Romeo Had Juliet Songtext
von Lou Reed

Caught between the twisted stars, the plotted lines, the faulty map
That brought Columbus to New York
Betwixt between the East and West
He calls on her wearing a leather vest
The earth squeals and shudders to a halt
Diamond crucifix in his ear is used to help ward off the fear
That he has left his soul in someone′s rented car
Inside his pants he hides a mop to clean the mess
That he has dropped into the life of lithesome Juliette Bell
And Romeo wanted Juliette
And Juliette wanted Romeo
And Romeo wanted Juliette
And Juliette wanted her Romeo
Romeo Rodriguez squares his shoulders, curses Jesus
Runs his comb through his black pony tail
He's thinking of his lonely room, the
Sink that by his bed gives off a stink
Then he smells the perfume in her hair, voice is like a bell
Outside the streets were steaming, the crack dealers were dreaming Of an Uzi someone had just scored
"I betcha I could hit that light with my one good arm behind my back,"
Says little Joey Diaz
"Hey brother can you give me another tote
Those downtown hoods are no damn good
Those Italians need a lesson to be taught
This cop who died in Harlem, you′d think they'd get the warning
I was dancing when his brains ran out in the street."
And Romeo had his Juliette
And Juliette had her Romeo
And Romeo had Juliette
And Juliette had her Romeo
"I'll take Manhattan in a garbage bag with Latin writ on it
That says, ′It′s hard to give a shit these days'
Manhattan′s sinking like a rock into the filthy Hudson, what a shock
They wrote a book about it, said it was just like ancient Rome"
The perfume burned his eyes, holding tightly to her thighs
And something flickered for a minute, then it vanished and was gone