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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Lou Reed
Lou Reed
Guitar
Sterling Morrison
Sterling Morrison
Guitar
Doug Yule
Doug Yule
Bass Guitar
Maureen Ann Tucker
Maureen Ann Tucker
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Lou Reed
Lou Reed
Songwriter
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
Producer
Val Valentin
Val Valentin
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Candy says, I've come to hate my body
And all that it requires in this world
Candy says, I'd like to know completely
What others so discreetly talk about
[Verse 2]
I'm gonna watch the bluebirds fly
Over my shoulder
I'm gonna watch them pass me by
Maybe when I'm older
What do you think I'd see
If I could walk away from me?
[Verse 3]
Candy says, I hate the quiet places
That cause the smallest taste of what will be
Candy says, I hate the big decisions
That cause endless revisions in my mind
[Verse 4]
I'm gonna watch the bluebirds fly
Over my shoulder
I'm gonna watch them pass me by
Maybe when I'm older
What do you think I'd see
If I could walk away from me?
[Verse 5]
Doo, doo, wah
Doo, doo, doo, wah
Doo, doo, doo, wah
Doo, doo, doo, wah
Doo, doo, doo, wah
Doo
Written by: Lou Reed

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