Favorite Song Lyrics (Snippets)

[touch]

I've had nothing but bad luck
Since the day I saw the cat at my door
So I came into you sweet lady
Answering your mystical call

 

Crystal ball on the table
Showing the future, the past
Same cat with them evil eyes
And I knew it was a spell she cast

 

She's just a devil woman
With evil on her mind
Beware the devil woman
She's gonna get you...
She's just a devil woman
With evil on her mind
Beware the devil woman
She's gonna get you from behind...

 

Give me the ring on your finger
Let me see the lines on your hand
I can see me a tall dark stranger
Giving you what you hadn't planned

 

I drank the potion she offered me
I found myself on the floor
Then I looked in those big green eyes
And I wondered what I came there for...

 

She's just a devil woman
With evil on her mind
Beware the devil woman
She's gonna get you...
She's just a devil woman
With evil on her mind
Beware the devil woman
She's gonna get you from behind...

 

 

Cliff Richards 1976

Songwriters: Terry Britten  Christine Authors 

 

[touch]

Out on the road for forty days
Last night in Little Rock put me in a haze
Sweet, sweet Connie, doin' her act
She had the whole show and that's a natural fact
Up all night with Freddie King
I got to tell you, poker's his thing
Booze and ladies, keep me right
As long as we can make it to the show tonight

 

We're an American band
We're an American band
We're comin' to your town
We'll help you party it down
We're an American band

 

Four young chiquitas in Omaha
Waitin' for the band to return from the show
Feelin' good, feelin' right, it's Saturday night
The hotel detective, he was outta sight
Now these fine ladies, they had a plan
They was out to meet the boys in the band
They said, "Come on dudes, let's get it on"
And we proceeded to tear that hotel down

 

We're an American band
We're an American band
We're comin' to your town
We'll help you party it down
We're an American band

 

Grand Funk Railroad  1973

Songwriter: Don Brewer

 

[touch]

One toke over the line, sweet Jesus
One toke over the line
Sitting downtown in a railway station
One toke over the line

 

Waiting for the train that goes home, sweet Mary
Hoping that the train is on time
Sitting downtown in a railway station
One toke over the line

 

Who do you love? I hope it's me
I've been changing, as you can plainly see
I felt the joy and I learned about the pain
That my momma said
If I should choose to make a part of me
Would surely strike me dead

 

And now I'm one toke over the line, sweet Jesus
One toke over the line
Sitting downtown in a railway station
One toke over the line
Waiting for the train that goes home, sweet Mary
Hoping that the train is on time
Sitting downtown in a railway station
One toke over the line

 

 

 

Brewer & Shipley 1970

Songwriters: Michael Brewer / Tom Shipley

[Argonne69]

If you need me, call me
No matter where you are
No matter how far (don't worry, baby)
Just call my name
I'll be there in a hurry
You don't have to worry
Cause baby there

 

Ain't no mountain high enough
Ain't no valley low enough
Ain't no river wide enough
To keep me from getting to you, babe

 

- Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson

 

[touch]

My world is spinning around
Everything is lost that I found
People run, come ride with me
Let's find another place that's free

 

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

 

 

Moody Blues 1968 

Songwriter: John Lodge

Edited February 2 by touch

[DArnie]

When I was younger man I hadn't a care
Foolin' around, hitting the town, growing my hair
You came along and stole my heart when you entered my life
Ooh babe you got what it takes so I made you my wife

Since then I never looked back
It's almost like living a dream
And ooh I love you

You came along from far away and found me here
I was playin' around, feeling down, hittin' the beer
You picked me up from off the floor and gave me a smile
You said you're much too young, your life ain't begun, let's walk for awhile

[Triple Lindy]

Take my money, my cigarettes
I haven't seen the worst of it yet
 

- Talking Heads

[Argonne69]

Now look at them yo-yos, that's the way you do it
You play the guitar on the MTV
That ain't workin', that's the way you do it
Money for nothin' and your chicks for free

 

Now that ain't workin', that's the way you do it
Lemme tell ya, them guys ain't dumb
Maybe get a blister on your little finger
Baby, get a blister on your thumb

 

I want my MTV 

 

- Dire Straits 

 

[Triple Lindy]

If I had a million dollars
We wouldn't have to walk to the store
If I had a million dollars
Now, we'd take a limousine 'cause it costs more
 

- Barenaked Ladies 

[touch]

Friday night, they'll be dressed to kill
Down at Dino's Bar 'n' Grill
The drink will flow and blood will spill
And if the boys want to fight, you better let 'em
That jukebox in the corner blastin' out my favorite song
The nights are getting warmer, it won't be long
Won't be long 'til the summer comes
Now that the boys are here again

 

The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town

 

The boys are back in town again
Been hangin' down at Dino's
The boys are back in town again

 

Thin Lizzy 1976

Songwriters: Philip Lynott

[Argonne69]

I do like a good angry song. Tops is probably Alanis Morissette's "You Ought to Know." I'd post the lyrics here, but it would very likely get me suspended. Lol. 

 

Avril's "My Happy Ending" is a little tamer, but still has a bite. 

 

 

It's nice to know that you were there
Thanks for acting like you cared
And making me feel like I was the only one
It's nice to know we had it all
Thanks for watching as I fall
And letting me know we were done

You were everything, everything that I wanted
We were meant to be, supposed to be, but we lost it
All of the memories, so close to me, just fade away
All this time you were pretending
So much for my happy ending

 

- Avril Lavigne 

 

[touch]

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

 

 

Chicago 1969

Songwriter: Robert Lamm

Edited February 16 by touch

[iBanesto]

She said, "It's not now or never
Wait ten years, we'll be together"
I said, "Better late than never
Just don't make me wait forever"
Don't make me wait forever
Don't make me wait forever

 

--- Tame Impala

[Triple Lindy]

Cryin’ won’t help you

Prayin’ won’t do you no good

 

- Led Zeppelin 

[touch]

Ooh, you make me live
Whatever this world can give to me
It's you, you're all I see
Ooh, you make me live now, honey
Ooh, you make me live

Oh, you're the best friend that I ever had
I've been with you such a long time
You're my sunshine
And I want you to know
That my feelings are true
I really love you
(Ooh) Oh, you're my best friend

 

 

Queen  1976 

written by Queen's bass player John Deacon.

[Argonne69]

For all those garage/basement rockers who dreamed of making it big, but came up a wee bit short... 

 

I've got a place where I can make my stand 

I've got a place where I'm my favorite band 

I've gotta place that people that people really 'dore 

My little place is right below your floor 

 

Down in my basement, Basement rock 

Down in the basement, Basement rock 

A million fans can't be wrong, 

Down in the basement, basement rock 

 

I'm in a place where I'm considered king. 

It doesn't matter that I can barely sing 

Come down here and work (out) my song,

A billion fans surely can't be wrong 

 

Down in my basement, Basement rock 

Down in the basement, Basement rock 

A zillion fans can't be wrong, 

Down in the basement, basement rock 

 

Down in my basement, Basement rock 

Down in the basement, Basement rock 

A jillion fans can't be wrong, 

Down in the basement, basement rock 

 

- Gear 

 

Edited February 20 by Argonne69

[Argonne69]

I'm sittin' in the railway station
Got a ticket for my destination
On a tour of one-night stands
My suitcase and guitar in hand
And every stop is neatly planned
For a poet and a one-man band

 

Homeward bound
I wish I was
Homeward bound
Home where my thought's escapin'
Home where my music's playin'
Home where my love lies waitin'
Silently for me

 

Every day's an endless stream
Of cigarettes and magazines
And each town looks the same to me
The movies and the factories
And every stranger's face I see
Reminds me that I long to be

 

Homeward bound
I wish I was
Homeward bound
Home where my thought's escapin'
Home where my music's playin'
Home where my love lies waitin'
Silently for me

 

- Simon and Garfunkel 

 

[iBanesto]

Swear I couldn't sleep a wink last night
No point in turnin' off the lights
Not the same without your head on my shoulders
Growin' pains, but I don't wanna get older
Almost like we left it all on read
Couple feelings never laid to rest
Didn't know that the party was over
And it's true that I need you here closer

 

Burning photos
Had to learn to let go
I used to be
Somebody in another skin (another skin)

 

I heard that you're happy without me
And I hope it's true
(I hope, I hope it's true)
It kills me a little, that's okay
'Cause I'd die for you
You know I'd still die for you

 

--- Joji

[Triple Lindy]

You been tellin' me you're a genius since you were seventeen
In all the time I've known you I still don't know what you mean
 

- Steely Dan

[touch]

Whenever I need to leave it all behind
Or feel the need to get away-ay-ay
I find a quiet place, far from the human race
Out in the country

 

Before the breathin' air is gone
Before the sun is just a bright spot in the night-time
Out where the rivers like to run
I stand alone and take back somethin' worth rememberin'

 

Three Dog Night  1970

 

 

Edited March 5 by touch

[Argonne69]

It seems like yesterday
But it was long ago
Janey was lovely she was the queen of my nights
There in the darkness with the radio playing low, and
And the secrets that we shared

The mountains that we moved
Caught like a wildfire out of control
'Til there was nothing left to burn and nothing left to prove

And I remember what she said to me
How she swore that it never would end
I remember how she held me oh-so-tight
Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then

 

Against the wind
We were runnin' against the wind
We were young and strong, we were runnin' against the wind

 

The years rolled slowly past
And I found myself alone
Surrounded by strangers I thought were my friends
I found myself further and further from my home, and I
Guess I lost my way

There were oh-so-many roads
I was living to run and running to live
Never worried about paying or even how much I owed
Moving eight miles a minute for months at a time

Breaking all of the rules that would bend
I began to find myself searching
Searching for shelter again and again

 

Against the wind

A little something against the wind
I found myself seeking shelter against the wind

 

- Bob Seger 

 

[tiderider]

People here living it up, I think they're blind
I think they're out of their minds
Not one of them has had this
God's not giving me up, no, I'm just fine
It's just a matter of time
Though I don't feel my sadness

I know it should be there, maybe I'm too tired to care
But I'm still fine

 

~ Red Clay Strays

[Ranchobob]

You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille;

With four ugly children and a crotch that won’t heal

 

—The Beat Farmers

 

 

[touch]

I love music
Sweet sweet music
Long as it's swinging
All the joy that's it's bringing

 

I love music
Sweet sweet music
I love music
Just as long as it's groovy

 

I love music
Sweet sweet music
I love music
Any kind of music

 

 

The O 'Jays 1975

Songwriters: Kenny Gamble / Leon Huff

[Argonne69]

You've got a smile so bright, you know you could have been a candle
I'm holding you so tight, you know you could have been a handle
The way you swept me off my feet, you know you could have been a broom
The way you smell so sweet, you know you could have been some perfume

Well, you could have been anything that you wanted to
And I can tell, the way you do the things you do

 

As pretty as you are, you know you could have been a flower
If good looks was a minute, you know that you could be an hour
The way you stole my heart, you know you could have been a cool crook
And baby you're so smart, you know you could have been a schoolbook

 

Well, you could have been anything that you wanted to
And I can tell, the way you do the things you do

 

You made my heart so rich, you know you could have been some money
And baby you're so sweet, you know you could have been some honey

 

Well, you could have been anything that you wanted to
And I can tell, the way you do the things you do

 

Written by Smokey Robinson and Robert Rogers

Performed by The Temptations 

 

[aloha b.]

I'm a travelin' man and I've made a lot of stops
All over the world
And in every port I own the heart
Of at least one lovely girl

I've a pretty señorita waiting for me
Down in old Mexico
If you're ever in Alaska stop and see
My cute little Eskimo

Oh, my sweet Fraulein down in Berlin town
Makes my heart start to yearn
And my China doll down in old Hong Kong
Waits for my return

Pretty Polynesian baby over the sea
I remember the night
When we walked in the sands of the Waikiki
And I held you, oh so tight

 

Ricky Nelson

[J_Tizzle]

I think a criminally underrated song is Hook by Blues Traveler.  Basically crapping on the music industry with some killer harmonica.

 

It doesn't matter what I say
So long as I sing with inflection
That makes you feel that I'll convey
Some inner truth of vast reflection
But I've said nothing so far
And I can keep it up for as long as it takes
And it don't matter who you are
If I'm doing my job then it's your resolve that breaks

Because the hook brings you back
I ain't tellin' you no lie
The hook brings you back
On that you can rely

There is something amiss
I am being insincere
In fact I don't mean any of this
Still my confession draws you near
To confuse the issue I refer
To familiar heroes from long ago
No matter how much Peter loved her
What made the Pan refuse to grow

Was that the hook brings you back
I ain't tellin' you no lie
The hook brings you back
On that you can rely

Suck it in suck it in suck it in
If you're Rin Tin Tin or Anne Boleyn
Make a desperate move or else you'll win
And then begin
To see
What you're doing to me this MTV is not for free
It's so PC it's killing me
So desperately I sing to thee
Of love
Sure but also rage and hate and pain and fear of self
And I can't keep these feelings on the shelf
I've tried well no in fact I lied
Could be financial suicide but I've got too much pride inside
To hide or slide
I'll do as I'll decide and let it ride until I've died
And only then shall I abide this tide
Of catchy little tunes
Of hip three minute ditties
I wanna bust all your balloons
I wanna burn all of your cities
To the ground I've found
I will not mess around
Unless I play then hey
I will go on all day hear what I say
I have a prayer to pray
That's really all this was
And when I'm feeling stuck and need a buck
I don't rely on luck because...

The hook brings you back
I ain't tellin' you no lie
The hook...
On that you can rely

[iBanesto]

And there was something 'bout you that now I can't remember
It's the same damn thing that made my heart surrender
And I miss you on a train, I miss you in the morning
I never know what to think about

 

I think about you (so don't let go)
About you (so don't let go)
Do you think I have forgotten about you? (Don't let go)
About you
About you
Do you think I have forgotten about you? (Don't let go)

 

--- 1975

[Argonne69]

Tequila. 

 

'Nuff said. Lol. 

 

- The Champs 

 

[Argonne69]

If I could stick my hand in my heart
And spill it all over the stage
Would it satisfy ya, would it slide on by ya
Would you think the boy is strange? Ain't he strange?

 

If I could win ya, if I could sing ya
A love song so divine
Would it be enough for your cheating heart
If I broke down and cried? If I cried?

 

I said

I know it's only rock 'n roll but I like it

 

- The Rolling Stones