It was only the time of the newly born dead
With wispy cobwebs in your head
The polar moon looked out instead
Goin' wildLiquor shifting through the brain
The manic depressive goes insane
Goin' wild
Goin' wildDesperate anger hits the streets
By the foul smelling river by the meat market
Goin' wild
Mystic childGoin' wild
Mystic childIn the winter with frozen toes
Looking out the big windows
To fly
Goin' wildSituation X out of control
My eyes half opened like a mole
Who smiles
Goin' wildWho smiles
Goin' wildIn the mystic morning where the river meets
The hurdy-gurdy of the hip-hop beat
Five a.m., the viscous streetOh, wild
Goin' wildOut the window like a flash
Fallin' through a rooftop crash
Blind
Goin' wildSick and misty like a pup by the curb
He's throwin' up
Wild
Like a childGoin' wild
Like a childIf he can't have all that relates
To testify that he is great
He'll cut someone with a broken plate
Stand upon the subway grateAnd smile
Goin' wild
Goin' wild
With a smileHoly morning
Sun is up and someone
Here has lost his cupsThe dawn is tattered all cut up
Goin' wild
Like a mystic childLike a mystic child
Sunday morning, looking down from the rooftop
Goin' wild with a smile
Mystic childTop of the world; he's got it made
Rings are gold, braids are jade
Jumped to the street; he's got it made
Goodbye, childGoodbye, child
Mystic child
Songwriters
LEWIS ALLEN REED, LOU REEDPublished by
Lyrics © SONY ATV MUSIC PUB LLC