Favorite Song Lyrics (Snippets)

[Triple Lindy]

On the 6th anniversary of his passing, I give you this…

 

You see, there is no sense in pretending
Your eyes give you away
Something inside you is feeling like I do
We've said all there is to say

 

- Tom Petty

 

[touch]

On 10/2/2023 at 7:14 PM, Triple Lindy said:

On the 6th anniversary of his passing, I give you this…

 

You see, there is no sense in pretending
Your eyes give you away
Something inside you is feeling like I do
We've said all there is to say

 

- Tom Petty

 

 

My favorite Rock and Roller.

Thank you TL. 🎸 

 

Well, it was kind of cold that night
She stood alone on her balcony
Yeah, she could hear the cars roll by
Out on 441
Like waves crashin' on the beach
And for one desperate moment there
He crept back in her memory
God it's so painful
Something that's so close
And still so far out of reach

Oh yeah, alright
Take it easy, baby
Make it last all night
She was an American girl

 

 

 

 

Edited October 4, 2023 by touch

[touch]

You think you're gonna take her away
With your money and your cocaine
You keep thinkin' that her mind is gonna change
But I know everything is okay

She's gonna listen to her heart
It's gonna tell her what to do
She might need a lot of loving
But she don't need you

 

You want me to think that I'm being used
You want her to think it's over
You can't see it doesn't matter what you do
Buddy, you don't even know her

She's gonna listen to her heart
It's gonna tell her what to do
She might need a lot of loving
But she don't need you

[Argonne69]

A boy alone, so far from home
Endless rooftops from my window
I felt the gloom of empty rooms on rainy afternoons

Sometimes in confusion
I felt so lost and disillusioned
Innocence gave me confidence
To go up against reality

All the same, we take our chances
Laughed at by time
Tricked by circumstances

Plus ca change
Plus c'est la meme chose
The more that things change
The more they stay the same

 

- Rush 

 

[touch]

It's a beautiful morning, ah
I think I'll go outside for a while and just smile
Just take in some clean fresh air, boy
(Ain't) no sense in staying inside
If the weather's fine and you got the time
It's your chance to wake up and plan another brand-new day

 

it's a beautiful morning, ah
Each bird keeps singing his own song, so long
I've got to be on my way now
(Ain't) no fun just hanging around
I got to cover ground, you couldn't keep me down
It just ain't no good if the sun shines
When you're still inside (shouldn't hide)
Still inside (shouldn't hide)
Still inside (shouldn't hide)
Still in-, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh

Oo-ooh-ah-ah
Oo-ooh-ah-ah

 

There will be children with robins and flowers
Sunshine caresses each new waking hour

Seems to me that people keep seeing more and more each day
(Gotta say) lead the way
(It's okay) brand-new day
(Gotta say) it's okay
Wednesday, Thursday, it's okay

Oh, oh, oh-oh
Oo-ooh-ah-ah
Oh, oh, oh-oh
Oo-ooh-ah-ah
Whoa, oh, oh, oh-oh
Oo-ooh-ah-ah
Oh (ooh-ah-ah)
Oh, oh, oh-oh
Oo-ooh-ah-ah

The Rascals

Songwriters: Felix Cavaliere / Edward Brigati

[touch]

A thumb goes up, a car goes by
It's nearly one A.M. and here am I
Hitchin' a ride, hitchin' a ride
Gotta get me home before the morning light

I got no fare to ride a train
I'm nearly drowin' in the pouring rain
Hitchin' a ride, hitchin' a ride
Gotta get me home to my baby's side

Ride, ride, ride, hitchin' a ride
Ride, ride, ride, hitchin' a ride

 

Vanity Fair

Songwriters: Mitch Murray / Peter Callander

[Argonne69]

And I know a woman
Became a wife
These are the very words she uses to describe her life
She said a good day
Ain't got no rain
She said a bad day's when I lie in bed and think of things
That might have been

Slip slidin' away
Slip slidin' away
You know the nearer your destination
The more you're slip slidin' away

 

- Paul Simon 

 

[Argonne69]

When I find myself in times of trouble
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be

And in my hour of darkness
She is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be

Let it be, let it be
Let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

And when the broken-hearted people
Living in the world agree
There will be an answer, let it be

For though they may be parted
There is still a chance that they will see
There will be an answer, let it be

Let it be, let it be
Let it be, let it be
Yeah, there will be an answer, let it be

 

- The Beatles 

 

[nitram]

Oh, well, I'm... (UHH!)
Sittin' here in La-La,
Waitin' for my Ya Ya (ohh, ohh)
Sittin' here in La-La,
Waitin' for my Ya Ya (ohh, ohh)
It may sound funny
But I don't believe she's comin' (ohh, ohh)
Baby hurry,
Don't make me worry (ohh, ohh)
Yeah baby, hurry,
Don't make me worry (ohh, ohh)
You know that I love you,
Oh, how I love you (ohh, ohh)
Sittin' here in La-La,
Waitin' for my Ya Ya (ohh, ohh)
Sittin' here in La-La,
Waitin' for my Ya Ya (ohh, ohh)
It may sound funny
But I don't believe she's comin' (ohh, ohh)

 

- Lee Dorsey

[Argonne69]

One of the best pop songs ever, and IMHO, the most upbeat song ever. Sure puts a smile on my face whenever I hear it. It's 46 years old, and still sounds like new. 

 

 

The sun is shining in the sky
There ain't a cloud in sight
It's stopped raining
Everybody's in the play
And don't you know, it's a beautiful new day
Hey, hey, hey!

Running down the avenue
See how the sun shines brightly in the city
All the streets where once was pity
Mr. Blue Sky is living here today!
Hey, hey, hey!

Mr. Blue Sky
Please tell us why
You had to hide away for so long (so long)
Where did we go wrong?

 

Hey there Mr. Blue!
We're so pleased to be with you
Look around, see what you do
Everybody smiles at you

Mr. Blue, you did it right
But soon comes Mr. Night
Creeping over, now his hand is on your shoulder
Never mind, I'll remember you this
I'll remember you this way!
 

- Electric Light Orchestra 

 

[Argonne69]

This album blew me away when I was in high school. Growing up on hard rock and heavy metal, it opened up a whole new world of music. 

 

 

We go now, God made man
But he used the monkey to do it
Apes in the plan
We're all here to prove it

I can walk like an ape, Talk like an ape
I can do what a monkey can do
God made man
But a monkey supplied the glue

Are we not men?
We are Devo

 

- Devo, Jocko h*** 

 

[touch]

On 10/30/2023 at 4:29 PM, Argonne69 said:

One of the best pop songs ever, and IMHO, the most upbeat song ever. Sure puts a smile on my face whenever I hear it. It's 46 years old, and still sounds like new. 

 

 

The sun is shining in the sky
There ain't a cloud in sight
It's stopped raining
Everybody's in the play
And don't you know, it's a beautiful new day
Hey, hey, hey!

Running down the avenue
See how the sun shines brightly in the city
All the streets where once was pity
Mr. Blue Sky is living here today!
Hey, hey, hey!

Mr. Blue Sky
Please tell us why
You had to hide away for so long (so long)
Where did we go wrong?

 

Hey there Mr. Blue!
We're so pleased to be with you
Look around, see what you do
Everybody smiles at you

Mr. Blue, you did it right
But soon comes Mr. Night
Creeping over, now his hand is on your shoulder
Never mind, I'll remember you this
I'll remember you this way!
 

- Electric Light Orchestra 

 

 

Totally agree. Love it! 

[Triple Lindy]

And if he can't drive
With a broken back
At least he can polish the fenders
 

- Billy Joel

[Triple Lindy]

Ridin' in a Stutz Bearcat, Jim
You know those were different times
All, all the poets studied rows of verse
And those ladies, they rolled their eyes
 

- The Velvet Underground 

[nitram]

Nobody on the road
Nobody on the beach
I feel it in the air
The summer's out of reach
Empty lake, empty streets
The sun goes down alone
I'm driving by your house
Though I know you're not home

But I can see you-
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun
You got your hair combed back and your sunglasses on, baby
And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone

 

-Don Henley & Mike Campbell

[touch]

More ELO. 

 

 

Takin' a dive, 'cause you can't halt the slide
Floating downstream (I'm takin' a dive)
Oh, so let her go, don't start spoiling the show
It's a bad dream (I'm takin', I'm takin')

 

And you and your sweet desire (don't you do it, don't you do it)
You took me, oh (higher and higher, baby)

 

It's a livin' thing
It's a terrible thing to lose
It's a givin' thing

What a terrible thing to lose

 

It's a livin' thing
It's a terrible thing to lose
It's a givin' thing

 

Songwriter: Jeff Lynne

Edited November 7, 2023 by touch

[touch]

Rolled in from another town
Hit some gold, too hard to settle down
But a fool and his money soon go separate ways
And you found a fool lyin' in a daze
Ha, ha, woman, what you gonna do?
You destroyed all the virtues that the Lord gave you
It's so good that you're feelin' pain
But you better get your face on board the very next train (train)

 

Evil woman
Evil woman
Evil woman (you're an evil woman)
Evil woman

 

 

Songwriter: Jeff Lynne

[Argonne69]

Said, said, said, I remember when-a we used to sit
In the government yard in Trenchtown, yeah
And then Georgie would make the fire lights
I say, a logwood burnin' through the nights, yeah

Then we would cook cornmeal porridge, I say
Of which I'll share with you, yeah
My feet is my only carriage
And so I've got to push on through
But while I'm gone

 

So no woman no cry
No woman no cry, I say
Oh little, oh little darlin', don't shed no tears
No, woman, no cry, eh

 

Everything's gonna be all right
Everything's gonna be all right
Everything's gonna be all right 

 

- Bob Marley and The Wailers 

 

[Argonne69]

Watchin' every motion in my foolish lover's game
On this endless ocean, finally lovers know no shame
Turning and returning to some secret place inside
Watchin' in slow motion as you turn around and say

Take my breath away
Take my breath away

 

- Berlin 

 

[Argonne69]

Never a big fan of the band, but I gotta accept that this pretty much sums up my dreams as a young musician. Lol. 

 

I wanna rock and roll all night,

and party every day

 

- Kiss 

 

[JungleJimbo]

On 10/31/2023 at 4:29 AM, Argonne69 said:

One of the best pop songs ever, and IMHO, the most upbeat song ever. Sure puts a smile on my face whenever I hear it. It's 46 years old, and still sounds like new. 

 

 

The sun is shining in the sky
There ain't a cloud in sight
It's stopped raining
Everybody's in the play
And don't you know, it's a beautiful new day
Hey, hey, hey!

Running down the avenue
See how the sun shines brightly in the city
All the streets where once was pity
Mr. Blue Sky is living here today!
Hey, hey, hey!

Mr. Blue Sky
Please tell us why
You had to hide away for so long (so long)
Where did we go wrong?

 

Hey there Mr. Blue!
We're so pleased to be with you
Look around, see what you do
Everybody smiles at you

Mr. Blue, you did it right
But soon comes Mr. Night
Creeping over, now his hand is on your shoulder
Never mind, I'll remember you this
I'll remember you this way!
 

- Electric Light Orchestra 

 

 

@Argonne69 thanks for the 'earworm'... paying it forward!

 

 

[Argonne69]

I've paid my dues
Time after time
I've done my sentence
But committed no crime

And bad mistakes
I've made a few
I've had my share of sand kicked in my face
But I've come through (and I mean to go on and on and on and on)

We are the champions, my friends
And we'll keep on fighting 'til the end
We are the champions
We are the champions
No time for losers
'Cause we are the champions
Of the world

I've taken my bows
And my curtain calls
You brought me fame and fortune and everything that goes with it
I thank you all

But it's been no bed of roses
No pleasure cruise
I consider it a challenge before the whole human race
And I ain't gonna lose (and I mean to go on and on and on and on)

We are the champions, my friends
And we'll keep on fighting 'til the end
We are the champions
We are the champions
No time for losers
'Cause we are the champions
Of the world

 

- Queen 

 

[dashanks]

Show a little faith, there's magic in the night

You ain't a beauty but, hey, you're all right

And that's all right with me. 

 

Springsteen, Thunder Road.

 

Though I suspect you could only get away with saying this to a woman if you actually were Bruce Springsteen.

[Malvern]

I could have been someone
Well so could anyone
You took my dreams from me
When I first found you
I kept them with me babe
I put them with my own
Can't make it all alone
I've built my dreams around you

 

RIP Shane MacGowan

 

Some great nights in London in the late 80s seeing The Pogues.

[stryper]

Love the imagery here:
 

There were ghosts in the eyes of the boys you sent away;

They haunt this dusty beach road in the skeleton frames of burned out Chevrolets 

 

Bruce Springsteen, Thunder Road

[touch]

Forgot to say hello to my neighbours
(Check it out)
Sometimes I question my own behaviour
(Check it out)
Talking about the girls that we've seen on the sly
Just to tell our souls we're still the young lions

Getting too drunk on Saturdays
(Check it out)
Playing football with the kids on Sundays
(Check it out)
Soaring with the eagles all week long
And this is all that we've learned about living
This is all that we've learned about living

Check it out
Check it out
Check it out
Yeah, check it out

 

Songwriter: John Mellencamp

[mshills]

There ain’t no good in an evil-hearted woman

And I ain’t cut out to be no Jesse James

And you don’t go writing hot checks….down in Mississippi

And there ain’t. No. Good. Chain. Gang. 

[dashanks]

On 12/5/2023 at 9:31 PM, stryper said:

Love the imagery here:
 

There were ghosts in the eyes of the boys you sent away;

They haunt this dusty beach road in the skeleton frames of burned out Chevrolets 

 

Bruce Springsteen, Thunder Road

The whole song is epic poetry.  The whole album, really.

[stryper]

29 minutes ago, dashanks said:

The whole song is epic poetry.  The whole album, really.

Agreed…the man can write when he wants to; every scene is painted so vividly.  My all time favorite.

[TheChippinChirper]

I don't hear from you, no more but I get the message
You crashed your car through my front door
I pulled you from the wreckage

You told me that you miss me
But you meant with the grill and hood

 

Fatally Yours - Alkaline Trio