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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Lou Reed
Lou Reed
Vocals
Michael Fonfara
Michael Fonfara
Keyboards
Bruce Yaw
Bruce Yaw
Bass
Michael Suchorsky
Michael Suchorsky
Drums
Marty Fogel
Marty Fogel
Saxophone
Don Cherry
Don Cherry
Trumpet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Lou Reed
Lou Reed
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Lou Reed
Lou Reed
Mastering Engineer
Ray Thompson
Ray Thompson
Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Rob Bowman
Rob Bowman
Reissue Producer
Jim Campbell
Jim Campbell
Reissue Producer
Scott Hull
Scott Hull
Additional Producer

Lyrics

I don't know just where I'm going But I'm goin' to try for the kingdom if I can 'Cause it makes me feel like I'm a man When I put a spike into my vein Then I tell you things aren't quite the same When I'm rushing on my run And I feel just like Jesus' son And I guess I just don't know And I guess that I just don't know I have made very big decision I'm goin' to try to nullify my life 'Cause when the blood begins to flow When it shoots up the dropper's neck When I'm closing in on death You can't help me, not you guys All you silly girls with all your sweet talk You can all go take a fucking walk And I guess I just don't know And I guess I just don't know I wish that I was born a thousand years ago I wish that I'd sailed the darkened seas On a great big clipper ship Going from this land here to that I put on a sailor's suit and cap Away from the big city Where a man cannot be free Of all the evils in this town And of himself and those around Oh, and I guess I just don't know Oh, and I guess I just don't know Heroin, be the death of me Heroin, it's my wife and it's my life Because a mainer to my vein Leads to a center in my head And then I'm better off than dead When the smack begins to flow Then I really don't care anymore About all the Jim-Jims in this town And everybody putting everybody else down And all of the politicians makin' crazy sounds All the dead bodies piled up in mounds, yeah Wow, that heroin is in my blood And the blood is in my head Yeah, thank God that I'm good as dead Ooh, thank your God I'm not aware I don't care And I guess I just don't know And I guess I just don't know
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