Listen to Lay Lady Lay by Ministry

Lay Lady Lay

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Ministry

Performer

Louis Svitek

Acoustic Guitar

Paul Barker

Bass

Rey Washam

Drums

Al Jourgensen

Guitar

Mike Scaccia

Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Bob Dylan

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Brad Kopplin

Engineer

Emmett Tinley

Engineer

Paul Manno

Engineer

Hermes Pan

Producer

Hypo Luxa

Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Lay lady lay, lay lady lay

Lay across my big brass bed

Lay lady lay, lay lady lay

Lay across my big brass bed

[Verse 2]

Stay, lady, stay

Stay while the night is still ahead

Stay, lady, stay

Heaven's dust fills our head

[Verse 3]

Whatever colors have you out in your mind

I show them all to you, so we can shine

[Verse 4]

Stay, lady, stay

Stay with your man a while

Till the break of day

Then you're gonna see him smile

[Verse 5]

His clothes are dirty, but his hands are clean

And you're the best thing he's ever seen

[Verse 6]

Why wait any longer for the world to begin?

You can have your cake and eat it too

Why wait any longer for the one you love

When he's standing over you?

[Verse 7]

Lay lady lay

Lay across my big brass bed

Stay, lady, stay

We're gonna build the whole night ahead

[Verse 8]

I long to see you in the morning light

I long to reach for you all night

[Verse 9]

Lay lady lay, lay lady lay

Lay lady lay, lay lady lay

Lay lady lay

Written by: Bob Dylan

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