runs right by your eyes So real and so fast The dam is burst, the acid's spilt You can't relive the past You can't relive the past You can't relive the past The dam is burst, the acid's spilt You can't relive the past I sat beauty on my knees You can't relive the past I ran my guns for Robert E. Lee You can't relive the past One lesson learned from poetry You can't hide behind your mask No mask could hide your liberty You can't relive the past You can't relive the past You can't relive the past No mask could hide your liberty You can't relive the past [Bridge] Your life turns grey, the kids leave school It's so subtle, it's so cruel Your knee has gotten rusty The Wild West got taken fast You sit with your remote control You can't relive the past You can't relive the past You can't relive the past Sit with your remote control You can't relive the past Amuse yourself with anything You can't relive the past Mistakes are what they'll always be You can't relive the past The many things you thought you'd save Were like stocks in a crash Your future's now just gettin' up You can't relive the past You can't relive the past You can't relive the past Your future's now just gettin' up You can't relive the past Did you really think this world would change? You can't relive the past Reality's not what the headlines say Then suddenly it's all over Before the sail reached the top-most mast You're driftin' like a wooden doll You can't relive the past You can't relive the past You can't relive the past You're driftin' like a wooden doll You can't relive the past BRIDGE: I walked out to Dexter Street At the crossroads I heard a saxophone So many loves are dead and gone So many lives have crashed I'll never know what to make of it But you can't relive the past You can't relive the past You can't relive the past I'll never know what to make of it But you can't relive the past I wake up now that's all I know You can't relive the past The future's constant tyranny You can't relive the past Tomorrow I might draw a map But most plans never last Still it's fun though you know You can't relive the past You can't relive the past You can't relive the past Still it's fun though you know You can't relive the past [Outro] You can't relive the past You can't relive the past Still it's fun though you know You can't relive the past