Favorite Song Lyrics (Snippets)

[nitram]

I'm learnin' how to live off nothin'
Lord knows I've done it before
Late nights and early mornings
Wakin' up on a motel floor
Got some food and got some rest
With some new folks we met
Make you feel right at home
Make you feel like you never left

And most of the money's spent
Lord I wish I knew where it went
Put my last quarter in a pay phone makin' this call
I know it's rough but just remember
Well I'll be home come November
Been runnin' like hell, but it looks like time to crawl
See you in the fall, if I see you at all

Going home with my hands dirty
Seen those hard working days
With empty pockets just like now
Trying to get by and turn a face
But I gave up the 9 to 5
Gave up on security
Give up on anything darlin'
As long as you don't give up on me

 

"Come November"

- Evan Felker.  (Turnpike Troubadors)

 

[Triple Lindy]

Well, I'm near the end and I just ain't got the time
 

- Blind Faith

[grm24]

Some lyrics of joy from The Smiths. 😁

From There Is a Light That Never goes out.

Cover from the Dum-Dum girls is a better version.

 

And if a double-decker bus
Crashes into us
To die by your side
Is such a heavenly way to die
And if a ten ton truck
Kills the both of us
To die by your side
Well, the pleasure, the privilege is mine

 

Happy Holidays! 🥂

 

 

Edited December 27, 2023 by grm24

[Argonne69]

I know this super highway
This bright familiar sun
I guess that I'm the lucky one
Who wrote that tired sea song
Set on this peaceful shore
You think you've heard this one before

Well the danger on the rocks is surely past
Still I remain tied to the mast
Could it be that I have found my home at last
Home at last

 

- Steely Dan 

 

[mshills]

I like my whiskey on ice, my women on fire.
Like a good feelin' guitar and won't be called a liar.
I may grow old, but I'll never grow tired
Of my whiskey on ice and my women on fire!

[Triple Lindy]

This mellow thighed chick just put my spine out of place
 

- David Bowie

[dashanks]

I still haven't found what I'm looking for

 

- U2

 

(describes my golf game, unfortunately)

[stryper]

My, oh my, you sure know how to arrange things;

You set it up so well, so carefully.

Ain’t it funny how your new life didn’t change things;

You’re still the same girl you used to be. 
 

- The Eagles

[Argonne69]

I can see clearly now, the rain is gone

I can see all obstacles in my way
Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind
It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-shiny day
It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-shiny day

I think I can make it now, the pain is gone

All of the bad feelings have disappeared
Here is the rainbow I've been prayin' for
It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-shiny day

 

- Johnny Nash 

 

[JungleJimbo]

27 minutes ago, Argonne69 said:

I can see clearly now, the rain is gone

I can see all obstacles in my way
Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind
It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-shiny day
It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-shiny day

I think I can make it now, the pain is gone

All of the bad feelings have disappeared
Here is the rainbow I've been prayin' for
It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-shiny day

 

- Johnny Nash 

 

 

 I mis-read this as "Johnny Cash" and was confused!

 

From Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Can_See_Clearly_Now 

 

 

Other notable covers[edit]

• A version by Ray Charles was included on his 1977 album True to Life and in 2021 on the compilation box set True Genius.^[48][49]
• Irish band Hothouse Flowers released their version as the second single from their album Home in 1990. It reached No. 5 in Ireland,^[50] No. 22 in Australia^[51] and No. 23 in the UK.^[52]
• Buffalo Rose and R&B singer INEZ released their cover version as a single in 2021, later named one of the best songs of the year by WYEP-FM.^[53]
• A version by Lee Towers reached the top Dutch top 40, charting at No. 19, and was recorded on his 1982 album New York.
• Viola Wills recorded a dance/hi-NRG version, released as a single-only in 1993.
• The Holly Cole Trio covered the song in their 1993 album Don’t Smoke in Bed.
• The French singer Claude François also recorded a version of this song called "Toi et le soleil".^[54][55] Singers of musical Belles belles belles covered the Claude François' song.
• Willie Nelson also made a version, included in the album Stardust (1999 version)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 3 by JungleJimbo

[aenemated]

Been talking with the former Mrs. ae a good bit recently as her mom is ... well, she's dying. Damn cancer. I've been sadly reminded of the song I'd listen to over and over and over after the split ...
 

Quote

 

Once upon a blue thing or two,

Eyes and sighs and a moon confused,

We heard the sparks fly and we watched their lies,

Some died in retreat, some in jealousy ...

You know boredom breeds temptation in it's wake,

But you will look at what temptation's done?
The spirits here in the hollow - a message at the bottom of the bottle ...

 

 

From the great Richard Buckner; the best artist and poet no one seems to know of. 

 

[nitram]

Once inside a woman's heart

A man must keep his head

Heaven opens up the door

Where angels fear to tread

Some men go crazy, some men go slow

Some men go just where they want

Some men never go

 

Shame on the Moon.  (Bob Seger)

 

- Rodney Crowell

 

Edited January 3 by nitram

[nitram]

Girl, you're gettin' that look in your eyes
And it's startin' to worry me
I ain't ready for no family ties
Nobody's gonna hurry me

Just keep it friendly, girl
'Cause I don't wanna leave
Don't start clingin' to me, girl
'Cause I can't breathe

Baby, baby, don't get hooked on me
Baby, baby, don't get hooked on me
'Cause I'll just use you then I'll set you free
Baby, baby, don't get hooked on me

 

- Mac Davis

[dashanks]

6 hours ago, nitram said:

Once inside a woman's heart

A man must keep his head

Heaven opens up the door

Where angels fear to tread

Some men go crazy, some men go slow

Some men go just where they want

Some men never go

 

Shame on the Moon.  (Bob Seger)

 

- Rodney Crowell

 

I watched a topless dancer do her interpretation of "Hollywood Nights" one fine evening maybe forty years ago and I will never forget it.   Her name was Taurus Rising and she was amply endowed in every place possible.  I still don't know how I feel about it.

Edited January 3 by dashanks

[rainkingjr]

Tom Petty-Crawling Back to You

 

I'm so tired of being tired
Sure as night will follow day
Most things I worry 'bout
Never happen anyway

 

(This one always makes me chuckle)

The Clash- Lost in the supermarket

 

I wasn't born so much as I fell out
Nobody seemed to notice me

 

Warren Zevon- Lawyers, Guns, and Money

 

And I'm hiding in Honduras
I'm a desperate man
Send lawyers, guns, and money
The s*** has hit the fan
 

[Argonne69]

1 hour ago, rainkingjr said:

Tom Petty-Crawling Back to You

 

I'm so tired of being tired
Sure as night will follow day
Most things I worry 'bout
Never happen anyway

 

(This one always makes me chuckle)

The Clash- Lost in the supermarket

 

I wasn't born so much as I fell out
Nobody seemed to notice me

 

Warren Zevon- Lawyers, Guns, and Money

 

And I'm hiding in Honduras
I'm a desperate man
Send lawyers, guns, and money
The s*** has hit the fan
 

 

Zevon was awesome. 

 

I saw a werewolf drinkin' a piña colada at Trader Vic's
His hair was perfect

Ah-hoo, werewolves of London
Hey draw blood
Ah-hoo, werewolves of London

 

[touch]

You came upon a quiet day (ooh)
You simply seemed to take your place (ooh)
I knew that it would be that way (ooh)
The minute that I saw your face (ooh)

 

And when we've had a few more days (when we've had a few more days)
I wonder if I'll get to say (wonder if I'll get to say)
You didn't have to be so nice (be so nice)
I would have liked you anyway (would have liked)

 

Today I said the time was right for me to follow you
I knew I'd find you in a day or two
And it's true

 

You didn't have to be so nice (didn't have to be so nice)
I would have liked you anyway (would have liked you anyway)
If you had just looked once or twice (once or twice)
And gone upon your quiet way (quiet way)

 

 

The Lovin' Spoonful   1966 

Songwriters: John Sebastian / Steve Boone

 

 

[touch]

This thread has been tearing it up lately. Good stuff @Argonne69 !

 

 

[touch]

And don't you know, don't you know
That it's wrong to take what is given you
So far gone, on your own
You could get along if you try to be strong
But you'll never be strong 'cause

You're a rich girl, and you've gone too far
'Cause you know it don't matter anyway
You can rely on the old man's money
You can rely on the old man's money
It's a b**** girl and it's gone too far
'Cause you know it don't matter anyway
Say money, but it won't get you too far
Get you too far

 

High and dry, out of the rain
It's so easy to hurt others when you can't feel pain
And don't you know that a love can't grow
'Cause there's too much to give, 'cause you'd rather live
For the thrill of it all, oh

 

 

Hall and Oates

Songwriter: Daryl Hall

[TiScape]

Love of mine
Someday you will die
But I'll be close behind
I'll follow you into the dark

No blinding light
Or tunnels, to gates of white
Just our hands clasped so tight
Waiting for the hint of a spark

If Heaven and Hell decide that they both are satisfied
Illuminate the no's on their vacancy signs
If there's no one beside you when your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark

In Catholic school, as vicious as Roman rule
I got my knuckles bruised by a lady in black
And I held my tongue as she told me
"Son, fear is the heart of love," so I never went back

And if Heaven and Hell decide that they both are satisfied
Illuminate the no's on their vacancy signs
If there's no one beside you when your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark

You and me have seen everything to see
From Bangkok to Calgary
And the soles of your shoes are all worn down
The time for sleep is now
But it's nothing to cry about
'Cause we'll hold each other soon
In the blackest of rooms

And if Heaven and Hell decide that they both are satisfied
Illuminate the no's on their vacancy signs
If there's no one beside you when your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark

Then I'll follow you into the dark

-Benjamin Gibbard

[Triple Lindy]

I chew my nails and then I twiddle my thumbs
I'm real nervous, but it sure is fun
 

- Jerry Lee Lewis

[Triple Lindy]

Your freedom, oh freedom, well that’s just some people talkin’

Your prison is walkin’ through this world all alone

 

- The Eagles

 

(Interesting note - the song became popular only after Linda Rondstadt covered it.)

[Triple Lindy]

Oh, there ain't no rest for the wicked
Money don't grow on trees
I got bills to pay
I got mouths to feed
There ain't nothing in this world for free

 

- Cage the Elephant 

[Argonne69]

Enjoying the sunshine of the southwest, but this is probably fitting for the many of you in the colder regions. 

 

Time, time, time
See what's become of me
While I looked around for my possibilities
I was so hard to please

But look around
Leaves are brown
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter

Hear the Salvation Army Band
Down by the riverside
It's bound to be a better ride
Than what you've got planned
Carry your cup in your hand

And look around you
Leaves are brown now
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter

Hang on to your hopes, my friend
That's an easy thing to say
But if your hopes should pass away
Simply pretend
That you can build them again

Look around
The grass is high
The fields are ripe
It's the springtime of my life

Ah, seasons change with the scenery
Weaving time in a tapestry
Won't you stop and remember me
At any convenient time?

Funny how my memory skips
While looking over manuscripts of unpublished rhyme
Drinking my vodka and lime

I look around
Leaves are brown now
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter

Look around
Leaves are brown
There's a patch of snow on the ground

 

- Simon and Garfunkel 

 

Edited January 5 by Argonne69

[nitram]

Sail on down the line
Ain't it funny how the time can go
Friends say they told me so
But it doesn't matter
It was plain to see that
A small town boy like me
Just wasn't your cup of tea
I was wishful thinkin'

I gave you my heart
And I tried to make you happy
And you gave me nothin' in return
You know, it ain't so hard to say
"Would you please just go away"
Yeah, yeah

I've thrown away the blues
I'm tired of being used
I want everyone to know
I'm a-lookin' for a good time
Good time, yeah

 

- Lionel Richie

 

Sail On (Commodores)

[touch]

46 minutes ago, nitram said:

Sail on down the line
Ain't it funny how the time can go
Friends say they told me so
But it doesn't matter
It was plain to see that
A small town boy like me
Just wasn't your cup of tea
I was wishful thinkin'

I gave you my heart
And I tried to make you happy
And you gave me nothin' in return
You know, it ain't so hard to say
"Would you please just go away"
Yeah, yeah

I've thrown away the blues
I'm tired of being used
I want everyone to know
I'm a-lookin' for a good time
Good time, yeah

 

- Lionel Richie

 

Sail On (Commodores)

 

One of my all time favorite songs. Good stuff @nitram.

[neighborhoodhero]

Lights off in the 'Frigerator it’s nothin' to eat
We steady warming up noodles, on the floor where we sleep
Eviction notice on the door, we gotta leave in a week
My mama crying she on her knees, she don't know where we gon' sleep
So, I run grab the iron, and commit a robbery
Stick a up, bills paid thanks all to me

 

How’s that for a haiku

[touch]

Ride, ride my see-saw,
Take this place
On this trip
Just for me.
Ride, take a free ride,
Take my place
Have my seat
It's for free.

 

 

The Moody Blues

Songwriters: John Lodge

[ThinkingPlus]

My friends from college they're all married now;
They have their houses and their lawns.
They have their silent noons,
Tearful nights, angry dawns.
Their children hate them for the things they're not;
They hate themselves for what they are-
And yet they drink, they laugh,
Close the wound, hide the scar.

But you say it's time we moved in together
And raised a family of our own, you and me -
Well, that's the way I've always heard it should be:
You want to marry me, we'll marry.

 

Carly Simon

[bscinstnct]

He was raised in the swamp
In the back of a slough
He grew up eatin' rattlesnake meat
And drinkin' homemade brew
Now folks here about call him Gator
And everybody knows him well
Meanest man ever to hit the swamp
Folks swear he come straight outta hell

 

Well Gator Mcklusky sittin' on a stump
Hammer pulled back on a twelve gauge pump
Watchin' that swamp lookin' out for the law
While he make the best corn liquor you ever saw

(Rock gut whiskey...)

 

🤣

 

-The Ballad Of Gator Mcklusky
Jerry Reed