paroles de chanson Good Evening Mr. Waldheim - Live at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, 3/16/1989 - Lou Reed

Got a little chance to see you there
It's really nice
This is a song about Jesse Jackson's switch to the Democratic National Covention
You don't know my politics yet

Good evening Mr. Waldheim
And Pontiff how are you?
You have so much in common
With the things you do

And here comes Jesse Jackson
He talks of common ground
Does that common ground include me
Or is it just a sound?

A sound that shakes
Oh Jesse, you must watch the sounds you make
A sound that shakes
Oh Jesse, you must watch the sounds you make

Jesse you say common ground
Does that include the PLO?
What about people right here right now
Who fought for you not so long ago?

The words that flow so freely
They come dancing from your lips
I hope that you don't cheapen them with a racist slip

Oh, common ground
Is common ground a word or just a sound?
Oh, common ground
Remember those civil rights workers buried in the ground

If I ran for President
And once was a member of the Klan
Wouldn't you call me on it
The way I call you on Louis Farrakhan

And Jesse, Pontiff pretty Pontiff
Can you shake anybody's hand?
Or is it just that you like uniforms
And someone kissing your hand

Or is it true
The common ground for me is without you?
Is it true
The common ground for me is without you?

Good evening Mr.Waldheim
And Pontiff how are you?
As you both stroll through the woods at night
I'm thinking thoughts of you

And Jesse you're inside my thoughts
As the rhythmic words subside
Those your common ground invites me in
Or would you prefer to wait outside

Or is it true
The common ground for me is without you
Is it true
There's no ground gommon enough for me and you