Favorite Song Lyrics (Snippets)

[signats]

When I was just a little boy
Standin' to my Daddy's knee
My Papa said "Son, don't let the man get you
And do what he done to me

 

CCR

[mshills]

Them boys are thirsty in Atlanta
And there's beer in Texarkana
And we'll bring it back no matter what it takes
East bound and down, loaded up and truckin'
We gonna do what they say can't be done
We've got a long way to go, and a short time to get there
I'm east bound, just watch ole Bandit run

[Argonne69]

7 hours ago, mshills said:

Them boys are thirsty in Atlanta
And there's beer in Texarkana
And we'll bring it back no matter what it takes
East bound and down, loaded up and truckin'
We gonna do what they say can't be done
We've got a long way to go, and a short time to get there
I'm east bound, just watch ole Bandit run

 

 

 

'Cause we got a little ol' convoy
Rockin' through the night
Yeah, we got a little ol' convoy
Ain't she a beautiful sight?

Come on and join our convoy
Ain't nothin' gonna get in our way
We gonna roll this truckin' convoy
'Cross the USA

 

Convoy (ah, breaker, Pig Pen, this here's the Duck)
And, you wanna back off them hogs? Convoy
Yeah, 10-4, 'bout five mile or so
Ten, roger, them hogs is gettin' intense up here

 

- C.W. McCall

 

 

Edited December 7, 2023 by Argonne69

[mshills]

Now totally different:

 

This is the year that I come in and just devestate
My style is great ask your peoples can I dominate?
My rhymes are harder than last night's erection
Don't play me close, I'll have this mic up in your rear section

 

- Phife….RIP. 🙁

[touch]

Well I wouldn't trade my life for diamonds or jewels
I never was one of them money hungry fools
I'd rather have my fiddle and my farmin' tools
Thank God I'm a country boy

 

 

Well I got me a fine wife I got me an ol' fiddle
When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle
Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle
Thank God I'm a country boy

 

 

John Denver 

Songwriter: John Martin Sommers

 

[Argonne69]

9 hours ago, touch said:

Well I wouldn't trade my life for diamonds or jewels
I never was one of them money hungry fools
I'd rather have my fiddle and my farmin' tools
Thank God I'm a country boy

 

 

Well I got me a fine wife I got me an ol' fiddle
When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle
Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle
Thank God I'm a country boy

 

 

John Denver 

Songwriter: John Martin Sommers

 

 

I wrote a parody of the song many moons ago.

 

Well I don't like chickens, and I don't like corn,

Don't like getting up early in the 'morn,

Been living in the city since the day I was born,

Thank God I'm a city boy

 

Well we got museums, and we got art

Country women and pigs, can't tell 'em apart

Walking in the country's like smelling a faaaarrrrtttt,

Thank God I'm a city boy

 

- Arg

 

[JungleJimbo]

10 minutes ago, Argonne69 said:

 

I wrote a parody of the song many moons ago.

 

Well I don't like chickens, and I don't like corn,

Don't like getting up early in the 'morn,

Been living in the city since the day I was born,

Thank God I'm a city boy

 

Well we got museums, and we got art

Country women and pigs, can't tell 'em apart

Walking in the country's like smelling a faaaarrrrtttt,

Thank God I'm a city boy

 

- Arg

 

 

There seems to be a few like-minded City Boys!

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query="Thank+God+I'm+a+city+boy" 
 

 

 

 

Edited December 8, 2023 by JungleJimbo

[Triple Lindy]

You never know just how you look through other people’s eyes.

 

- The Butthole Surfers

[TiScape]

23 hours ago, Triple Lindy said:

You never know just how you look through other people’s eyes.

 

- The Butthole Surfers

Have to say, I came here expecting to see the usual cast of classic 60s n 70s characters that are always here and TL drops the Butthole Surfers! 💩 🏄‍♀️ 

Refreshing TL. Thanks! 
 

 

Edited December 9, 2023 by TiScape

[nitram]

Take the children and yourself
And hide out in the cellar
By now the fighting will be close at hand
Don't believe the church and state
And everything they tell you
Believe in me, I'm with the high command
Can you hear me, can you hear me running?
Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you?
Can you hear me, can you hear me running?
Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you?
There's a gun and ammunition
Just inside the doorway
Use it only in emergency
Better you should pray to God
The Father and the Spirit
Will guide you and protect from up here
Can you hear me, can you hear me running?
Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you?
Can you hear me, can you hear me running?
Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you?

 

Silent Running - Mike and the Mechanics

Edited December 10, 2023 by nitram

[touch]

Kenny Loggins collaborating with Michael McDonald. So good. 

1979

 

The waiting is over, no, don't you run
No way to hide
No time for wonderin' why
It's here, the moment is now, about to decide
Let 'em believe
Leave 'em behind
But keep me near in your heart
Know whatever you do, I'm here by your side

(You said that maybe it is over)
(Not if you don't want it to be)
For once in your life, here's your miracle
Stand up and fight

(This is it)
Make no mistake where you are
(This is it)
You're goin' no further
(This is it)
Until it's over and done

Songwriters: Kenny Loggins / Michael H. McDonald

[mshills]

Women been my trouble since I found out they weren't men.  😄
In spite of that I stopped and took a wife now and then.
They built their fences high, but they couldn't hold me in.
I was born with a fire down below!
And I learned to fly a long time ago.

[Argonne69]

How does it feel?
How does it feel?
To be on your own?
With no direction home?
A complete unknown?
Like a rolling stone?

 

- Bob Dylan 

 

[JungleJimbo]

Folks here might be interested in this Joni Mitchell documentary/BBC podcast. 
 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0gnw42f

 

 

Edited December 13, 2023 by JungleJimbo

[JungleJimbo]

16 hours ago, mshills said:

Women been my trouble since I found out they weren't men.  😄
In spite of that I stopped and took a wife now and then.
They built their fences high, but they couldn't hold me in.
I was born with a fire down below!
And I learned to fly a long time ago.

 

 

[Triple Lindy]

Help me believe in anything
'Cause I wanna be someone who believes
 

- Counting Crows

[TiScape]

On 12/12/2023 at 5:11 AM, mshills said:

Women been my trouble since I found out they weren't men.  😄
In spite of that I stopped and took a wife now and then.
They built their fences high, but they couldn't hold me in.
I was born with a fire down below!
And I learned to fly a long time ago.

Oh man. I only took one wife but definitely had the fire and couldn’t be held in. Thankfully it changed about 7 years ago. Bcs runnin’ around having “fun” like I was, was either gonna get me locked up or dead! Thanks for the lyrics and reminder MS! 

[touch]

Six o'clock, T.V. hour, don't get caught in foreign tower
Slash and burn, return, listen to yourself churn
Lock him in uniform, book burning, bloodletting
Every motive escalate, automotive incinerate
Light a candle, light a motive, step down, step down
Watch your heel crush, crush, uh oh
This means no fear, cavalier, renegade and steering clear
A tournament, a tournament, a tournament of lies
Offer me solutions, offer me alternatives and I decline

It's the end of the world as we know it (I had some time alone)
It's the end of the world as we know it (I had some time alone)
It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine (time I had some time alone)
I feel fine (I feel fine)

 

Songwriters: John Michael Stipe / Michael E. Mills / Peter Lawrence Buck / William Thomas Berry

[Argonne69]

I've been long, a long way from here
Put on a poncho, played for mosquitoes
And drank 'til I was thirsty again
We went searching through thrift store jungles
Found Geronimo's rifle, Marilyn's shampoo
And Benny Goodman's corset and pen

Well okay, I made this up
I promised you I'd never give up

If it makes you happy
It can't be that bad
If it makes you happy
Then why the hell are you so sad?

We get down, areal low down
You listen to Coltrane, derail your own train
Well, who hasn't been there before?
I come proud, around the hard way
Bring you comics in bed, scrape the mold off the bread
And serve you French toast again

Well okay, I still get stoned
I'm not the kind of girl you'd take home

If it makes you happy
It can't be that bad
If it makes you happy
Then why the hell are you so sad?

 

- Sheryl Crow 

 

[JungleJimbo]

36 minutes ago, Argonne69 said:

I've been long, a long way from here
Put on a poncho, played for mosquitoes
And drank 'til I was thirsty again
We went searching through thrift store jungles
Found Geronimo's rifle, Marilyn's shampoo
And Benny Goodman's corset and pen

Well okay, I made this up
I promised you I'd never give up

If it makes you happy
It can't be that bad
If it makes you happy
Then why the hell are you so sad?

We get down, areal low down
You listen to Coltrane, derail your own train
Well, who hasn't been there before?
I come proud, around the hard way
Bring you comics in bed, scrape the mold off the bread
And serve you French toast again

Well okay, I still get stoned
I'm not the kind of girl you'd take home

If it makes you happy
It can't be that bad
If it makes you happy
Then why the hell are you so sad?

 

- Sheryl Crow 

 

Timestamp ~21m24s = "If It Makes You Happy" 

 

 

 

[touch]

 

So it's hard to find
Someone with that kind of intensity
You touched my hand, I played it cool
And you reached out your hand to me

But if our paths never cross
Well, no, I'm not sorry, but

If I live to see the seven wonders
I'll make a path to the rainbow's end
I'll never live to match the beauty again
The rainbow's edge

 

 

Songwriters: Sandy Stewart / Stevie Nicks

[Argonne69]

Tried to amend my carnivorous habit
Made it nearly 70 days
Losing weight without speed, eating sunflower seeds
Drinking lots of carrot juice and soaking up rays

But at night I'd have these wonderful dreams
Some kind of sensuous treat
Not zucchini fettucini or bulgur wheat
But a big warm bun and a huge hunk of meat

Cheeseburger in paradise
Heaven on Earth with an onion slice
Not too particular, not too precise
I'm just a cheeseburger in paradise

Heard about the oldtime sailor men
They'd eat the same thing again and again
Warm beer and bread, they said could raise the dead
Well, it reminds me of the menu at a Holiday Inn

But times have changed for sailors these days
When I'm in port, I get what I need
Not just havanas or bananas or daiquiris
But that American creation on which I feed

Cheeseburger in paradise
Medium-rare with mustard'd be nice
Heaven on Earth with an onion slice
I'm just a cheeseburger in paradise

I like mine with lettuce and tomato
Heinz 57 and french fried potatoes
Big kosher pickle and a cold draft beer
Well, good God almighty which way do I steer
For my

Cheeseburger in paradise

 

- Jimmy Buffet 

 

[touch]

Yeah, I'm gonna tell my tale come on
Ah come on, ah, give a listen

'Cause I was born lonely down by the riverside
Learned to spin fortune wheels, and throw dice
I was just thirteen when I had to leave home
Knew I couldn't stick around, I had to roam
Ain't good looking, but you know I ain't shy
Ain't afraid to look a girl, yeah, in the eye
So if you need some lovin', and you need it right away
Take a little time out, and maybe I'll stay

But I got to ramble (ramblin' man)
Gamble (gamblin' man)
Ramble (ramblin' man)
I was born a ramblin' gamblin' man

 

Songwriters: Bob Seger

Edited December 20, 2023 by touch

[Argonne69]

This is our fork in the road
Love's last episode
There's nowhere to go, oh no
You made your choice
Now it's up to me
To bow out gracefully
Though you hold the key, but baby

Whenever you call me, I'll be there
Whenever you want me, I'll be there
Whenever you need me, I'll be there
I'll be around

 

I knew just what to say
Now I found out today
That all the words had slipped away, but I know
There's always a chance
A tiny spark will remain, yeah
And sparks turn into flames
And love can burn once again, but I know you know

Whenever you call me, I'll be there
Whenever you want me, I'll be there
Whenever you need me, I'll be there
I'll be around, yeah

 

- The Spinners 

 

Edited December 22, 2023 by Argonne69

[Hankshank]

Hives: 

 

Come on!
Come on!
Come on!
Come on!
Come on!
Come on!
Come on!
Come on!
Come on! (come on!)
Come on! (come on!)
Come on! (come on!)
Come on! (come on!)
Come on! (come on!)
Come on! (come on!)
Come on! (come on!)
Come on! (come on!)
Come on!
Come on!
Come on!
Come on!
Come on...

Everybody come on!

[touch]

🎄

 

Went to have ourselves a drink or two
But couldn't find an open bar
We bought a six-pack at the liquor store
And we drank it in her car

We drank a toast to innocence
We drank a toast to now
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness
But neither one knew how

She said she'd married her an architect
Who kept her warm and safe and dry
She would've liked to say she loved the man
But she didn't like to lie

I said the years had been a friend to her
And that her eyes were still as blue
But in those eyes, I wasn't sure if I
Saw doubt or gratitude

She said she saw me in the record stores
And that I must be doing well
I said, "The audience was heavenly
But the traveling was hell"

We drank a toast to innocence
We drank a toast to now
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness
But neither one knew how

 

Songwriter: Dan Fogelberg

[ThinkingPlus]

15 minutes ago, touch said:

🎄

 

Went to have ourselves a drink or two
But couldn't find an open bar
We bought a six-pack at the liquor store
And we drank it in her car

We drank a toast to innocence
We drank a toast to now
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness
But neither one knew how

She said she'd married her an architect
Who kept her warm and safe and dry
She would've liked to say she loved the man
But she didn't like to lie

I said the years had been a friend to her
And that her eyes were still as blue
But in those eyes, I wasn't sure if I
Saw doubt or gratitude

She said she saw me in the record stores
And that I must be doing well
I said, "The audience was heavenly
But the traveling was hell"

We drank a toast to innocence
We drank a toast to now
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness
But neither one knew how

 

Songwriter: Dan Fogelberg

DF is one of my favorites. Lost him far too young. RIP

[touch]

50 minutes ago, ThinkingPlus said:

DF is one of my favorites. Lost him far too young. RIP

 

 

And he certainly was one of mine as well @ThinkingPlus. 🙂

He gave us so many great songs. ⭐

 

One of my favorites.

Part of the Plan

 

I have these moments all steady and strong

I'm feeling so holy and humble
The next thing I know, I'm all worried and weak
And I feel myself starting to crumble

The meanings get lost, and the teachings get tossed
And you don't know what you're gonna do next
You wait for the sun but it never quite comes

Some kind of message comes through to you
Some kind of message comes through
And it says to you

Love when you can
Cry when you have to
Be who you must
That's a part of the plan
Await your arrival
With simple survival and

One day, we'll all understand
One day, we'll all understand
One day, we'll all understand

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 22, 2023 by touch

[JungleJimbo]

6 hours ago, touch said:

🎄

 

Went to have ourselves a drink or two
But couldn't find an open bar
We bought a six-pack at the liquor store
And we drank it in her car

We drank a toast to innocence
We drank a toast to now
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness
But neither one knew how

She said she'd married her an architect
Who kept her warm and safe and dry
She would've liked to say she loved the man
But she didn't like to lie

I said the years had been a friend to her
And that her eyes were still as blue
But in those eyes, I wasn't sure if I
Saw doubt or gratitude

She said she saw me in the record stores
And that I must be doing well
I said, "The audience was heavenly
But the traveling was hell"

We drank a toast to innocence
We drank a toast to now
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness
But neither one knew how

 

Songwriter: Dan Fogelberg

 

Allegedly... "Same Old Lang Syne" = autobiographical / a true story from Christmas Eve 1975!
 

 

[touch]

9 minutes ago, JungleJimbo said:

 

Allegedly... "Same Old Lang Syne" = autobiographical / a true story from Christmas Eve 1975!
 

 

 

I knew the song was written about a true life event of Dan's but had not seen that video before. 

Thanks for posting it @JungleJimbo.