The final track on the Velvet Underground’s self-titled third album, “After Hours” speaks to nights that don’t end such that one would “never have to see the day again.” Yet, with Maureen Tucker’s angelic voice, it’s more a lullaby (in spite of the chorus).

When introducing the song in a later version found on The Bootleg Series Vol. 1 – The Quine Tapes, Lou Reed states that the song is “for people who like to drink around 6 in the morning at after hours bars”