Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Lou Reed
Lou Reed
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Here comes countdown
She's gone, gone, gone
Ready, ready, ready, ready, ready
Got my eyes wide open
[Verse 2]
Ever since I was on cripple Monday
Got my eyeballs on my knees
Baby, walk it
I rapped for hours with mad Mary Williams
She said she never understood a word
From me, because
[Verse 3]
I know that she cares about me
I heard her call my name (Heard her call my name)
And I know she's long dead and gone (Heard her call my name)
Still, it ain't the same (Heard her call my name)
But when I wake up in this morning, mama
(Heard her call my name)
I heard her call my name (Heard her call my name)
I know she's dead and gone, long far gone (Heard her call my name)
I heard her call my name
And I felt my mind split open
[Verse 4]
Here comes countdown
She's gone, gone, gone
Ready, ready, ready, ready, ready
Got my eyes wide open
[Verse 5]
Ever since I was on cripple Monday
Got my eyeballs on my knees
I rapped for hours with mad Mary Williams
Said she never understood a word
From me, oh
[Verse 6]
I know that she cares about me
I heard her call my name (Heard her call my name)
Work it in now
I said, she's long dead and gone (Heard her call my name)
Still, it ain't the same (Heard her call my name)
She's comin' on early
But when I wake up in the morning, mama (Heard her call my name)
I heard her call my name (Heard her call my name)
And long gone
I know she's dead and gone, long far gone (Heard her call my name)
Still I heard her call my name
And then my mind split open
Written by: Lou Reed
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