favorite song lyrics?

[Lefty Wilbury]

Square One by Tom Petty

Had to find some higher ground
Had some fear to get around
You can't say what you don't know
Later on won’t work no more
Last time though I hid my tracks
So well I could not get back
Yeah my way was hard to find
Can't sell your soul for peace of mind

Square one, my slate is clear
Rest your head on me my dear
It took a world of trouble, it took a world of tears
It took a long time to get back here

Try so hard to stand alone
Struggle to see past my nose
Always had more dogs than bones
I could never wear those clothes
It's a dark victory
You won and you are so lost
Told her you were satisfied
But it never came across

Square one, my slate is clear
Rest your head on me my dear
It took a world of trouble, it took a world of tears
It took a long time to get back here x3

 

[manu1959]

andy partridge of XTC

Man acting like a farmer and,
He's treated the woman like a poor cow,
We got to treat you better from now,
But man is just a baby and,
He's needing your milk of kindness.
I vow to drink as much as you will allow.

All the way through history,
Man, machine, no mystery,
All the way through history,
Girl have the brain to act like the weaker sex.

Down in the cockpit,
Man need the woman to pull him right out of it,
Down in the cockpit,
Man need the woman to pull him right out of it.

Queen wants the castle,
Back from the rascal,
Queen wants the castle.

The girl tribe are growing up and,
Filling the world full with a new soul,
To get so far they payed a high toll.
Try not to make,
The same mistakes,
As man has done, or you'll fall in that hole,
And you will see us changing our role.

All the way through history,
Man, machine, no mystery,
All the way through history,
Girl have the brain to act like the weaker sex.

Down in the cockpit,
Man need the woman to pull him right out of it,
Down in the cockpit,
Man need the woman to pull him right out of it.

Queen wants the castle,
Back from the rascal,
Queen wants the castle.

 

[manu1959]

andy partridge, xtc, english settelments

It isn't even winter and i'm freezing, freezing,
This sort of feeling isn't pleasing,
And what i want to know, man,
Why, oh why,
Does she treat me like a snowman?

She's been building me,
Up quite steadily,
Seems like i've been here years and years and years and years;
I wait patiently,
Froze in history,
All ice-water is tears and tears and tears and tears;

She treats me far too frosty,
This hanging on has cost me dear.

It isn't even winter and i'm shivering, shivering,
Waiting for the love that's not delivering,
What i want to know, man,
Why oh why,
Does she treat me like a snowman?

It seems you would say i was too soft-hearted,
If you made a dunce-cap i'd don it!
People will always be tempted to wipe their feet,
On anything with 'welcome' written on it.

It isn't even winter and i'm freezing, freezing,
And this sort of feeling isn't pleasing,
And what i want to know, man,
Why, oh why,
Does she treat me like a snowman?

 

[manu1959]

gang of four

Woke up this morning desperation a.m.
What i've been saying won't say them again
My head's not empty, it's full with my brain
The thoughts i'm thinking
Like piss down a drain

And i feel like a beetle on its back
And there's no way for me to get up
Love'll get you like a case of anthrax
And that's something i don't want to catch

Ought to control what i do to my mind
Nothing in there but sunshades for the blind
Only yesterday i said to myself
The things i'm doing are not good
For my health

"love crops up quite a lot as something to sing about,
Cos most groups make most of their songs about falling in love
Or how happy they are to be in love,
You occasionally wonder why these groups do sing about it all the time -
It's because these groups think there's something very special about it

Either that or else it's because everybody else sings about it and always has,
You know to burst into song you have to be inspired
And nothing inspires quite like love.

These groups and singers think that they appeal to everyone
By singing about love because apparently everyone has or can love
Or so they would have you believe anyway
But these groups seem to go along with what, the belief
That love is deep in everyone's personality.
I don't think we're saying there's anything wrong with love,
We just don't think that what goes on between two people
Should be shrouded with mystery."

Love'll get you like a case of anthrax
And that's something i don't want to catch
Love'll get you like a case of anthrax
And that's something i don't want to catch

 

[Lefty Wilbury]

Time Stand Still by Rush

I turn my back to the wind
To catch my breath
Before I start off again.
Driven on without a moment to spend
To pass an evening with a drink and a friend

I let my skin get too thin
I'd like to pause
No matter what I pretend
Like some pilgrim
Who learns to transcend
Learns to live as if each step was the end

Time stand still
I'm not looking back,but I want to look around me now
Time stand still
See more of the people and the places that surround me now
Time stand still

Freeze this moment a little bit longer
Make each sensation a little bit stronger
Experience slips away
Experience slips away
Time stand still

I turn my face to the sun
Close my eyes
Let my defences down
All those wounds that I can't get unwound

I let my past go too fast
No time to pause
If I could slow it all down
Like some captain, whose ship runs aground
I can wait until the tide comes around

Time stand still
I'm not looking back,but I want to look around me now
Time stand still
See more of the people and the places that surround me now

Freeze this moment a little bit longer
Make each sensation a little bit stronger
Make each impression a little bit stronger
Freeze this motion a little bit longer
The innocence slips away
The innocence slips away...

Time stand still
Time stand still

I'm not looking back,but I want to look around me now
See more of the people and the places that surround me now

Time stand still

Summer's going fast, nights growing colder
Children growing up, old friends growing older
Freeze this moment a little bit longer
Make each sensation a little bit stronger
Experience slips away
Experience slips away...
The innocence slips away

 

[Lefty Wilbury]

"What Shall We Do Now" by Pink Floyd

What shall we use to fill the empty spaces
Where waves of hunger roar?
Shall we set out across the sea of faces
In search of more and more applause?
Shall we buy a new guitar?
Shall we drive a more powerful car?
Shall we work straight through the night?
Shall we get into fights?
Leave the lights on?
Drop bombs?
Do tours of the east?
contract diseases?
Bury bones?
Break up homes?
Send flowers by phone?
Take to drink?
Go to shrinks?
Give up meat?
Rarely sleep?
Keep people as pets?
Train dogs?
Race rats?
Fill the attic with cash?
Bury treasure?
Store up leisure?
But never relax at all
With our backs to the wall.

 

[Lefty Wilbury]

Mother by Danzig

Mother
Tell your children not to walk my way
Tell your children not to hear my words
What they mean
What they say
Mother

Mother
Can you keep them in the dark for life
Can you hide them from the waiting world
Oh mother

Father
Gonna take you daughter out tonight
Gonna show her my world
Oh father

Not about to see your light
But if you wanna find hell with me
I can show you what its like
Till your bleeding

Not about to see your light
And if you wanna find hell with me
I can show you what its

Mother
Tell your children not to hold my hand
Tell your children not to undesrstand
Oh mother

Father
Do you wanna bang heads with me
Do you wanna feel evrything
Oh father

Not about to see your light
And if you wanna find hell with me
I can show you what its like
Till your bleeding

Not about to see your light
And if you wanna find hell with me
I can show you what its
Yea

Not about to see your light
But if you wanna find hell with me
I can show you what its like
Till your bleeding

Not about to see your light
And if you wanna find hell with me
I can show you what its like
Mother
Yea

 

[Lefty Wilbury]

"Santa Fe" by Jon Bon Jovi

They say that no man is an island
And good things come to those who wait
But the things I hear are there just to remind me
Every dog will have his day

The spirits, they intoxicate me
I watched them infiltrate my soul
They try to say it's too late for me
Tell my guns I'm coming home

I swear I'm gonna live forever
Tell my maker he can wait
I'm riding somewhere south of heaven
Heading back to Santa Fe
It's judgment day in Santa Fe

Once I was promised absolution
There's only one solution for my sins
You gotta face your ghosts and know with no illusions
That only one of you is going home again

And I blame this world for making a good man evil
It's this world that can drive a good man mad
And it's this world that turns a killer into a hero
Well I blame this world for making a good man bad

Now I ain't getting into heaven if the devil has his way
I swear I'm gonna live forever
Heading back to Santa Fe
Got debts to pay in Santa Fe
It's judgment day in Santa Fe
Lord have mercy

So I save a prayer when I need it most
To the Father, Son and the Holy Ghost
And sign it from a sinner with no name
When I meet my maker
Will he close the book on the hearts I broke and the lives I took ?
Will he walk away 'cause my soul's too late to save ?

Now I ain't getting into heaven
If the devil has his way
I swear I'm gonna live forever
Heading back to Santa Fe
Got debts to pay in Santa Fe
It's judgment day in Santa Fe

 

[Lefty Wilbury]

Full Force Gale by Van Morrison


Like a full force gale
I was lifted up again
I was lifted up again by the Lord

And no matter where I roam
I will find my way back home
I will always return to the Lord

In the gentle evening breeze
By the whispering shady trees
I will find my sanctuary in the Lord

I was headed for a fall
The I looked up and saw the writing on the wall

Like a full force gale
I was lifted up again
I was lifted up again by the Lord

I was headed for a fall
The I looked up and saw the writing on the wall

In the gentle evening breeze
By the whispering shady trees
I will find my sanctuary in the Lord

And no matter where I roam
I will find my way back home
I will always return to the Lord

Like a full force gale
I was lifted up again

 

[Lefty Wilbury]

Alison by Elvis Costello

Oh it's so funny to be seeing you after so long, girl.
And with the way you look I understand
that you were not impressed.
But I heard you let that little friend of mine
take off your party dress.
I'm not going to get too sentimental
like those other sticky valentines,
'cause I don't know if you've been loving some body.
I only know it isn't mine.
Alison, I know this world is killing you.
Oh, Alison, my aim is true.

Well I see you've got a husband now.
Did he leave your pretty fingers lying
in the wedding cake?
You used to hold him right in your hand.
I'll bet he took all he could take.
Sometimes I wish that I could stop you from talking
when I hear the silly things that you say.
I think somebody better put out the big light,
cause I can't stand to see you this way.

Alison, I know this world is killing you.
Oh, Alison, my aim is true.
My aim is true.

 

[Dan]

Pictures of Success by Rilo Kiley

Build your own television receiver,staying home can't be that bad for me
Cuz I'm not scared, but I'd like some extra spare time, Easily earn me big money
I'm a modern girl, but I fold in half so easily when I put myself in the picture of success
I could learn world trade or try to map the ocean

When you're dead, in hospitals and freeways
When you're dead, in resting homes and clinics
When you're dead, it must be nice to finish
When you're dead

I've had it with you, and Mexico can fucking wait
And all of those French films about trains
Cuz I'm not scared, but I'd like some extra spare time
I'm not scared, but the bills keep changing colors

When you're dead, in hopsitals and freeways
When you're dead, in dress shirts and neck ties
When you're dead, in apartments and on beaches
When you're dead

They say California is a recipe for a black hole
And I say I've got my best shoes on, I'm ready to go
Ready to go, ready to go, I'm ready to go
Ready to go, ready to go, I'm ready to go

These are times that can't be weathered and we have never been back there since then
These are times that can't be weathered and we haven't been back there since then
These are times that can't be weathered and we have never been back there since then
These are times that can't be weathered and we haven't been back there since then

 

[Dan]

The Bank and Trust by The Elected

Well, she gets real mean when she's drunk
And she finally fell asleep, and I'm glad
She said, 'The only way you got as far as you did
Is 'cause of me. Your songs suck'
And I'm stuck in this American town
And the streets are full of snow
And the shops are closin' down
And the only friend I had here moved away
Went back to Dallas
Ran out of money

So now the bills have all been paid
And the money's all been saved
You're still as sad as you ever were
Sellin' out
To the man you trust

The next morning, just after dawn
On the side of my bed with just a towel on
She said, 'I'm sorry. I didn't mean it.'
You never do, let's finish what we were working on

So now the bills have all been paid
And the money's all been saved
We're just as bad as we ever were
Sellin' out to the bank and trust
Yeah, the bank and trust

And I met this girl from Montgomery
A twenty six-year-old with a five-year-old baby
Yeah, I had her when I was young
Yeah, her daddy's long gone
But that's all right, Jack
You see, she saved me

It's just that I feel stuck in this American town
I finally got a good job, it'd just be dumb to move now
So some days I can hardly move
Much less move away

So now the bills have all been paid
And the money's all been saved
We're just as bad as we ever were, ever were
Selling out to the bank and trust
Yeah, the bank and trust
Yeah, the bank and trust

 

[Dan]

Plane Crash in C by Rilo Kiley

If you're scared and it shows,
cause you're watching them grow.
And travelling blows when you're out of road.
And when you jump up, the earth wants you back.

Your resentment grows 'til you're all alone.
But you're so smart, how could they not know?
When you're standing there in good-humoured wides.

How do you do it and make it seem effortless?
When it's all the stupid things, so overwhelming to me.
Like paying my bills. Or showing up for work early.
Or laughing at your jokes.

And when you first said that anything goes.
Or a problem's a task disguised in work clothes.
That's when I knew that I had to move.

And why do you do it and make it seem delicate?
When it's all the stupid things, so damn confusing to me.
Like talking it through. Controlling my temper.
Like letting it go. Saying, "Please, forgive me...
for laughing at your jokes."

I have no idea what's going on lately,
and I just wish you would come over and explain things.
And I have on idea what's going on lately,
and I just wish you would come over and explain things.
And I have no idea what's been going on lately,
and I just wish you would come over and explain things.

And why do they do it? They show up anyway.
When they know that damn well there's no room for promotions out here.
And maybe it's wise.
And maybe I'm just stupid
for laughing at your jokes.

Of course, the horn section at the end is the greatest thing about this song, but "da-da daaaa, da-da daaaa, da da, da da" wouldn't really do it justice.

 

[Lefty Wilbury]

Flaming Moe's

When the weight of the world has got you down
And you want to end your life,
Bills to pay, a dead-end job,
And problems with the wife.
But don't throw in the tow'l,
'Cuz there's a place right down the block...
Where you can drink your misery away...
At Flaming Moe's.... (Let's all go to Flaming Moe's...)
When liquor in a mug (Let's all go to Flaming Moe's...)
Can warm you like a hug. (Flaming Moe's...)
And happiness is just a Flaming Moe away...
Happiness is just a Flaming Moe away...

 

[Lefty Wilbury]

It's good to be king by Tom Petty

It's good to be king, if just for a while
To be there in velvet, yeah, to give 'em a smile
It's good to get high, and never come down
It's good to be king of your own little town

Yeah, the world would swing if I were king
Can I help it if I still dream time to time

It's good to be king and have your own way
Get a feeling of peace at the end of the day
And when your bulldog barks and your canary sings
You're out there with winners, yeah, it's good to be king

Yeah, I'll be king when dogs get wings
Can I help it if I still dream time to time

It's good to be king and have your own world
It helps to make friends, it's good to meet girls
A sweet little queen who can't run away
It's good to be king, whatever it pays

Excuse me if I have some place in my mind
Where I go time to time

 

[Lefty Wilbury]

You've Got A Friend by Carole King

When you're down in troubles
And you need some love and care
And nothing, nothing is going 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 running to see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you got to do is call
And I'll be there
Yes I will
You've got a friend

If the sky above you
Grows dark and full of clouds
And that old north wind begins to blow
Keep your head together
And call my name out loud
Soon you'll hear me knocking at your door

You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I'll come running to see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I'll be there
Ain't it good to know that you've got a friend

When people can be so cold
They'll hurt you and desert you
And take your soul if you let them
Oh, but don't you let them

You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I'll come running 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

 

[Lefty Wilbury]

Cartoon by Soul Asylum

Now everybody's looking after me,
if I'm dragging by some coat tail,
I can't see it's too dark,
but I've got to know what's got the best of me.

When the circus that you left goes on parade,
and those things you see seem so far in your charade,
too far,
but I'm feeling like I don't dare look away,
Don't look away.

Did it almost make you feel,
that something's got to happen soon,
when you wake up feeling lost in your own room.

If you're crying and you fear you're gonna drown,
if you think we'll rise above,
you'd better look around,
you'll see.

It's a mountain made of sand crumbling under me.
Maybe I'm chasing shadows on your wall,
they loom so large,
but make me feel so small somehow,
when you're chasing your own tail spinning your own wheels.

And a time to leave,
and a time to stay,
I guess the things I look away.

Did it almost make you feel that somethings gotta happen soon.
You're in the movies now that I'm in your cartoon.

There's a ringing in my ears that's heaven sent.
There's a beast out on the ruins,
some broken down lover's lament.
It goes on and on but it won't go away.

 

[Lefty Wilbury]

Head over Heels by Tears for Fears

I wanted to be with you alone
And talk about the weather
But traditions I can trace against the child in your face
Wont escape my attention
You keep your distance with a system of touch
And gentle persuasion
Im lost in admiration could I need you this much
Oh, youre wasting my time
Youre just wasting time

Something happens and Im head over heels
I never find out till Im head over heels
Something happens and Im head over heels
Ah dont take my heart
Dont break my heart
Dont throw it away

I made a fire and watching burn
Thought of your future
With one foot in the past now just how long will it last
No no no have you no ambition
My mother and my brothers used to breathe in clean in air
And dreaming Im a doctor
Its hard to be a man when theres a gun in your hand
Oh I feel so...

Something happens and Im head over heels

And this my four leaf clover
Im on the line, one open mind
This is my four leaf clover

 

[Lefty Wilbury]

I'LL BE YOU by the Replacements

If it's a temporary lull
why'm I bored right outta my skull?
Man, I'm dressin' sharp an' feelin' dull

Lonely, I guess that's where I'm from
If I was from Canada
then I'd best be called lonesome
[BTW, I read in an interview that Paul was struck with how some people in
Canada used the word "lonesome" instead of "lonely," hence this lyric.]

And if it's just a game
Then I'll break down just in case
Oh yeah, we're runnin' in our last race

Well, I laughed half the way to Tokyo
I dreamt I was Surfer Joe
An' what that means, I don't know

A dream too tired to come true
Left a rebel without a clue
And I'm searching for somethin' to do

And if it's just a game
Then we'll hold hands just the same
So what, we're bleeding but we ain't cut

And I could purge my soul perhaps
For the imminent collapse
Oh yeah, I'll tell you what we could do
You be me for a while
I'll be you

A dream too tired to come true
Left a rebel without a clue
Won't you tell me what I should do?

And if it's just a lull
why'm I bored right outta my skull?
Oh yeah, keep me from feeling so dull

And if it's just a game
Then we'll break down just in case
Then again, I'll tell you what we could do
You be me for a while
You be me for a while
and I'll be you

 

[Lefty Wilbury]

Days 'Til Tomorrow by Grandpaboy

From a distance you look peaceful
And so far away up close
You're leaving in the morning
I suppose

There's something that I better say
Before this turns into yesterday
The only one I want
In case you wanna know

You got 2 days til tomorrow
You're still the one I want
2 days til tomorrow
You say I didn't count

I'm pretty sure that 3 or 4
Words I never said before
Said on my knees
All nice and neat in a row
Might slow your clandestine departure
I knew from the start that you weren't right for me
But here I said please, baby, don't go

You got 2 days till tomorrow
You're still the one I want
2 days til tomorrow
You say I didn't count

And a night spent right might last for years
And what went wrong, I'll never know

There's something here I better say
Before this turns into yesterday
3 little words: Baby, please don't go

You got 2 days til tomorrow
Still the one I want
2 days til tomorrow
You say I didn't count