Lyrics




It might be fun to have a kid that I could kick around
A little me to fill up with my thoughts
A little me or he or she to fill up with my dreams
A way of saying life is not a loss
I'd keep the tyke away from school and tutor him myself
Keep him from the poison of the crowd
But then again, pristine isolation might not be the best idea
It's not good trying to immortalize yourself
Beginning of a great adventure
Beginning of a great adventure
Why stop at one, I might have ten, a regular TV brood
I'd breed a little liberal army in the wood
Just like these redneck lunatics I see at the local bar
With their tribe of mutant inbred piglets with cloven hooves
I'd teach 'em how to plant a bomb, start a fire, play guitar
And if they catch a hunter, shoot him in the nuts
I'd try to be as progressive as I could possibly be
As long as I don't have to try too much
Beginning of a great adventure
Beginning of a great adventure
Susie, Jesus, Bogart, Sam, Leslie, Jill and Jeff
Rita, Winny, Andy, Fran and Jet
Boris, Bono, Lucy, Ethel, Bunny, Reg and Tom
That's a lot of names to try not to forget
Carrie, Marlon, Mo and Steve, La Rue and Jerry Lee
Eggplant, Rufus, Dummy, Star and the Glob
I'd need a damn computer to keep track of all these names
I hope this baby thing don't go too far
I hope it's true what my wife said to me
I hope it's true what my wife said to me
Hey, I hope it's true what my wife said to me
She says, "Baby, it's the beginning of a great adventure
Babe, beginning of a great adventure, take a look"
It might be fun to have a kid that I could kick around
Create in my own image, like a God
I'd raise my own pallbearers to carry me to my grave
And keep me company when I'm a wizened toothless clod
Some gibbering old fool sitting all alone, drooling on his shirt
Some senile old fart playing in the dirt
It might be fun to have a kid I could pass something on to
Something better than rage, pain, anger and hurt
I hope it's true what my wife said to me
I hope it's true what my wife said to me
I hope it's true what my wife said to me
She says, "Lou, it's the beginning of a great adventure
Lou, Lou, Lou, beginning of a great adventure"
Said, babe, how you call your lover boy?
Sylvia, what do you call your lover man?



Writer(s): Lou Reed, Michael Rathke


Lou Reed - New York (Deluxe Edition)
Album New York (Deluxe Edition)
date of release
25-09-2020

1   Dirty Blvd. - 2020 Remaster
2   Busload of Faith - 2020 Remaster
3   Romeo Had Juliette - 2020 Remaster
4   Halloween Parade - 2020 Remaster
5   Endless Cycle - 2020 Remaster
6   There Is No Time - 2020 Remaster
7   Last Great American Whale - 2020 Remaster
8   Beginning of a Great Adventure - 2020 Remaster
9   Sick of You - 2020 Remaster
10   Hold On - 2020 Remaster
11   Good Evening Mr. Waldeheim - 2020 Remaster
12   Xmas in February - 2020 Remaster
13   Strawman - 2020 Remaster
14   Dime Store Mystery - 2020 Remaster
15   Romeo Had Juliette - Live at Warner Theatre, Washington, DC 3/14/1989
16   Halloween Parade - Live at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, 3/16/1989
17   Dirty Blvd. - Live at Wembley Arena, London, UK, 7/14/89
18   Endless Cycle - Live at the Warner Theatre, Washington, DC, 3/14/1989
19   There Is No Time - Live at The Mosque, Richmond, VA, 8/8/1989
20   Last Great American Whale - Live at The Mosque, Richmond, VA, 8/8/1989
21   Beginning of a Great Adventure - Live at Wembley Arena, London, UK, 7/4/1989
22   Busload of Faith - Live at the Falconer Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark, 6/9/1989
23   Sick of You - Live at the Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, PA, 3/17/1989
24   Hold On - Live at the Mosque, Richmond, VA, 8/8/1989
25   Good Evening Mr. Waldheim - Live at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, 3/16/1989
26   Xmas in February - Live at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, 3/16/1989
27   Strawman - Live at Wembley Arena, London, UK, 7/4/1989
28   Dime Store Mystery - Live at the Mosque, Richmond, VA, 8/8/1989
29   Romeo Had Juliette - Single Version
30   Dirty Blvd. - Work Tape
31   Dirty Blvd. - Rough Mix
32   Endless Cycle - Work Tape
33   Last Great American Whale - Work Tape
34   Beginning of a Great Adventure - Rough Mix
35   Busload of Faith - Acoustic Version
36   Sick of You - Work Tape
37   Sick of You - Rough Mix
38   Hold On - Rough Mix
39   Strawman - Rough Mix
40   The Room
41   Sweet Jane - Live Encore at The Mosque, Richmond, VA, 8/8/1989
42   Walk on the Wild Side - Live Encore at The Mosque, Richmond, VA, 8/8/1989




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