"I can go to bed alone and never know her name ...
but when I dream .... I dream of you ... maybe some day this dream will come true"
I often sit alone up in a tree Waving to the ones that wave at me I think well just how stupid can they be Waving to a man up in a tree
What they don't know is I am counting them I even count the ladies and the men I put the numbers in my little book And only me can ever have a look
All I ask is a piece of mind Which I lost somewhere down amongst the mess All I want is for people to be kind And walk slower to be counted when they pass
I think well just how stupid can they be Waving to a man up in a tree
I know that I will have to stop my fun When I meet a girl who I can not count on Maybe marry her and happy we would be Not counting but a-sitting up a tree
I put the numbers in my little book And only me can ever have a look I think well just how stupid can they be Waving to a man up in a tree
The Song of Solomon
The song of everyone
Who walks the path
Of the solitary heart
The soul cries out
Hear a woman singing
Don't want your bullshit, yeah
Just want your sexuality
Don't want excuses, yeah
Write me your poetry in motion
Write it just for me, yeah
And sign it with a kiss
Mmm, just take any line
"Comfort me with apples
For I am sick of love
His left hand is under my head
And his right hand
Doth embrace me"
This is the Song of Solomon
Here's a woman singing
Don't want your bullshit, yeah
Just want your sexuality
Don't want your excuses, yeah
Write me your poetry in motion
Write it just for me, yeah
And sign it with a kiss
And I'll do it for you
I'll be the Rose of Sharon for you
I'll do it for you
I'll be the Lily of the Valley for you
I'll do it for you
I'll be Isolde or Marion for you
I'll do it for you
Ooh I'll come in a hurricane for you
I'll do it for you
A bam boom
Don't want your bullshit, yeah
Just want your sexuality
The Song of Solomon, 1993, Kate Bush
though as based on the Song of Songs ancient texts, various other versions/interpretations exist
Wonderful life- Alter Bridge
Sang by the superb Myles Kennedy
Close your eyes and just hear me sing
One last long goodbye
One last song before you spread your wings
There`s so much left to say before this moment slips away
And before this moment slips away
What a wonderful life
For aslong as you`ve been at my side
And I want you to know
I loved you so
The cold night calls
And the tears fall like rain
It`s so hard letting go
Of the one thing I will never replace
And soon you will be gone
But these words they will live on
What a wonderful life
For aslong as you`ve been at my side
And I want you to know
I miss you so
And though our days come to an end
No, I`ll never love like this again
What a wonderful life my friend
All that I am
You let me be
I will remember you
For all that you`ve done
And given to me
Love will remain
This I can see
Now and forever more
Because of you
Now I believe
I believe
What a wonderful life
For aslong as you`ve been at my side
And I want you to know
I loved you so
What a wonderful life
For aslong as you`ve been at my side
And I want you to know
I miss you so
And though our days come to an end
No, I`ll never love like this again
What a wonderful life
A wonderful life
What a wonderful life
What a wonderful life
And with one last embrace
As the tears fall like rain you`re gone
And with one last goodbye
As you fade out tonight, you`re gone
The machine of a dream, such a clean machine,
With the pistons a pumpin', and the hubcaps all gleam.
When I'm holding your wheel,
All I hear is your gear,
When my hand's on your grease gun,
Oh it's like a disease son,
I'm in love with my car, gotta feel for my automobile,
Get a grip on my boy racer rollbar,
Such a thrill when your radials squeal.
Told my girl I just had to forget her,
Rather buy me a new cartburettor,
So she made tracks sayin' ths is the end now,
Cars don't talk back they're just four wheeled friends now,
When I'm holding your wheel,
All I hear is your gear,
When I'm cruisin' in overdrive,
Don't have to listen to no run of the mill talk jive,
I'm in love with my car, gotta feel for my automobile,
I'm in love with my car, string back gloves in my automolove!
From my youth.... Queen
There's a bar hall queen
down in Charlotte town.
I'd sure like to see her
when the sun goes down.
I swear her hair
is midnight black.
And I can't wait
till I get back.
Carolina queen,
She's a walking love machine.
I'd like to make her scream,
When I bite the bullet.
Bite the bullet.
Born and raised
at the top of the South.
You know she knows
what it's all about.
Good old boys are coming
from miles around.
Wanna watch that bullet
lay 'em down.
If you go away on this summer day
Then you might as well take the sun away
All the birds that flew in the summer sky
When our love was new and our hearts were high
When the day was young, and the night was long
And the moon stood still for the nightbird's song
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away
But if you stay, I'll make you a day
Like no day has been or will be again
We'll sail the sun, we'll ride on the rain
We'll talk to the trees and worship the wind
Then if you go, I'll understand
Leave me just enough love to fill up my hand
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away
If you go away, as I know you will
You must tell the world to stop turning 'til
You return again, if you ever do
For what good is love without loving you?
Can I tell you now, as you turn to go
I'll be dying slowly 'til the next hello?
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away
But if you stay, I'll make you a night
Like no night has been or will be again
I'll sail on your smile, I'll ride on your touch
I'll talk to your eyes that I love so much
But if you go, go! I won't cry
Though the good is gone from the word goodbye
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away
If you go away, as I know you must
There'll be nothing left in the world to trust
Just an empty room, full of empty space
Like the empty look I see on your face
I'd have been the shadow of your shadow
If I thought it might have kept me by your side
The original French version is best though
Jaques Brel
If you go away on this summer day
Then you might as well take the sun away
All the birds that flew in the summer sky
When our love was new and our hearts were high
When the day was young, and the night was long
And the moon stood still for the nightbird's song
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away
But if you stay, I'll make you a day
Like no day has been or will be again
We'll sail the sun, we'll ride on the rain
We'll talk to the trees and worship the wind
Then if you go, I'll understand
Leave me just enough love to fill up my hand
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away
If you go away, as I know you will
You must tell the world to stop turning 'til
You return again, if you ever do
For what good is love without loving you?
Can I tell you now, as you turn to go
I'll be dying slowly 'til the next hello?
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away
But if you stay, I'll make you a night
Like no night has been or will be again
I'll sail on your smile, I'll ride on your touch
I'll talk to your eyes that I love so much
But if you go, go! I won't cry
Though the good is gone from the word goodbye
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away
If you go away, as I know you must
There'll be nothing left in the world to trust
Just an empty room, full of empty space
Like the empty look I see on your face
I'd have been the shadow of your shadow
If I thought it might have kept me by your side
The original French version is best though
Jaques Brel
I am surprised that there's no Bob Dylan here (unless I missed it )....I'm not going to add any either,there's far too many to choose from
"In the beginning, in the beginning
Man gave names to all the animals
In the beginning, long time ago.
He saw an animal that liked to growl
Big furry paws and he liked to howl
Great big furry back and furry hair
"Ah, think I'll call it a bear".
Man gave names to all the animals
In the beginning, in the beginning
Man gave names to all the animals
In the beginning, long time ago.
He saw an animal up on a hill
Chewing up so much grass until she was filled
He saw milk coming out but he didn't know how
"Ah, think I'll call it a cow".
Man gave names to all the animals
In the beginning, in the beginning
Man gave names to all the animals
In the beginning, long time ago.
He saw an animal that liked to snort
Horns on his head and they weren't too short
It looked like there wasn't nothing that he couldn't pull
"Ah, I'll think I'll call it a bull".
Man gave names to all the animals
In the beginning, in the beginning
Man gave names to all the animals
In the beginning, long time ago.
He saw an animal leaving a muddy trail
Real dirty face and a curly trail
He wasn't too small and he wasn't too big
"Ah, think I'll call it a pig".
Man gave names to all the animals
In the beginning, in the beginning
Man gave names to all the animals
In the beginning, long time ago.
Next animal that he did meet
Had wool on his back and hooves on his feet
Eating grass on a mountainside so steep
"Ah, think I'll call it a sheep".
Man gave names to all the animals
In the beginning, in the beginning
Man gave names to all the animals
In the beginning, long time ago.
He saw an animal as smooth as glass
Slithering his way through the grass
Saw him dissappear by a tree near a lake .....
Bob Dylan Man Gave Names To All The Animals
That's a different thread Max, but thanks for the suggestion
Have I posted this already...
"U were so hard to find
The beautiful ones, they hurt you every time.
Paint a perfect picture.
Bring to life,
a vision, in one's mind.
The beautiful ones
always smash the picture.
Always.
Every time."
Prince - The Beautiful Ones
Perhaps the most moving lyrics I know are the following (I shall link to them rather than make you read them)
I will walk in the garden and feel religion within. I will learn how to run with the big boys, I will learn how to sink - and to swim. And there's talk in the houses and people dancing in rings. Ah, when you close my eyes, babe, I can see most everything. I can see most everything: it's just like you said it would be.
I can see too many mouths open, too many eyes closed, ears closed, not enough minds open, too many legs open. Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, do! Why isn't it, why, why? I don't see why I listen, why, why?
When I've walked in the garden, when I'm walking off stage, when everything's quiet - will you stay? Will you be my... lover? Will you be my... mama? I said, will you be my lover? I said, will you be my babe? When I lay down my head at the end of my day, nothing would please me better than I find that you're there... NOTHING would please me better than I find that you're there when I wake! Just like you said it would be!
Sinead O'Connor, "Just Like U Said It Would B"
There once was a lady from Ealing
who had a pecul......
This not the time?
Bowie, All The Madmen, I just love this bit;
Day after day they take some brain away
Not to mention;
I'd rather stay here, with all the madmen, than perish with the sadmen roaming free
Classic and awesome :cool:
not necessarily the best, but been there..
"Its a quarter after one, Im a little drunk,
And I need you now.
Said I wouldnt call but I lost all control and I need you now.
And I dont know how I can do without, I just need you now."
Lady Antebellum- Need You Now
"When the elections are all over we'll be pushing up clover
I tell ye everyone in the graveyard votes the same." - Welcome to the Cabaret by Christy Moore
If I could save time in a bottle
The first thing that I'd like to do
Is to save every day
Till Eternity passes away
Just to spend them with you
and just to sum up life at the moment for both of us, from the same song,
But there never seems to be enough time
To do the things you want to do