RB's New and Improved (Hopefully) Song Lyrics Thread

[Radiobarry]

Thought I'd bring back this oldie but goodie here in the Fun and Games area.

This is a thread for song lyrics that may have a special meaning to you. Could be any song from any genre.

My suggestion would be that we quote up to maybe four to six lines (at most) from a given song, rather than posting whole songs.

Credit song title and artist, if possible.

Have fun!!!

To start...

"She's Living in LA...with my best old ex-friend Ray...guy she said she knew well but sometimes hated..."

Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels) Jim Croce


"Maybe if we think and wish and hope and pray it might come true...maybe then there wouldn't be a single thing we couldn't do - oh we could be married...and then we'd be happy...Oh wouldn't it be nice..."

---The Beach Boys

[frecky]

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"But youre not here, youre nowhere near at all
Just skin and atmosphere"
-Skin & Atmosphere- 36 Crazyfists

[penguinsoda]

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Will you meet me in the middle, will you meet me in the air?
Will you love me just a little, just enough to show you care?
Well i tried to fake it, i don't mind sayin', i just can't make it


Sister Golden Hair...America

[Groomer]

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You know it hurts me
Way deep inside
When I turn and look
And find that you're not there
I try to convince myself
That the pain, the pain
It's still not gone

Slaughter

Fly To The Angels

[Radiobarry]

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May you never take one single breath for granted
God forbid love ever leave you empty handed

I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance,
I hope you dance

-- Lee Ann Womack

[Groomer]

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Where do I take this pain of mine.
I run but it stays right by my side.
So tear me open and pour me out
There's things inside that scream and shout,
And the pain still hates me
So hold me until it sleeps.

Metallica

Untill It Sleeps

[penguinsoda]

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I’ll keep looking up
Awaiting your return
My greatest fear will be that you will crash and burn
And I won’t feel your fire
I’ll be the other hand
That always holds the line
Connecting in between your sweet heart and mine
I’m strung out on that wire

And I’ll be on the other end
To hear you when you call
Angel you were born to fly
And if you get to high
I’ll catch you when you fall
I’ll catch you when you fall

Nickel Creek-- When you come back down

[Jessicalover]

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There's a calm surrender to the rush of day
When the heat of the rolling world can be turned away
An enchanted moment, and it sees me through
It's enough for this restless warrior just to be with you

And can you feel the love tonight
It is where we are
It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer
That we got this far
And can you feel the love tonight
How it's laid to rest
It's enough to make kings and vagabonds
Believe the very best

There's a time for everyone if they only learn
That the twisting kaleidoscope moves us all in turn
There's a rhyme and reason to the wild outdoors
When the heart of this star-crossed voyager beats in time with yours

CanYou Feel The Love Tonight
Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Available on the soundtrack The Lion King

[Radiobarry]

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When youre down and troubled
And you need a helping hand
And nothing, whoa nothing is going right.
Close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest nights.

You just call out my name,
And you know whereever I am
Ill come running, oh yeah baby
To see you again.
Winter, spring, summer, or fall,
All you have to do is call
And Ill be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Youve got a friend...

(James Taylor)

[Jessicalover]

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Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
'Til I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on

Lyrics by Bill Withers

[Jessicalover]

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Up and down that lonely road of faith
I have been there
Unprepared for the storms and the tides that rise
I've realized one thing, how much I love you
And it hurts to see, see you cryin'
I believe we can make it through the winds of change

from Lonely Road Of Faith - Kid Rock

[Radiobarry]

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And a rock feels no pain.
And an island never cries.

--Simon and Garfunkel

[penguinsoda]

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Children of Paradise -- Justin Hayward

Like the crashing of a wave
On the shores of consciousness
We’re alive and
We’re awake to the world
And with the gift of love we’re blessed

Coz we can be
Yes we can be
We can be
Children of Paradise
Children of Paradise

In the twinkling of an eye
Or the turning of a page
Comes the moment when
Our time has arrived
We can never be the same

We can be
Yes we can be
We can be
Children of Paradise
Children of Paradise

And all I know
Is we’re still climbing up that hill
And all we need to sustain us
Is the love of love
The light of life
And the faith to know we can heal
Like Children

Through the violence and the rage
By the Grace of love be still
And the spirit that breaks free from the cage
Is the one they cannot kill

[Groomer]

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Through all those
Complex years
I thought I was alone
I didn't care to look around
And make this world my own
And when she died
I should've cried and spared myself some pain...
Left me incomplete
All alone as the memories still remain

Pantera

Cemetery Gates

[Radiobarry]

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Mama tries hard to pretend
That things will get better again
Somehow she's keepin' it all inside her
But finally the tears fill our eyes
And I know that somewhere tonight
She knows how much we really miss her

Shannon is gone
I hope she's drifting out to sea
She always loved to swim away
Maybe she'll find an island
With a shaded tree
Just like the one in our back yard ...
Just like the one in our back yard .........

Shannon (Henry Gross)

[Groomer]

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all the leaves are brown
and the sky is grey
I've been for a walk
on a winter's day

I'd be safe and warm
if I was in L.A
California Dreamin'
on such a winter's day

California Dreaming

Mamas And The Papas

[Jessicalover]

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Posion - Something To Believe In

(by the way in case anyone didn't know this this song is dedicated to Bret Michales father a Korean vet)

Well I see him on the tv
Preachin bout the promised land
He tells me to believe in jesus
And steals the money from my hand

Some say he was a good man
But lord I think he sinned, yeah

Twenty-two years of mental tears
Cries a suicidal vietnam vet
Who fought a losing war on a foreign shore
To find his country didnt want him back

Their bullets took his best friend in saigon
Our lawyers took his wife and kids, no regrets
In a time I dont remember
In a war he cant forget

He cried forgive me for what Ive done there
Cause I never meant the things I did

Chorus:
And give me something to believe in
If theres a lord above
And give me something to believe in
Oh, lord arise

My best friend died a lonely man
In some palm springs hotel room
I got the call last christmas eve
And they told me the news

I tried all night not to break down and cry
As the tears rolled down my face
I felt so cold and empty
Like a lost soul out of place

And the mirror, mirror on the wall
Sees my smile it fades again

Chorus

Sometimes I wish to God I didnt know now
The things I didnt know then
Road you gotta take me home

Solo

I drive by the homeless sleeping on a cold dark street
Like bodies in an open grave
Underneath the broken old neon sign
That used to read jesus saves

A mile away live the rich folks
And I see how theyre living it up
While the poor they eat from hand to mouth
The rich is drinkin from a golden cup

And it just makes me wonder
Why so many lose, so few win

Chorus

You take the high road
And Ill take the low road

Sometimes I wish to God I didnt know now
The things I didnt know then

And give me something to believe in

[Radiobarry]

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Have they laughed too much
Do their dry voices crack
talking of things gone by
have they cried too much
A tear or two still always seems
To cloud the eye

They tremble as they watch the old silver clock
When day is through
tick tock oh so slow
It says yes it says no
It says I wait for you

Old Folks - John Denver

For the children and the flowers
Are my sisters and my brothers
Their laughter and their loveliness
Could clear a cloudy day

Like the music of the mountains
And the colours of the rainbow
They're a promise of the future
And a blessing for today

Rhymes And Reasons - John Denver

[penguinsoda]

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"Can't Repeat" The Offspring

I woke the other day
And saw my world has changed
The past is over but tomorrow‘s wishful thinking
I can‘t hold on what‘s been done
I can‘t grab on what‘s to come
And I‘m just wishing I could stop, but

Life goes on
Come of age
Can‘t hold on
Turn the page

Time rolls on
Wipe these eyes
Yesterday laughs
Tomorrow cries

Memories are bittersweet
good times we can‘t repeat
Those days are gone and we can never get them back
Now we must move ahead
Despite our fear and dread
We‘re all just wishing we could stop, but

Life goes on
Come of age
Can‘t hold on
Turn the page

Time rolls on
Wipe your eyes
Yesterday laughs
Tomorrow cries

With all our joys and fears
Wrapped in forgotten years
The past is laughing as today just slips away
Time tears down what we‘ve made
And sets another stage
And I‘m just wishing we could stop

Life goes on
Come of age
Can‘t hold on
Turn the page

Time rolls on
Wipe these eyes
Yesterday laughs
Tomorrow cries

[Hakuna Makarla]

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Dear when you smiled at me, I heard a melody
It haunted me from the start
Something inside of me started a symphony
Zing! Went the strings of my heart

'Twas like a breath of spring, I heard a robin sing
About a nest set apart
All nature seemed to be in perfect harmony
Zing! Went the strings of my heart

Your eyes made skies seem blue again
What else could I do again
But keep repeating through and through
"I love you, love you"

I still recall the thrill, guess I always will
I hope 'twill never depart
Dear, with your lips to mine, a rhapsody devine
Zing! Went the strings of my heart



Dear when you smiled at me, I heard a melody
It haunted me from the start
Something inside of me started a symphony
Zing! Went the strings of my heart

'Twas like a breath of spring, I heard a robin sing
About a nest set apart
All nature seemed to be in perfect harmony
Zing! Went the strings of my heart

Your eyes made skies seem blue again
What else could I do again?
But keep repeating through and through
"I love you, love you"

I still recall the thrill, I guess I always will
I hope 'twill never depart
Dear, with your lips to mine, a rhapsody divine
Zing! Oh, Oh, Oh went the strings of my heart

Judy Garland ( my favorite song!