Busload of Faith

Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013) was an American musician and songwriter. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band The Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades. Although not commercially successful during its existence, the Velvet Underground became regarded as one of the most influential bands in the history of underground and alternative rock music. Reed's distinctive deadpan voice, poetic and transgressive lyrics, and experimental guitar playing were trademarks throughout his long career. The 1989 album New York, which commented on crime, AIDS, civil rights activist Jesse Jackson, then-President of Austria Kurt Waldheim, and Pope John Paul II, became his second gold-certified work when it passed 500,000 sales in 1997. Reed was nominated for a Grammy Award for best male rock vocal performance for the album.

You can't depend on your family You can't depend on your friends You can't depend on a beginning You can't depend on an end You can't depend on intelligence Ooh, you can't depend on God You can only depend on one thing You need a busload of faith to get by, watch, baby Busload of faith to get by Busload of faith to get by Busload of faith to get by You need a busload of faith to get by You can depend on the worst always happening You can depend on a murderer's drive You can bet that if he rapes somebody There'll be no trouble having a child You can bet that if she aborts it Pro-lifers will attack her with rage You can depend on the worst always happening You need a busload of faith to get by, yeah Busload of faith to get by Busload of faith to get by Busload of faith to get by, baby Busload of faith to get by You can't depend on the goodly hearted The goodly hearted made lamp-shades and soap You can't depend on the Sacrament No Father, no Holy Ghost You can't depend on any churches Unless there's real estate you want to buy You can't depend on a lot of things You need a busload of faith to get by, woh Busload of faith to get by Busload of faith to get by Busload of faith to get by, baby Busload of faith to get by You can't depend on no miracle You can't depend on the air You can't depend on a wise man You can't find 'em because they're not there You can depend on cruelty Crudity of thought and sound You can depend on the worst always happening You need a busload of faith to get by, ha Busload of faith to get by Busload of faith to get by Busload of faith to get by Busload of faith to get by