“One minute born, one minute doomed, one minute up and one minute down.”
—> Side-note/Misheard-lyrics confession: For the longest time, I thought the line was “One minute one, one minute two.” In a way, it kinda fits the song as well as the actual, but I'm no Lou Reed.
I've been sitting up waiting for my sugar to show
I've been listening to the sirens and the radio
He said he'd be over three hours ago
I've been waiting for his car on the hill