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RE: FAVORITE LYRICS? - BlueTiki - 03-06-2013 Snippets from Fountain of Sorrow - Jackson Browne You were turning 'round to see who was behind you And I took your childish laughter by surprise And at the moment that my camera happened to find you There was just a trace of sorrow in your eyes But when you see through love's illusions, there lies the danger And your perfect lover just looks like a perfect fool So you go running off in search of a perfect stranger While the loneliness seems to spring from your life Like a fountain from a pool RE: FAVORITE LYRICS? - HairOfTheDog - 03-06-2013 O' beautiful, for spacious skies But now those skies are threatening They're beating plowshares into swords For this tired old man that we elected king Armchair warriors often fail And we've been poisoned by these fairy tales The lawyers clean up all details Since daddy had to lie But I know a place where we can go And wash away this sin We'll sit and watch the clouds toll by And the tall grass wave in the wind Just lay your head back on the ground And let your hair spill all around me Offer up your best defense But this is the end This is the end of the innocence From the End of the Innocence by Don Henley RE: FAVORITE LYRICS? - Midwest Spy - 03-06-2013 ^^^ Love that entire album. RE: FAVORITE LYRICS? - BlueTiki - 03-07-2013 RIP Alvin Lee I'd Love to Change the World Everywhere is freaks and hairies Dykes and fairies, tell me where is sanity Tax the rich, feed the poor Till there are no rich no more I'd love to change the world But I don't know what to do So I'll leave it up to you Population keeps on breeding Nation bleeding, still more feeding economy Life is funny, skies are sunny Bees make honey, who needs money, monopoly I'd love to change the world But I don't know what to do So I'll leave it up to you World pollution, there's no solution Institution, electrocution Just black and white, rich or poor Them and us, stop the war I'd love to change the world But I don't know what to do So I'll leave it up to you RE: FAVORITE LYRICS? - HairOfTheDog - 03-08-2013 MS, your thread about the pompously fascinating crowd made me think of these lyrics. Every once in a while, I feel the same. I wish that for just one time, you could stand inside my shoes And just for that one moment, I could be you Yes, I wish that for just one time, you could stand inside my shoes You'd know what a drag it is to see you From POSITIVELY 4TH STREET by Bob Dylan RE: FAVORITE LYRICS? - Maggot - 03-08-2013 "A little old lady got mutilated late last night" It just rolls of the tongue... RE: FAVORITE LYRICS? - Duchess - 03-09-2013 I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand RE: FAVORITE LYRICS? - HairOfTheDog - 03-09-2013 Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines Hanging on in quiet desperation in the English way The time is gone the song is over, thought I'd something more to say Home, home again I like to be there when I can When I come in cold and tired It's good to warm my bones beside the fire Far away across the field The tolling of the iron bell Calls the faithful to their knees To hear the softly spoken magic spells From Time by Pink Floyd Roger Waters , David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Richard Wright RE: FAVORITE LYRICS? - Midwest Spy - 03-11-2013 I loved Mellencamp's writing on this entire album. You could sense a certain maturity that he had reached (for instance dropping 'Cougar') with this effort and the subsequent "The Lonesome Jubilee". I'm probably a huge fan because his Midwestern roots shine through in much of his writing. On a Greyhound thirty miles beyond Jamestown He saw the sun set on the Tennessee line He looked at the young man who was riding beside him He said I'm old kind of worn out inside I worked my whole life in the steel mills of Gary And my father before me I helped build this land Now I'm seventy-seven and with God as my witness I earned every dollar that passed through my hands My family and friends are the best thing I've known Through the eye of the needle I'll carry them home CHORUS Days turn to minutes And minutes to memories Life sweeps away the dreams That we have planned You are young and you are the future So suck it up and tough it out And be the best you can The rain hit the old dog in the twilight's last gleaming He said Son it sounds like rattling old bones This highway is long but I know some that are longer By sunup tomorrow I guess I'll be home Through the hills of Kentucky 'cross the Ohio river The old man kept talking 'bout his life and his times He fell asleep with his head against the window He said an honest man's pillow is his peace of mind This world offers riches and riches will grow wings I don't take stock in those uncertain things CHORUS The old man had a vision but it was hard for me to follow I do things my way and I pay a high price When I think back on the old man and the bus ride Now that I'm older I can see he was right Another hot one out on highway eleven This is my life It's what I've chosen to do There are no free rides No one said it'd be easy The old man told me this my son i'm telling it to you -John Mellencamp, Minutes to Memories, from the LP Scarecrow RE: FAVORITE LYRICS? - Maggot - 03-11-2013 I like this part......... This is my life It's what I've chosen to do There are no free rides No one said it'd be easy The old man told me this my son i'm telling it to you It relays the old mans misgivings with the hope his son fixes them and does'nt do the same. RE: FAVORITE LYRICS? - Midwest Spy - 03-12-2013 (03-11-2013, 08:59 PM)Maggot Wrote: I like this part......... I'm with you. It's my favorite Mellencamp song. RE: FAVORITE LYRICS? - Midwest Spy - 03-12-2013 Someone had mentioned the Man of Steel in another thread, so here's a well-written tribute to him: I can't stand to fly I'm not that naive I'm just out to find The better part of me I'm more than a bird, I'm more than a plane I'm more than some pretty face beside a train And it's not easy to be me I wish that I could cry Fall upon my knees Find a way to lie About a home I'll never see It may sound absurd, but don't be naive Even heroes have the right to bleed I may be disturbed, but won't you concede Even heroes have the right to dream It's not easy to be me Up, up and away, away from me It's all right, you can all sleep sound tonight I'm not crazy, or anything I can't stand to fly I'm not that naive Men weren't meant to ride With clouds between their knees I'm only a man in a silly red sheet Digging for kryptonite on this one way street Only a man in a funny red sheet Looking for special things inside of me Inside of me Inside me Yeah, inside me Inside of me I'm only a man In a funny red sheet I'm only a man Looking for a dream I'm only a man In a funny red sheet And it's not easy Its not easy to be me -Five For Fighting, Superman (It's Not Easy To Be Me) RE: FAVORITE LYRICS? - FAHQTOO - 03-12-2013 (03-11-2013, 06:28 PM)Midwest Spy Wrote: I loved Mellencamp's writing on this entire album. You could sense a certain maturity that he had reached (for instance dropping 'Cougar') with this effort and the subsequent "The Lonesome Jubilee". His music was great...way back in the day. He's always been an asshole, but now he's a screaming liberal asshole. When I go to a concert, I want to hear some music...not his political bullshit. He used to sell out concerts in a matter of minutes, especially here in Indiana. He couldn't even sell out the 3,000 seat Embassy theater here in the Fort last year. I give him A LOT of credit for all the Fame Aid concerts, and Rain on the Scarecrow is one of my favorites. Scarecrow on a wooden cross Blackbird in the barn Four hundred empty acres that used to be my farm I grew up like my daddy did My grandpa cleared this land When I was five I walked the fence while grandpa held my hand Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow This land fed a nation This land made me proud And Son I'm just sorry there's no legacy for you now Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow The crops we grew last summer weren't enough to pay the loans Couldn't buy the seed to plant this spring and the Farmers Bank foreclosed Called my old friend Schepman up to auction off the land He said John it's just my job and I hope you understand Hey calling it your job ol' hoss sure don't make it right But if you want me to I'll say a prayer for your soul tonight And grandma's on the front porch swing with a Bible in her hand Sometimes I hear her singing "Take me to the Promised Land" When you take away a man's dignity he can't work his fields and cows There'll be blood on the scarecrow Blood on the plow Blood on the scarecrow Blood on the plow Well there's ninety-seven crosses planted in the courthouse yard Ninety-seven families who lost ninety-seven farms I think about my grandpa and my neighbors and my name And some nights I feel like dyin' Like that scarecrow in the rain Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow This land fed a nation This land made me proud And Son I'm just sorry they're just memories for you now Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow This land fed a nation This land made me proud And Son I'm just sorry they're just memories for you now Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow Lyrics from <a href="http://www.elyrics.net">eLyrics.net</a> RE: FAVORITE LYRICS? - BlueTiki - 03-13-2013 I'm a few days early, but this one popped-up, from the archives, during a shuffle session. Ides of March - Vehicle Hey, well I'm the friendly stranger In the black sedan Oh won't you hop inside my car? I got pictures, got candy, I am a lovable man I'd like to take you to the nearest star I'm your vehicle baby I'll take you anywhere you wanna go I'm your vehicle woman By now I'm sure you know That I love ya (love you) Need ya (need you) I want to, got to have you child Great God in heaven, you know I love you Candy . . . car . . . child? RE: FAVORITE LYRICS? - Midwest Spy - 03-13-2013 I was born to run, I was born to dream, The craziest boy you ever seen, I gotta do it my way, Or no way at all. And I was here to please, I'm even on knees Makin love to whoever I please, I gotta do it my way, Or no way at all. And then you came around, Tried to tie me down, I was such a clown, You had to have it your way, Or no way at all. Well I've had all I can take, I can't take it no more, I'm gonna pack my bags and fly......baby, Or no way at all. So why don't you turn me loose, Turn me loose, Turn me loose, I gotta do it my way, Or no way at all. - Loverboy, taken from Turn Me Loose RE: FAVORITE LYRICS? - Midwest Spy - 03-13-2013 Giirrrrlll... you got an ass like I've never seeeeeen. And the ride... I said the ride is so smoooooooth... YOU MUST BE A LIMOUSINE! - Prince, from Little Red Corvette RE: FAVORITE LYRICS? - Midwest Spy - 03-13-2013 My first recollection of this song is from the mud-wrestling scene in Stripes. I've loved it ever since. Hand me down my walkin' cane, hand me down my hat Hurry now and don't be late cause we ain't got time to chat You and me we're goin' out to catch the latest sounds Guaranteed to blow your mind so high you won't come down, no -The Spinners, taken from Rubberband Man RE: FAVORITE LYRICS? - Midwest Spy - 03-16-2013 Those of you who work out consistently probably have a music mix to assist you. If this isn't on your I-Pod, add it soon: No more games, I'm a change what you call rage Tear this motherfuckin' roof off, like two dogs caged I was playin' in the beginnin', the mood all changed I been chewed up and spit out and booed off stage But I kept rhymin' and stepped right in the next cipher Best believe somebody's payin' the Pied Piper All the pain inside amplified by the Fact that I can't get by with my nine to five And I can't provide the right type of Life for my family, 'cause man these goddamn Food stamps don't buy diapers And there's no movie, there's no Mekhi Phifer, this is my life And these times are so hard, and it's getting even harder Tryin' to feed and water my seed, plus teeter-totter Caught up between bein' a father and a Prima Donna Baby mama drama screamin' on and too much for me to wanna Stay in one spot, another day of monotony Has gotten me to the point I'm like a snail I've got To formulate a plot or end up in jail or shot Success is my only motherfuckin' option, failure's not Mom I love you, but this trailer's got to go I cannot grow old in Salem's Lot So here I go, it's my shot, feet fail me not This may be the only opportunity that I got You better lose yourself in the music, the moment You own it, you better never let it go You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow This opportunity comes once in a lifetime -Eminem, taken from Lose Yourself RE: FAVORITE LYRICS? - HairOfTheDog - 03-16-2013 They say this city will make you dirty, but you look alright You feel real pretty when he's holding you tight City will make you mean but that's just make-up on your face Love will wash you clean in the night's disgrace Find a block where your people can find you Keep your third eye watching behind you You never know when you're making a memory They will wish they were here together again, someday From Young Blood by Rickie Lee Jones RE: FAVORITE LYRICS? - Midwest Spy - 04-18-2013 I can't light no more of your darkness. All my pictures seem to fade to black and white. I'm growing tired and time stands still before me. Frozen here, on the ladder of my life. So it's too late, to save myself from falling. I took a chance and changed your way of life. But you misread my meaning when I met you. Closed the door, and left me blinded by the light... Don't let the sun go down on me. Although I search myself, it's always someone else that I see I'd just allow a fragment of your life to wander free Cause losing everything is like the sun going down on me. I can't find, oh, the right romantic line But see me once, and see the way I feel Don't discard me, just because you think I mean you harm But these cuts I have, they need love, to help them heal. Don't let the sun go down on me Although I search myself, it's always someone else I see I'd just allow a fragment of your life to wander free Cause losing everything is like the sun going down on me... -Elton John, Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me, 1974 |