Lyrics to
The Last Shot

This version of The Last Shot was released by Lou Reed in 1983.

Our Lou Reed Songs profile has The Last Shot lyrics from 1983 and most if not all of the lyrics by Lou Reed that we have here at Decade Lyrics.

Here's more interesting things in songs and lyrics tied to Lou Reed or about the 1980s in general.

Last shot sure killed me
pour another drink
Let’s drink to the last shot
and the blood on the dishes in the sink
Blood inside the coffee cup
blood on the table top

But when you quit, you quit, but you always wish
that you knew it was your last shot
When you quit, you quit, but you always wish
that you knew it was your last shot

I shot blood at the fly on the wall
my heart almost stopped hardly there at all
I broke the mirror with my fall, with my –
– Fall-fall-fall
fall-fall-fall

Gimme a double, give yourself one two
gimme a short beer, one for you too
And a toast to everything that doesn’t move
that doesn’t move

But when you quit, you quit, but you always wish
that you knew it was your last shot
When you quit, you quit, but you always wish
that you knew it was your last shot

Whiskey, bourbon, vodka and scotch
I don’t care what it is you’ve got
I just want to know that it’s my last shot
My last shot

I remember when I quit pretty good
see this here, this is where I chipped my tooth
Shot of vein in my neck and I coughed up a Quaalude
On my last shot
my last shot

Here’s a toast to all that’s good
and here’s a toast to hate
And here’s a toast to toasting and I’m not boasting
When I say I’m getting straight
when I say I’m getting straight

But when you quit, you quit, but you always wish
that you knew it was your last shot
When you quit, you quit, but you always wish
that you knew it was your last shot

---

Want more lyrics and songs by Lou Reed?

Lou Reed has released many songs over the years besides The Last Shot. Lou Reed released songs from 1972 to 2000 spanning across albums like Transformer, Lou Reed, Berlin, Sally Can't Dance, Rock 'n' Roll Animal, Coney Island Baby, Rock And Roll Heart, Street Hassle, The Bells, Growing Up In Public, The Blue Mask, Legendary Hearts, New Sensations, Mistrial, New York, Magic And Loss, Set The Twilight Reeling, and Ecstasy. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Lou Reed.

If you're a fan of lyrics from 1980s songs looking for more songs from 1983 or the 1980s overall, you've come to the right place!

More Songs & Lyrics by Lou Reed

Visit our Lou Reed profile for more Lou Reed songs, lyrics & info!

)