Lyrics to
The Kids

This version of The Kids was released by Lou Reed in 1973.

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They’re taking her children away
Because they said she was not a good mother
They’re taking her children away
Because she was making it with sisters and brothers
And everyone else, all of the others
Like cheap officers who would stand there and flirt in front of me

They’re taking her children away
Because they said she was not a good mother
They’re taking her children away
Because of the things that they heard she had done
The black Air Force sergeant was not the first one
And all of the drugs she took, every one, every one

And I am the Water Boy, the real game’s not over here
But my heart is overflowin’ anyway
I’m just a tired man, no words to say
But since she lost her daughter
It’s her eyes that fill with water
And I am much happier this way

They’re taking her children away
Because they said she was not a good mother
They’re taking her children away
Because number on was the girl friend from Paris
The things that they did – ah – they didn’t have to ask us
And then the Welshman from India, who came here to stay

They’re taking her children away
Because they said she was not a good mother
They’re taking her children away
Because of the things she did in the streets
In the alleys and bars, no she couldn’t be beat
That miserable rotten slut couldn’t turn anyone away

I am the Water Boy, the real game’s not over here
But my heart is overflowin’ anyway
I’m just a tired man, no words to say
But since she lost her daughter
It’s her eyes that fill with water
And I am much happier this way

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About Lyrics and The Kids by Lou Reed

The lyrics for The Kids are defined as the words making up the song released by Lou Reed in 1973. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to The Kids have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Lou Reed and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to The Kids by Lou Reed if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to The Kids" means the words set to the music of The Kids, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Lou Reed. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to The Kids and the lyrics to The Kids are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Lou Reed who came here looking just for the lyrics to The Kids, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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