(I Keep A)

Close Watch

John Cale /// Braveheart /// *

Style

you've got the money, i've got the time

you want your freedom, make your freedom mine

'cause i've got the style it takes

and money is all that it takes

you've got connections, i've got the art

you like my attention and i like your looks

and i have the style it takes

and you know the people it takes

why don't you sit right over there, we'll do a movie portrait

i'll turn the camera on and i won't even be there

a portrait that moves, you look great i think

i'll put the Empire State Building on your wall

for 24 hours glowing on your wall

watch the sun rise above it in your room

wallpaper art, a great view

John Cale & Lou Reed /// *

It Takes

i've got a Brillo box and i say it's art

it's the same one you can buy at any supermarket

'cause i've got the style it takes

and you've got the people it takes

this is a rock group called The Velvet Underground

i show movies on them, do you like their sound

'cause they have a style that grates

and i have art to make

let's do a movie here next week

we don't have sound but you're so great

you don't have to speak

you've got the style it takes, kiss

you've got the style it takes, eat

you've got the style it takes, couch

you've got the style it takes, kiss

(I Keep A)

i can't live without you
any way at all

Close Watch

never win and never lose

there's nothing much to choose

between the right and wrong

nothing lost and nothing gained

still things aren't quite the same

between you and me

i keep a close watch

on this heart of mine

i still hear your voice at night

when i turn out the light

and try to settle down

but there's nothing i can do

because

i can't live without you

any way at all

i keep a close watch

on this heart of mine

John Cale /// Braveheart /// *