Favourite lines from songs

[robert@fm]

And another great Rush lyric (reading their lyrics, you'd never guess they're a thrash-metal band):

From New World Man:

He's not concerned with yesterday,
He knows constant change is here today

(or perhaps the last bit is "...to stay", which to my mind would be even better).  The rest of that song also has great lyrics.

[deneb654]

"Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then."

- Bob Seger "Against the Wind"

[Malc 44]

"L.A.'s fine but it ain't home,
New York's home but it ain't mine no more"

I Am I Said ~ my favourite Neil Diamond song

Malc

[kander]

Sting & The Police - Englishman in New York

"It takes more than combat gear to make a man,
It takes more than a license for a gun
Confront your enemies, avoid them when you can
A gentleman will walk but never run.

If "manners maketh man." as someone said
He's a hero of the day
Takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile
Be yourself no matter what they say"

I remember the days when I was so eager to satisfy you
And be less then I was just to prove I could walk beside you
Now that I've flown away I see you've chosen to stay behind me
And still you curse the day I decided to stay true to myself
It's so much easier to stay down there guaranteeing you're cool
Than to sit up here exposing myself trying to break through
Than to burn in the spotlight, turn in the spitfire
Scream without making a sound, be up here and not look down
because we're all afraid of heights

Nelly Furtado - On the radio (remember the days)

[Malc 44]

"Six foot six he stood on the ground,
he weighed two hundred and thirty five pounds,
but I saw this giant of a man brought down to his knees by love.

He was the kinda guy that would gamble on luck,
look you in the eye and never back up,
but I saw him crying like a little whipped pup because of love.

You can't see it with your eyes, or hold it in your hand,
but like the wind that covers our land,
it's strong enough to rule the heart of any man this thing called love.

It can lift you up, never let you down,
take your world and turn it all around,
ever since time nothin's ever been found that's stronger than love".

'Thing Called Love' ~ (the late great) Johnny Cash


Malc

[lazarus]

He once owned a Harley Davidson and a Triumph Bonneville.
Counted his friends in burned-out spark plugs
and prays that he always will.
But he's the last of the blue blood greaser boys
all of his mates are doing time:
married with three kids up by the ring road
sold their souls straight down the line.
And some of them own little sports cars
and meet at the tennis club do's.
For drinks on a Sunday --- work on Monday.
They've thrown away their blue suede shoes.

Now they're too old to Rock'n'Roll and they're too young to die.


-- From "Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die" by Jethro Tull (1976)

[DianeB]

OMG, music is my life. I could be here ALL day/night posting favorites. Most, of course, are 'oldies' seeing as how I'm 52.

But I actually 'listen' to WHAT the words are saying, thus it gives it so much more meaning. Take my cable, take my TV, but whatever you do, don't ever take my music away from me!

I was pleasantly surprised to see so many of the male gender post some tender, romantic lyrics here. There seems to be so few that take the time to feel (or care) romantically inclined anymore. Or understanding to the hurt & pain that many suffer.

I must admit, I was shocked that no one immediately recognized the lyric's of Selena. Though maybe I did, because I had to watch the movie like 20 times with my 2 girls! LOL

I was going to start with 2 of my old time favorites that its highly doubtful anyone has EVER heard, but one of them I must go search for the exact words, so I'll post these two.

this first one, came to have much meaning to me, after meeting someone online, that became my 'best friend' for well over 2 years. (i was not aware that one could make such a deep friendship via online!) then something happened & even though we still care very deeply for each other, we very seldom get a chance to talk anymore. the lyric's:

i've saved the summer
and i give it all to you
to hold on winter mornings
when the snow is new
i've saved some sunlight
if you should ever need
a place away from darkness
where your mind can feed

i know no answers
to help you on your way
the answers lie somewhere
the bottom of the day

but if you've a need for love
i'll give you all i own
it might help you down the road
til you've found your own

i've saved the summer
saved the summer
i've saved the summer

-------now, i'm just going to sit on this one & see, if by chance, anyone out there has any idea who it's by.
granted, it's by someone that most everybody likely 'hates' his music, (if they've EVEN heard any of it), but a lot of folks enjoy his books.

********

my next one,,,,,well,,,,,,,i dated the manager of a local band for a very long time way back in the 70's. he also played organ/piano. he wrote a few for me, i wrote a few for him. this one, i wrote in 1996, many many long years after our relationship was over, but yet he recorded it:


I reflect on memories of yester-year,
That bring traces of tears-
And hints of laughter,
Entwined together from that magical era.

Never before,
And never since,
Have I known
Such agony and suffering,
So much pain -
So many tears.

But at the same time -

The highest heights of paradise,
The brightess glow of the sun -
My life has ever known.

Your love enveloped me slowly -
my body -
my heart -
And ultimately my very SOUL.

Until I was consumed with emotions so intense,
I cried out with the pure rapture of your love.

These long years later,
There are no regrets,

For shall my life on earth come to end --

I know:

I have lived my life,
I have had the pain, the heartaches -
I have had the sorrow.

But through it all -

I have the reflections ---------

Of the joy - the ecstasy,
The sunshine so bright.
Of knowing YOUR LOVE -
So powerful
It OWNED my very soul
and allowed me to feel what many never have.

So NO regrets -
NO sorrow -
Distant man.
For you and I
Soared high in the skies
And captured the shimmering stars --
And that time of loving -------
Shall ----
ALWAYS BE !!

--(drb) November 1996
--(for Glenn)

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I could sit here all day/night posting favorite lyrics as music is so much a part of me, but i'll leave you with this:

some times in our lives
we all have pain
we all have sorrow
but if we are wise
we know that there's
always tomorrow
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
,,,,,,,,,,,,

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
you just call lonely brother
when you need a hand
we all need somebody
to lean on

----al greene (one of the greatest of all times!!)


Until next time,,,,,,
Diane

[Malc 44]

Dianne, I love 'Lean on me' it makes the hairs stand up on the back of my neck but surely this was by the great Bill Withers? did Al Green do it too? I assumed it was written by Bill though.

Malc

[DianeB]

but surely this was by the great Bill Withers? did Al Green do it too? I assumed it was written by Bill though.

Malc,
Yep, you ARE right on that one, though yes, Al Greene came out with it also.

Diane

[hadaso]

Shades Of Gray

...

But today there is no day or night
Today there is no dark or light.
Today there is no black or white,
Only shades of gray.

...

Monkees

[Malc 44]

On a seasonal theme .....

"It's coming on Christmas
They're cutting down trees
They're putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on"

Joni Mitchell ~ River

from 'Blue'

Malc

[DBH]

"V. The Sphere: A Kind Of Dream"

We can walk our road together
If our goals are all the same
We can run alone and free
If we pursue a different aim
Let the truth of love be lighted
Let the love of truth shine clear
Sensibility
Armed with sense and liberty
With the heart and mind united in a single
Perfect
Sphere

Rush
from "Hemispheres"

[DianeB]

I'm assuming no one was the slightest bit interested in this one:

i've saved the summer
and i give it all to you
to hold on winter mornings
when the snow is new
i've saved some sunlight
if you should ever need
a place away from darkness
where your mind can feed

( lalala & etc. )

i've saved the summer
saved the summer
i've saved the summer

Just in case anyone was a bit puzzled over it, it was/is by Rod McKuen. Many read his books, but few can recognize his 'raspy' singing voice. This one is by far, my favorite by him, though close 2nd would have to be 'Clouds', which comes from my favorite book by him, 'Listen to the Warm'.

Clouds are not the cheeks of angels you know
they're only clouds.
Friendly sometimes,
but you can never be sure.
If I had longer arms
I'd push the clouds away
or make them hang above the water somewhere else,
but I'm just a man
who needs and wants,
mostly things he'll never have.
Looking for that thing that's hardest to find - - -

I've been going a long time now
along the way I've learned some things.
You have to make the good times yourself
take the little times and make them into big times
and save the times that are alright
for the ones that aren't so good.

I've never been able
to push the clouds away by myself.
Help me.
Please.
-----Rod McKuen (Listen to the Warm)

Diane

I still have to find the 'exact' words to one of my best favorites, that it's likely not many (if any at all) would recognize, though anyone that is close to me in age, knows some of his other music quite well.

[Malc 44]

Originally posted by DianeB
I'm assuming no one was the slightest bit interested in this one:

Diane, maybe a bit too much info here. It's meant to be favourite lines (rather than the whole song). After all, the song is unlikely to mean as much to others as it does to you. Some members have added a link to a lyrics web page for those interested enough to read the whole song.

Malc