"Magic & Lies" lyrics - JOHN CALE

Look at that old man
With the broken shoes
He could tell you stories
He knows how to lose

Look at that sweet thing
Packaged oh so tight
She does things her own way
Knows the wrong from right

[Bridge 1:]
But there's one big difference now
She does anything she wants
And every night is midnight
As they come to take her through the door
Of suffering as it is her own way out
No matter how she feels her day is

Can you see madame
Breaking all the rules
She does things her own way
She's nobody's fool

[Bridge 2:]
Yes, she finds things easier now
She does everything she says
They climb up on her doorstep
And rock around the clock tonight
And rock around again
In spite of everything she's done
She is forgotten

Look at that young man
With the tired eyes
He believes in magic
He believes in lies

[Outro:]
He believes in lies
He believes in lies
He believes in lies
He believes in lies
He believes in lies