Street Hassle Lyrics

Lyric discussion by bcontrat 

Cover art for Street Hassle lyrics by Lou Reed

Part 2 of 3 (Street Hassle) is the best. I think that "Sha la la la la" is the M.O. of Street Hassle. The way they sing it has the tone of something like "that's just life, man" or "C'est La Vie." It's a perfect, wordless way of conveying the gritty street realism that makes this song so great. Definitely an early rock masterpiece in writing.