Like a Possum

Good morning, it's possum day feel like a possum in every way like a possum Possum whiskers, possum face possum breath and a possum taste ooohhh, like a possum Possum tales, possum eyes possum bones, possum thighs oh, like a possum Possum shots, possum runs possum sleeps to possum drums calm as an angel Good morning, it's possum day I feel like a possum in every way like a possum Wake up with a possum smile look at me, look at this smile like a possum Things are all right, don't worry about this my mind's amiss, I've lost the kiss My smile is leaden, my gait is rubber and I say as one possum to another like a possum calm as an angel The only thing I hope to never see is another possum in this tree playing possum Just like a possum I got a hole in my heart the size of a truck it won't be filled by a one-night fuck Slurping and squeezing ain't it just my luck got a hole in my heart the size of a truck the size of a truck The devil tried to fill me up but my down was high as the sky is up, ah ain't that just my luck calm as an angel Smoking crack with a downtown flirt shooting and coming 'til it hurts calm, calm, ah, calm calm as an angel They're mating like apes in the zoo ah, one for me and one for you wouldn't it just be lovely Another useless night in bed, ah, ah by the Hudson River, the roller-bladers giving head used condoms float on the river edge's head Wouldn't it be lovely wouldn't it be lovely I got a hole in my heart the size of a truck it won't be filled by one-night fuck like a possum like a possum Ahhh calm as an angel You know me I like to dance a lot with different selves who cancel out one another I'm the only one left standing One likes muscles, oil and dirt and the other likes the women with the butt that hurts like a possum Devil tried to fill me up but my down was high as the sky is up calm as an angel I got a hole in my heart the size of a truck and it won't be filled by a one-night fuck like a possum You know me I like to drink a lot and carry on don't know which self will show up, ah over the 5 a.m. sun, - - The moon is shining over the docks shining ooohhh, calm as an angel Girls in the market know what I'm about they pinch their nipples and they lift their skirts, ah with a pierced tongue licking below a stained T-shirt Look at this smile My mind's amiss Smoking crack with a downtown flirt shooting and coming 'til it hurts calm, calm Sitting on a curb I throw a rock at the passing meat market trucks it's just my luck I'm the only one left standing Now you know me I like to drink a lot, ah only one left standing The girls in the market know what I'm about they pinch their nipples and they lift their skirts licking below a stained T-shirt calm as an angel Smoking crack with a downtown flirt shooting and coming baby 'til it hurts wouldn't it be, wouldn't it be Wouldn't it be love wouldn't it be lovely calm as an angel Got a hole in my heart the size of a truck it won't be filled by one-night fuck Ain't it just my luck I got a hole in my heart the size of a truck Another useless night in bed walk down the Hudson River getting head calm, calm, calm, calm, calm as an angel Don't know why baby, I'm still here strong and fearless in the outside air I'm the only one left standing I'm the only one the only one the only one left standing I'm the only one I'm the only one left standing calm as an angel I'm the only one I'm the only one, the only one left standing calm as an angel Shooting an coming 'til it hurts o'holy morning Calm as an angel --- Like a Possum - Lou Reed