Dead or Alive Songtext
von John Cale

Sooner or later, she said she′d be my friend
Honest and faithful 'til the very end
Well enough of that, I′m tired of hearing it anyway
She turns and smiles, says goodbye in her inimical way

Happy to see her in the back of a magazine
Lying there nude sporting that stupid grin
So get on with it straight on and porno bound
But leave me out of it, I'm not proud
It would have taken you a long, long time
Yes, it would have taken you a long, long time

I was happy to see her in the back of a limousine
Laughing and crying at everything she'd seen
Well enough of that, she should have known better anyway
When I told her what I′d seen, she was so ashamed


Yes, it would have taken me a long, long time
Well it would have taken her a long, long time
Any year from Monday everything I said came true
That′s when the D. A. called me, he said dead or alive for you
They found her

Dead or alive
Dead or alive
I want you dead or alive, she said
Dead or alive
I want you Dead or alive
I want you dead or alive, she said

I want you Dead or alive
Want you Dead or alive
Want you dead or alive, she said
Dead or alive
Dead or alive
Dead or alive, she said