Favorite Song Lyrics (Snippets)

[Argonne69]

I walk a lonely road
The only one that I have ever known
Don't know where it goes
But it's home to me, and I walk alone

I walk this empty street
On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Where the city sleeps
And I'm the only one, and I walk alone

I walk alone, I walk alone
I walk alone, I walk a-

My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes, I wish someone out there will find me
'Til then, I walk alone

 

- Green Day

 

[touch]

Time was drifting, this rock had got to roll
So I hit the road and made my getaway
Restless feeling, really got a hold
I started searching for a better way

 

And I kept on looking for a sign in the middle of the night
But I couldn't see the light, no, I couldn't see the light
I kept on looking for a way to take me through the night
Couldn't get it right, I couldn't get it right

 

 

Climax Blues Band 1976

Songwriters: Derek Holt / William Cuffley John / John Haycock Peter / Frederick Joseph Jones / Colin F R Cooper

Edited September 11, 2024 by touch

[DArnie]

The wild dogs cry out in the night
As they grow restless, longing for some solitary company
I know that I must do what's right
As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti
I seek to cure what's deep inside, frightened of this thing that I've become

It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had

Hurry boy, she's waiting there for you

 

Toto

[DArnie]

Tell her about it
Tell her everything you feel
Give her every reason to accept
That you're for real

Tell her about it
Tell her all your crazy dreams
Let her know you need her
Let her know how much she means

 

Billy Joel

[DArnie]

Hey, hey, hey, hey
Ooh woh

Won't you come see about me?
I'll be alone, dancing you know it baby

Tell me your troubles and doubts
Giving me everything inside and out and
Love's strange so real in the dark
Think of the tender things that we were working on

Slow change may pull us apart
When the light gets into your heart, baby

Don't you, forget about me
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Don't you, forget about me

Simple Minds

[DArnie]

And here I go again on my own
Goin' down the only road I've ever known
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone
An' I've made up my mind, I ain't wasting no more time
But here I go again, here I go again,
Here I go again, here I go

 

Whitesnake

[DArnie]

Deep in my soul, I've been so lonely 
All of my hopes, fading away 
I've longed for love, like everyone else does 
I know I'll keep searching, even after today 
So there it is girl, I've said it all now 
And here we are babe, what do you say? 

We've got tonight, who needs tomorrow? 
We've got tonight babe 
Why don't you stay? 

 

Seger

[Argonne69]

When you're down and troubled
And you need some lovin' care
And nothin', nothin' is goin' right
Close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there

To brighten up even your darkest night

You just call out my name
And you know, wherever I am
I'll come runnin'
To see you again

Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I'll be there
You've got a friend

 

- Carole King 

 

[DArnie]

I'd rather be a hammer than a nail.
Yes I would
If I only could, I surely would.

Away, I'd rather sail away
Like a swan that's here and gone

El Condor Pasa-Simon and Garfunkle

Edited September 17, 2024 by DArnie

[DArnie]

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

[DArnie]

Ooh, this old heart of mine, been broken thousand times
Each time you break away, I fear you're gone to stay
Lonely nights that come, memories that go
Bringing you back again, hurting me more and more

Maybe it's my mistake
To show this love I feel inside
'Cause each day that passes by
You've got me never knowing if I'm coming or going but I

I love you
This is old heart, darling is weak for you
I love you, yes I do, yes I do

 

This Old Heart Of Mine-Isley Brothers

[DArnie]

When the world is ready to fall on your little shoulders
And, when you're feeling lonely and small,
You need somebody there to hold you;
You can call out my name

When you're only lonely;
Now, don't you ever be ashamed;
You're only lonely.

 

You're only Lonely-JD Souther

RIP

 

[touch]

Because it is today !     9-21-24  🙂 

 

 

Do you remember
The 21st night of September?
Love was changin' the minds of pretenders
While chasin' the clouds away

 

Our hearts were ringin'
In the key that our souls were singin'
As we danced in the night, remember
How the stars stole the night away, oh, yeah

 

Hey, hey, hey
Ba-dee-ya, say, do you remember?
Ba-dee-ya, dancin' in September
Ba-dee-ya, never was a cloudy day

 

Ba-du-da, ba-du-da, ba-du-da, ba-du
Ba-du-da, ba-du, ba-du-da, ba-du
Ba-du-da, ba-du, ba-du-da

 

 

Earth Wind and Fire 1978 

Songwriters: Allee Willis / Maurice White / Al Mckay

 

 

 

[Argonne69]

1 hour ago, touch said:

Because it is today !     9-21-24  🙂 

 

 

Do you remember
The 21st night of September?
Love was changin' the minds of pretenders
While chasin' the clouds away

 

Our hearts were ringin'
In the key that our souls were singin'
As we danced in the night, remember
How the stars stole the night away, oh, yeah

 

Hey, hey, hey
Ba-dee-ya, say, do you remember?
Ba-dee-ya, dancin' in September
Ba-dee-ya, never was a cloudy day

 

Ba-du-da, ba-du-da, ba-du-da, ba-du
Ba-du-da, ba-du, ba-du-da, ba-du
Ba-du-da, ba-du, ba-du-da

 

 

Earth Wind and Fire 1978 

Songwriters: Allee Willis / Maurice White / Al Mckay

 

 

 

 

Lol. Allee hated the Ba-dee-ya "placeholder", but admitted that it worked, and that you don't mess around with success. 

 

[Argonne69]

Friday night I crashed your party
Saturday I said, "I'm sorry"
Sunday came and trashed me out again
I was only having fun
Wasn't hurting anyone
And we all enjoyed the weekend for a change

 

I've been stranded in the combat zone
I walked through Bedford Stuy alone
Even rode my motorcycle in the rain
And you told me not to drive
But I made it home alive
So you said that only proves that I'm insane

 

You may be right
I may be crazy
Oh, but it just may be a lunatic you're looking for
Turn out the light
Don't try to save me
You may be wrong for all I know
But you may be right

 

Well, remember how I found you there
Alone in your electric chair
I told you dirty jokes until you smiled
You were lonely for a man
I said, "Take me as I am"
'Cause you might enjoy some madness for a while

 

Now think of all the years you tried to
Find someone to satisfy you
I might be as crazy as you say
If I'm crazy then it's true
That it's all because of you
And you wouldn't want me any other way

 

You may be right
I may be crazy
Oh, but it just may be a lunatic you're looking for

It's too late to fight
It's too late to change me
You may be wrong for all I know
But you may be right

You may be right

 

- Billy Joel 

 

[aloha b.]

As I was walking down the street one day
A man came up to me and asked me
What the time was that was on my watch
Yeah, and I said

does anybody really know what time it is?
(Care) does anybody really care?
(About time) you know, I can't imagine why
(Oh no, no) we've all got time enough to cry

And I was walking down the street one day
A pretty lady looked at me
And said her diamond watch had stopped cold dead
And I said

does anybody really know what time it is?
(Care) does anybody really care?
(About time) you know, I can't imagine why
(Oh no, no) we've all got time enough to cry

 

Chicago

[aloha b.]

Searching for the break of day
Searching for something to say
Dancing lights against the sky
Giving up, I close my eyes
Sitting cross-legged on the floor
25 or six to four

Staring blindly into space
Getting up to splash my face
Wanting just to stay awake
Wondering how much I can take
Should have tried to do some more
25 or six to four

Feeling like I ought to sleep
Spinning room is sinking deep
Searching for something to say
Waiting for the break of day
25 or six to four
25 or six to four

 

Chicago

[aloha b.]

I won't ever leave
You want me to stay
Nothin' you could do
That could turn me away

Hangin' on anyway
Believin' the things you say
Being a fool

"You've taken my life
So take my soul"
That's what you said
And I believed it all

"I wanna be with you
Long as you want me to
But don't move away"

Ain't that what you said?
Ain't that what you said?
Ain't that what you said?

Liar
Liar, liar

 

Three Dog Night

[aloha b.]

One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do
Two can be as bad as one
It's the loneliest number since the number one

No is the saddest experience you'll ever know
Yes, it's the saddest experience you'll ever know

'Cause one is the loneliest number that you'll ever do
One is the loneliest number, whoa, worse than two

It's just no good anymore since you went away
Now I spend my time just making rhymes of yesterday

One is the loneliest number
One is the loneliest number
One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do

 

Three Dog Night

[aloha b.]

Friday night, it was late, I was walking you home
We got down to the gate and I was dreaming of the night
Would it turn out right
How to tell you girl
I want to build my world around you
Tell you that it's true
I want to make you understand I'm talkin' about a lifetime plan

That's the way it began, we were hand in hand
Glenn Miller's Band was better than before
We yelled and screamed for more
And the Porter tunes (Night and Day)
Made us dance across the room
It ended all too soon
And on the way back home I promised you'd never be alone

Hurry, don't be late, I can hardly wait
I said to myself when we're old
We'll go dancing in the dark
Walking through the park and reminiscing

 

Little River Band

[DArnie]

I remember to this day
The bright red Georgia clay
And how it stuck to the tires
After the summer rain
Will power made that old car go
A woman's mind told me that so
Oh how I wish
We were back on the road again

Me and you and a dog named boo
Travelin' and livin' off the land
Me and you and a dog named boo
How I love being a free man

 

Me and you and a dog named Boo-Lobo

[DArnie]

There's a giant doing cartwheels,  a statue wearin' high heels.
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn.
A dinosaur Victrola list'ning to Buck Owens.

Doo doo doo lookin' out my back door.

Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band.
Won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon?
Doo doo doo.
Wond'rous apparition provided by magician.

Doo doo doo lookin' out my back door.

Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band.
Won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon?
Doo doo doo.
Bother me tomorrow, today, I'll buy no sorrows.

Doo doo doo lookin' out my back door.

 

CCR

[DArnie]

There's a reason
For the sunshine day
There's a reason
Why I'm feelin' so high
Must be the season
When that love light shines all around us
So let that feeling
Grad you deep inside
And send you reeling

Where your love can't hide
And then go stealing
Through the summer nights
With your lover
Just let your love flow
Like a mountain stream
And let your love grow
With the smallest of dreams

 

Let your love flow-Bellamy Brothers

[DArnie]

"She’s so fine, there’s no telling where the money went"  🤣

 

Simply Irresistible-Robert Palmer

[iBanesto]

Run fast for your mother, run fast for your father
Run for your children, for your sisters and brothers
Leave all your love and your longing behind
You can't carry it with you if you want to survive
The dog days are over
The dog days are done

 

--- Florence & The Machine

[aloha b.]

Do-doo-doo-wah shoo-be-doo-be
Do-doo-doo-wah shoo-be-doo-be

How can you tell me how much you miss me
When the last time I saw you, you wouldn't even kiss me
That rich guy you've been seein'
Must have put you down
So welcome back baby
To The Poor Side of town

To him you were nothin' but a little plaything
Not much more than an overnight fling
To me you were the greatest thing this boy had ever found
And girl it's hard to find nice things
On the poor side of town

 

Johnny Rivers

Edited October 6, 2024 by aloha b.

[aloha b.]

She's got legs, she knows how to use them.
She never begs, she knows how to choose them.
She's holdin' leg wonderin' how to feel them.
Would you get behind them if you could only find them?
She's my baby, she's my baby,
Yeah, it's alright.

She's got hair down to her fanny.
She's kinda jet set, try undo her panties.
Everytime she's dancin' she knows what to do.
Everybody wants to see if she can use it.
She's so fine, she's all mine,
Girl, you got it right.

She's got legs, she knows how to use them.
She never begs, she knows how to choose them.
She's got a dime all of the time,
Stays out at night movin' through time.
Oh, I want her, said, I got to have her,
The girl is alright, she's alright.

ZZ Top

[touch]

@Argonne69, you have an absolute winner with this thread sir.

Thank you for bringing it to life. ⭐

 

 

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

 

 

Tom Petty 1976

 

 

Edited October 8, 2024 by touch

[touch]

Up town, down town
Little Willy, Willy drives them wild with his run-around style
Inside, outside
Willy sends them silly with his star-shine shimmy shuffle smile

 

Mama done chase Willy down through the hall
But laugh, Willy laugh, he don't care at all

 

Hey down, stay down, stay down, down
'Cause little Willy, Willy won't go home
But you can't push Willy 'round
Willy won't go, try tellin' everybody but, oh no
Little Willy, Willy won't go home

 

Sweet 1973

Songwriters: Michael Donald Chapman / Nicholas Barry Chinn

[Argonne69]

You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes, well, you might find
You get what you need

 

- The Rolling Stones