Lyrics Hangin' Around - Demo - Take 2 - Lou Reed

Harry was a rich young man who would become a priest
He studied with his father who was recently deceased
He did it with tarot cards and a mystically attuned mind
And shortly therein after he did find

Jeanie was a spoiled young brat, she thought she knew it all
She smoked mentholated cigarettes, and had sex in the hall
But she was not my sign or any of the kind
Of animal that I would be about

But you keep hangin' 'round me
And I'm not so glad you found me
You're still doing things that I gave up years ago
Oh, you're still hangin' 'round me
And I'm not so glad you found me
You're still all about things that I gave up years ago

Renon was a stranger who had come from parts unknown
He had no hair up on his head, so he did not use a comb
But this really was strict, and every day did beef
And when at last he found himself, his drawer is clean and safe

Kathy was a bit surreal, she painted all her toes
On her face, she wore dentures clamped tightly to her nose
And when she finally spoke, her twang, her glasses broke
And no one else could smoke while she was in the room

But you keep hangin' 'round me
And I'm not very glad you found me
You're still doing things that I gave up years ago, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
You're still hangin' 'round me
And I'm not so glad you found me
You're still doing things that I gave up years ago

Hark, the herald angels sang and reached out for a phone
And plucking it with a knife in hand, dialed long distance home
But it was all too much, sprinkling angel dust
To A\u0026T who didn't wish you well, not at all

But, but, but you keep hangin' 'round me
And I'm not so glad you found me
You're still doing things that I gave up years ago, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
You're still hangin' 'round me
And I'm not so glad you found me
You're still doing things that I gave up years ago

You're still hangin' 'round me
And I'm not, no, no, glad you found me
You're still doing things that I gave up years ago, no, no, no, no