The Day John Kennedy Died

by Lou Reed

I dreamed I was the president of these United States
I dreamed I replaced ignorance, stupidity and hate
I dreamed the perfect union and a perfect law undenied
And most of all I dreamed I forgot
The day John Kennedy died

I dreamed that I could do the job that others hadn't done
I dreamed that I was uncorrupt and fair to everyone
I dreamed I wasn't gross or base, a criminal on the take
And most of all I dreamed I forgot
The day John Kennedy died

Oh the day John Kennedy died...



I remember where I was that day
I was upstate in a bar
The team from the university
Was playing football on TV
Then the screen want dead
And the announcer said:
'There's been a tragedy
There's are unconfirmed reports
The president's been shot
And he may be dead or dying'
Talking stopped, someone shouted: ' What?!'
I ran out to the street
People were gathered everywhere saying:
'Did you hear what they said on TV?'
And then a guy in a Porsche with his radio
Hit his horn and told us the news
He said:
'The president's dead
He was shot twice in the head
In Dallas, and they don't know by whom’

I dreamed I was the president of these United States
I dreamed I was young and smart and it was not a waste
I dreamed there was a point to life and to the human race
I dreamed that I could somehow comprehend
That someone shot him in the face.

Oh the day John Kennedy died....




From Two Boats in the Night by Paranoid Larry:

CI-Al Qaeda
FB-Iran
NB-See nothing
JF-Came and went
'cause he stood up for something
Who remembers just what
We all know what happened
But at least he stood up
That's when they tried to take over
Changing the rules of the game
They cover their tracks but it's all in a name

There was the Bay of Pigs fiasco
Which spoiled the relations
Of the chain of command disappearing up the line
They insisted upon his complete cooperation
But he respectfully declined
That's when they tried to take over
But he didn't die in vain
Since he stood up we know some of their names