Brooklyn Baby

Lyrics

[Intro] Da-da-da-da-da-da-da Da-da-da-da-da-da-da Da-da-da-da-da-da-da [Verse 1] They say I'm too young to love you I don't know what I need They think I don't understand The freedom land of the seventies I think I'm too cool to know ya You say I'm like the ice, I freeze I'm churning out novels like Beat poetry on amphetamines [Pre-Chorus] I say I say [Chorus] Well, my boyfriend's in a band He plays guitar while I sing Lou Reed I've got feathers in my hair I get down to Beat poetry And my jazz collection's rare I can play most anything I'm a Brooklyn baby I'm a Brooklyn baby [Post-Chorus] Da-da-da-da-da-da Da-da-da-da-da-ya-da Pa-da-da-da-da-da-da [Verse 2] They say I'm too young to love you They say I'm too dumb to see They judge me like a picture book By the colors, like they forgot to read I think we're like fire and water I think we're like the wind and sea You're burning up, I'm cooling down You're up, I'm down You're blind, I see [Pre-Chorus] But I'm free, ooh I'm free [Chorus] Well, my boyfriend's in a band He plays guitar while I sing Lou Reed I've got feathers in my hair I get down to Beat poetry And my jazz collection's rare I can play most anything I'm a Brooklyn baby I'm a Brooklyn baby [Bridge] I'm talking 'bout my generation I'm talking 'bout my newer nation And if you don't like it, you can beat it Beat it, baby You never liked the way I said it If you don't get it, then forget 'Cause I don't have to fucking explain it [Chorus] And my boyfriend's in a band He plays guitar while I sing Lou Reed I've got feathers in my hair I get high on hydroponic weed And my jazz collection's rare I get down to Beat poetry I'm a Brooklyn baby I'm a Brooklyn baby [Post-Chorus] Pa-da-pa-pa, pa-de-da Te-de-de, da-da-ah Ooh, oh, woah-ah [Chorus] Yeah, my boyfriend's pretty cool But he's not as cool as me 'Cause I'm a Brooklyn baby I'm a Brooklyn baby [Outro] Pa-da-da-da-da-da-da Da-da-da-da-da, baby Ah-ta-da-da-da-da Da-da-da-da, baby Pa-da-da-da-da-da Pa-pa-da-pa-da, yeah Yeah, yeah