Keep Away

Written by：Lou Reed/Michael Fonfara

You keep your jealousy and your snide remarks to yourself

You know that I'm not seeing anybaby else

You just keep your ear down to the ground

Yell your head off if you hear a sound

Heres a whistle a badge and a phone

You can arrest me if I'm not at home

And if I don't keep my word I swear

I'll keep away

Heres some books and a puzzle by escher

Heres shakespeares measure for measure

Heres a balloon a rubber band and a bag

Why don't you blow them up if you think you've been had

Heres a castle a paper dragon and a moat

An earring a toothbrush and a cloak

And if I don't keep my word I swear

I'll keep away

I swear I'll keep away from all weve ever done

I'll keep away the good times I'll keep away the fun

I swear I'll join the army or maybe the marines

I'll start to wear designer suits and put away my jeans

I swear that I'll keep away from all my old-time friends

I'll throw away my records I'll try to make amends

I swear I'll give up gambling and playing with the rent

I'll give up food and drinking

I'll give up a life I'll-spent

Heres a yardstick you can measure me by

Heres a coupon maybe theres something you want to buy

Heres a bandied in case you cut your feet

Heres a rubber mallet you can use on your front teeth

Heres a gun no one uses anymore

And a bracelet made of some expensive ore

And if I don't keep my word

You won't see me anymore

I swear I'll keep away from dignity and pride

I'll keep away from abstracts I'll keep it all inside

Well I'll just wrap me up in butter

And melt me on a shelf

I'll fry in my own juices I'll become somebody else

Well I'll just swear to

Keep away from everything that's good

I'll lie down in the gutter where I really should

I swear I'll light a candle to every modern foe

I swear I'll close the book on this

And not see you anymore

'Cause I just got to get away