2nd best garth song:

The Change
by Garth Brooks

One hand
Reaches out
And pulls a lost soul from harm
While a thousand more go unspoken for
They say what good have you done
By saving just this one
It's like whispering a prayer
In the fury of a storm

And I hear them saying you'll never change things
And no matter what you do it's still the same thing
But it's not the world that I am changing
I do this so this world will know
That it will not change me

This heart
Still believes
The love and mercy still exist
While all the hatred rage and so many say
That love is all but pointless in madness such as this
It's like trying to stop a fire
With the moisture from a kiss

And I hear them saying you'll never change things
And no matter what you do it's still the same thing
But it's not the world that I am changing
I do this so this world will know
That it will not change me

As long as one heart still holds on
Then hope is never really gone

I hear them saying you'll never change things
And no matter what you do it's still the same thing
But it's not the world that I am changing
I do this so this world we know
Never changes me

What I do is so
This world will know
That it will not change me

 

Contrary to popular belief, not ALL rap songs are about violence and degrading to woman. Yes I am aware that 2 Pac has other songs full of that, but this song stands out among the others. It has an excellent message about being strong and standing your ground when others try and knock you down.

Keep your head up
by 2Pac

Little somethin for my godson Elijah and a little girl named Corinne

Verse One:
Some say the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice
I say the darker the flesh then the deeper the roots
I give a holler to my sisters on welfare
Tupac cares, if don't nobody else care

And uhh, I know they like to beat ya down a lot
When you come around the block brothas clown a lot
But please don't cry, dry your eyes, never let up
Forgive but don't forget, girl keep your head up

And when he tells you you ain't nuttin don't believe him
And if he can't learn to love you, you should leave him
Cause sista you don't need him
And I ain't tryin to gas ya up, I just call em how I see em

You know it makes me unhappy (what's that)
When brothas make babies, and leave a young mother to be a pappy

And since we all came from a woman
Got our name from a woman and our game from a woman
I wonder why we take from our women
Why we rape our women, do we hate our women?
I think it's time to kill for our women
Time to heal our women, be real to our women

And if we don't we'll have a race of babies
That will hate the ladies, that make the babies
And since a man can't make one
He has no right to tell a woman when and where to create one
So will the real men get up
I know you're fed up ladies, but keep your head up

Chorus
Oooh child things are gonna get easier
Oooh child things are gonna get brighter
Oooh child things are gonna get easier
Oooh child things are gonna get brighter

Verse Two:
Aiyyo, I remember Marvin Gaye, used to sing ta me
He had me feelin like black was tha thing to be
And suddenly tha ghetto didn't seem so tough
And though we had it rough, we always had enough

I huffed and puffed about my curfew and broke the rules
Ran with the local crew, and had a smoke or two
And I realize momma really paid the price
She nearly gave her life, to raise me right
And all I had ta give her was my pipe dream
Of how I'd rock the mic, and make it to tha bright screen

I'm tryin to make a dollar out of fifteen cents
It's hard to be legit and still pay tha rent
And in the end it seems I'm headin for tha pen
I try and find my friends, but they're blowin in the wind

Last night my buddy lost his whole family
It's gonna take the man in me to conquer this insanity
It seems tha rain'll never let up
I try to keep my head up, and still keep from gettin wet up

You know it's funny when it rains it pours
They got money for wars, but can't feed the poor
Say there ain't no hope for the youth and the truth is
it ain't no hope for tha future

And then they wonder why we crazy
I blame my mother, for turning my brother into a crack baby
We ain't meant to survive, cause it's a setup
And even though you're fed up
Huh, ya got to keep your head up

Chorus

Verse Three:
And uhh
To all the ladies havin babies on they own
I know it's kinda rough and you're feelin all alone
Daddy's long gone and he left you by ya lonesome
Thank the Lord for my kids, even if nobody else want em

Cause I think we can make it, in fact, I'm sure
And if you fall, stand tall and comeback for more
Cause ain't nuttin worse than when your son
wants to kno why his daddy don't love him no mo'

You can't complain you was dealt this
hell of a hand without a man, feelin helpless
Because there's too many things for you to deal with
Dying inside, but outside you're looking fearless

While tears, is rollin down your cheeks
Ya steady hopin things don't all down this week
Cause if it did, you couldn't take it, and don't blame me
I was given this world I didn't make it

And now my son's getten older and older and cold

 

You Gotta Be by Des'ree

Listen as your day unfolds
Challenge what the future holds
Try and keep your head up to the sky
Lovers, they may cause you tears
Go ahead release your fears
Stand up and be counted
Don't be ashamed to cry

CHORUS:
You gotta be
You gotta be bad, you gotta be bold
You gotta be wiser, you gotta be hard
You gotta be tough, you gotta be stronger
You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm
You gotta stay together

All I know, all I know,
Is love will save the day

Herald what your mother said
Readin' the books your father read
Try to solve the puzzles in your own sweet time
Some may have more cash than you
Others take a different view
my oh my heh, hey

CHORUS

Don't ask no questions;
it goes on without you
Leaving you behind if you can't stand the pace
The world keeps on spinning
You can't stop it, if you try to
This time it's danger staring you in the face

oh oh oh
Remember
(CHORUS)
My oh my heh, hey, hey

CHORUS til fade

 

And this one is for JESS!: Ok that song was funny as hell and very catchy. In fact, I am listening to it right now! I will have to remember to bring the cd next time I'm there.

David Duchovny Why Wont You Love Me
by Bree Sharp

It's Sunday night,
I am curled up in my room,
The TV light,
fills my heart like a balloon

I hold it in as best I can,
I know I'm just another fan,
But I can't help feeling I could love this secret agent man

And I can't wait any more for him to discover me,
I got it bad for David Duchovny,
David Duchovny, why won't you love me, why won't you love me

My friends all tell me,
"Girl you know it's just a show",
But deep within his eyes,
I see me wrapped up like a bow

Watching the sky for a sign,
the FBI is on my mind,
I'm waiting for the day,
when my lucky stars aline

In the form of,
David Duchovny floating above me,
in the alien light,
of the spaceship of love I need,
David Duchovny hovering above me,
American Heathcliff brooding and comely,
David Duchovny why won't you love me,
why won't you love me,
Why won't you love me

So smooth and so smart,
He's abducted my heart,
And I'm falling apart,
From the looks i recieve,
From those eyes I can't leave,
Well you can say I'm naive,
But he told me to believe

Oooooooooooooooooooh

My bags are packed,
I am ready for my flight,
Wanna put an end to,
my daydream days and sleepless nights

Sitting like a mindless clone,
wishing he would tap my phone,
Just to hear the breath of the man, the myth, the monotone.

And I would say...
David Duchovny why won't you love me,
why won't you love me,
Why won't you love me,
David Duchovny why won't you love me,
Why won't you love me,
why won't you love me,
David Duchovny I want you to love me,
to kiss and to hug me,
Debrief and debug me,
David Duchovny, I know you could love me,
I'm sweet and I'm cuddly,
I'm gonna kill SCULLY!
David Duchovny why won't you love me,
why won't you love me,
Why won't you love me......

Yeah...

I'll be waiting
In Nevada

 

"Desperado" Glenn Frey and Don Henley

Desperado,
why don't you come to your senses?
You been out ridin' fences for so long now
Oh, you're a hard one
I know that you got your reasons
These things that are pleasin' you
Can hurt you somehow

Don' you draw the queen of diamonds, boy
She'll beat you if she's able
You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet

Now it seems to me, some fine things
Have been laid upon your table
But you only want the ones that you can't get

Desperado, oh, you ain't gettin' no youger
Your pain and your hunger, they're drivin' you home
And freedom, oh freedom well, that's just some people talkin';
Your prison is walking through this world all alone

Don't your feet get cold in the winter time?
The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine
It's hard to tell the night time from the day
You're loosin' all your highs and lows
Ain't it funny how the feeling goes away?

Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
Come down from your fences, open the gate
It may be rainin', but there's a rainbow above you.
You better let somebody love you, before it's too late


"The Blue Train" by Jennifer Warnes
(Maura O'Connell sings it wistfully;
Lind Ronstadt sings it beautifully!)

Watching the long faces
Riding this run down track
And the lost places
From a dream that never brings them back
And the sad truth is
Nothing but a cold hard fact
Chorus:

I'm riding the blue train
Over the miles yet to cover
A ghost in a hurry to fade
I'm taking it one way to nowhere
Afraid you might be there

To find me inside this blue train

Counting the burned bridges
Trailing this rusted wreck
As our back pages
Scatter in the dust we left
Like a pearl necklace
Falling from around my neck

Repeat chorus

Away down the low road
A ticket to, an empty room
A rendezvous unknown

You might be theeere.


I warned you; I'm older than most of the PFF!

 

While I love 80s music, Hair Bands, and Hip Hop, I absolutely love 70s Funk and Soul music. If you've ever watched, "Original Kings of Comedy", Steve Harvey pretty much echos my sentiments. Here is one of my all time favorite love songs:

Cause I Love you
Lenny Williams

Girl, you know I love you
No matter what you do
And I hope you understand me
Every word I say is true
?Cause I love you

Baby, I?m thinkin? of you
Tryin? to be more of a man for you
And I don?t have much riches
But we gonna see it through
?Cause I love you

Ho...ho...ho...

Some men need lots of women
For their passions to feel
But I want only you, girl
If it?s in, if it?s in, if it?s in God?s will
?Cause I, ?cause I love you

I, I love you, baby
With all my heart and soul
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Love you
I need you
I want you
I need you

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh your love makes me grow stronger
It keeps goin? on, oh, baby
I?m glad I found you
I just love to be around you, oh, baby
You?ve been so good to me
Oh, baby
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Hmm, hmm
Hmm...hmm...mmm...
You know
One time things got so bad until
I had to go to one of my friends and talk to him
And I told him, I said, ?You know
I?m having problems with the woman that I love
It seems that I call her on the phone and I just can?t get her to answer
And then I went to her house and I saw a car parked in the driveway
I knocked on the door, but still my knocks went unanswered
And then I went home and I-I watched television until television went off
And then I played my records until I just didn?t want to hear them anymore
And finally I went to bed, but I found myself waking up a few hours later
And the tears were running down my face?
And my friend told me, he said, ?Lenny,
You just oughta forget about her?
But I told my friend, I said, ?You know
Maybe you?ve never been in love like I?ve been in love
And maybe you?ve never felt the things that I?ve felt?
But this is what I told my friend
I said, ?You know, sometimes you get lonely
You get lonely, you get lonely?
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
And I cry, I cry
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
And the tears would fill up in the wells
In the wells of my eyes, baby
And then it got so bad, it got so bad
Till one time I thought I?d roll myself up in a big ol? ball and die
And then I met you, darlin?
And you smiled at me
Oh, oh, it was such a pretty smile, yes, it was
And you reached out your hand
You helped me (Helped), you helped me (Helped me), you helped, oh
I?m glad, baby, I?m glad, baby
Oh, oh, oh, baby, ey, ey, ey
I wanna believe you, baby
I wanna believe you, baby
I?m gonna love you, oh, oh, oh, baby
I?m glad, I?m glad, baby
Oh, oh, yeah, baby, oh, oh, oh
I love you, I love you
I love you, I love you, oh
I love you, I love you
I love you, I love you
I love you, I love you
I love you

(Do yourself a favor and go listen to this song.)

 

Here's some more soul for you. If you've seen the PBS special, "Doo Wop 50," you may recognize this one:

Let It Be Me
Betty Everett & Jerry Butler


I bless the day I found you
I want to stay around you
And so I beg you, let it be me

Don?t take this heaven from one
If you must cling to someone
Now and forever, let it be me

Each time we meet love
I find complete love
Without your sweet love what would life be

So never leave me lonely
Tell me you love me only
And that you?ll always let it be me

Each time we meet love
I find complete love
Without your sweet love what would life be

So never leave me lonely
Tell me you love me only
And that you?ll always---let--it?be--me

 

that is one of the most beautiful songs Chewie but I didn't hear the original version first, I heard the Colin Raye version. (country)....

Ok here is my contribution today. My absolute favorite Cranberries song, and I don't believe it was ever on the radio, so it's definately worth listening to at least once....

Everything I Said
off the No Need to Argue album (1994)
by the Cranberries

Ohhh, It makes me lonely,
It makes me very lonely,
When I see you here, waitin' on.

Ohhh, It makes me tired,
It makes me very tired,
And inside of me, lingers on.

But you have your heart, oh,
Don't believe it,
And you ran outside, waiting on.

Everything I said, oh,
Well I meant it,
And inside my head, holdin' on.

'Cause if I died tonight,
Would you hold my hand, oh,
Would you understand?

But if I lied in spite,
Would you still be here,
No, would you disappear?

Surely must be you,
Surely must be you,
But I don't make you lonely.

I'll get over you,
I'll get over you,
But I don't make you lonely.

La, da, da, da, da, da...

 

and on that note.

I wanna be sedated!
by the Ramones

Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours to go I wanna be sedated
Nothin' to do and no where to go-o-oh I wanna be sedated
Just get me to the airport put me on a plane
Hurry hurry hurry before I go insane
I can't control my fingers I can't control my brain
Oh no no no no no
Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours to go....
Just put me in a wheelchair and put me on a plane
Hurry hurry hurry before I go insane
I can't control my fingers I can't control my brain
Oh no no no no no
Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours to go I wanna be sedated
Nothin' to do and no where to go-o-o I wanna be sedated
Just put me in a wheelchair get me to the show
Hurry hurry hurry before I gotta go
I can't control my fingers I can't control my toes
Oh no no no no no
Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours to go...
Just put me in a wheelchair...
Ba-ba-bamp-ba ba-ba-ba-bamp-ba I wanna be sedated
Ba-ba-bamp-ba ba-ba-ba-bamp-ba I wanna be sedated
Ba-ba-bamp-ba ba-ba-ba-bamp-ba I wanna be sedated
Ba-ba-bamp-ba ba-ba-ba-bamp-ba I wanna be sedated

That one was for Feldy

 

Someone once introduced me to these two songs. It was the first time I had heard Floyd or Rage. And they ended up being my favorite songs from each band. So I always think of them together...and I'm sure you can guess which line is my favorite from the two...And for the record I am not completely sure the Rage ones are right, I always thought that's what they were but no one I know ever can agree on what they are. Ugh. It's like an urban legend.

Comfortably Numb
by Pink Floyd

Hello.
Is there anybody in there?
Just nod if you can hear me.
Is there anyone home?

Come on, now.
I hear you're feeling down.
Well I can ease your pain,
Get you on your feet again.

Relax.
I need some information first.
Just the basic facts:
Can you show me where it hurts?

There is no pain, you are receding.
A distant ship's smoke on the horizon.
You are only coming through in waves.
Your lips move but I can't hear what you're sayin'.
When I was a child I had a fever.
My hands felt just like two balloons.
Now I got that feeling once again.
I can't explain, you would not understand.
This is not how I am.
I have become comfortably numb.

Ok.
Just a little pinprick.
There'll be no more --Aaaaaahhhhh!
But you may feel a little sick.

Can you stand up?
I do believe it's working. Good.
That'll keep you going for the show.
Come on it's time to go.

There is no pain, you are receding.
A distant ship's smoke on the horizon.
You are only coming through in waves.
Your lips move but I can't hear what you're sayin'.
When I was a child I caught a fleeting glimpse,
Out of the corner of my eye.
I turned to look but it was gone.
I cannot put my finger on it now.
The child is grown, the dream is gone.
I have become comfortably numb.

Killing in the Name of
by Rage Against the Machine

Killing in the name of
Some of those that were forces
Are the same that burn crosses
(repeat 4x)

Killing in the name of
Killing in the name of

Now you do what they told ya
(repeat 12x)

Those who died are justified
For wearin' a badge, they're the chosen whites
You justify those that died
by wearin' the badge they're the chosen whites
(repeat 2x)

Some of those that were forces
Are the same that burn crosses
(repeat 4x)

Killing in the name of
Killing in the name of

Now you do what they told ya
(repeat 4x)

Now you do what they told ya
Now you're under control
(repeat 7x)

Those who died are justified
For wearin' a badge, they're the chosen whites
You justify those that died
by wearin' the badge they're the chosen whites
(repeat 2x)

F-You I Won't Do What You Tell Me.
(repeat 16x)

 

Green Day: "Good Riddance" ~Nimrod


*guitar plays and stops*
*guitar plays and stops with the utterance of a very faint four letter word*
*guitar plays proper*
Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go
So make the best of this test, and don't ask why
It's not a question, but a lesson learned in time
It's something unpredictable, but in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life
So take the photographs, and still frames in your mind
Hang it on a shelf in good health and good time
*some string instruments*
Tattoos of memories and dead skin on trial
For what it´s worth, it was worth all the while
It´s something unpredictable, but in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life.
It´s something unpredictable, but in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life.
It´s something unpredictable, but in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life





**********************************
METALLICA: "Hero of the Day" ~ LOAD


The window burns to light the way back home
A light that warms no matter where they go
They're off to find the hero of the day
But what if they should fall by someone's wicked way
Still the window burns
Time so slowly turns
And someone there is sighing
Keepers of the flames
Do you feel your name?
Did you hear your babies crying?
Mama they try and break me
Still they try and break me
Excuse me while I tell them how to feel
These things return to me that still seem real
Now deservingly this easy chair
But the rocking starts the wheels of despair
Don't want your hate
But the fist I make
For you still no fear
No not on me
So please excuse me while I tell them how I feel
But now the dreams end
And now the dreams end
They everlast the night
So build a wall
Behind it crawl
And hide until it's light
So can you hear your babies crying now?
Still the window burns
Time so slowly turns
And someone there is sighing
Keepers of the flames
Did you hear your name?
Did you hear your babies crying?
But now the dreams end
And now the dreams end
They everlast the night
So build a wall
Behind it crawl
And hide until it's light
So can't you hear your babies crying now?
Oh they try and break me
Oh they try and break me
Oh they try and break me
Oh they try
Oh they try
Oh they try and break me
Oh they try and break me
Oh they try and break me
Oh they try
Oh they try

 

Really cool song - didn't actually know the lyrics until I looked them up just now, but this is one of those songs that I love getting stuck in my head. It's just one of *those.* Pretty cool lyrics too, now that I've looked.

P.S. If you like Evanesence, you'd LOVE Lacuna Coil. I *highly* recommend them.

Stately Lover
Lacuna Coil - In A Reverie

I just need you absolutely
all the fears in your mind
I just want you absolutely
to sail this ship of mine

I don't know what the hell you're saying
'cause you're going blind
using all the lies they told you
to hurt your mind

And I can breathe now...

It's there, pretends to be a guide for you
like a candle in the dark
lies like a really cold breeze in the air
step by step you'll lose your faith

I just need you miserably
broken man come to me
I just need you desperately
just want to change your mind

 

Landslide by Fleetwood Mac

I took my love and I took it down
Climbed a mountain and turned around
And I saw my reflection in the snow-covered hills
'til the landslide brought it down
Oh, mirror in the sky - What is love?
Can the child within my heart rise above?
Can I sail through the changin' ...ocean tides
Can I handle the seasons of my life?
I don't know .....I don't know
Well I've been afraid of changin'
because I've built my life around you
But time makes you bolder , even children get older
And I'm getting older too....
So, take my love ...take it down
Climb a mountain and turn around
and if you see my reflection in the snow-covered hills ...
well the landslide will bring it down
The landslide will bring it down

 

Slipping Through My Fingers by ABBA

Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning
Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile
I watch her go with a surge of that well-known sadness
And I have to sit down for a while
The feeling that I'm losing her forever
And without really entering her world
I'm glad whenever I can share her laughter
That funny little girl

Slipping through my fingers all the time
I try to capture every minute
The feeling in it
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Do I really see what's in her mind
Each time I think I'm close to knowing
She keeps on growing
Slipping through my fingers all the time

Sleep in our eyes, her and me at the breakfast table
Barely awake, I let precious time go by
Then when she's gone there's that odd melancholy feeling
And a sense of guilt I can't deny
What happened to the wonderful adventures
The places I had planned for us to go
(Slipping through my fingers all the time)
Well, some of that we did but most we didn't
And why I just don't know

Slipping through my fingers all the time
I try to capture every minute
The feeling in it
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Do I really see what's in her mind
Each time I think I'm close to knowing
She keeps on growing
Slipping through my fingers all the time

Sometimes I wish that I could freeze the picture
And save it from the funny tricks of time
Slipping through my fingers...

Slipping through my fingers all the time

Schoolbag in hand she leaves home in the early morning
Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile...

 

Blinded by the Light
by manfred mann's earth band
(*interesting note. this was written and originally performed by Bruce Springsteen. it was his first #1 hit, but #1 for writing not performing as manfred mann is the one that got to #1 on the charts with it*)--and there is nothing like the scene in Blow where they play this song and show that huge montage of clips. everytime i see it i am blown away how sweet it really is. it's like the perfect statement for that time period.

Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night

Madman drummers bummers, Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat
In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat
With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda older, I tripped the merry-go-round
With this very unpleasin', sneezin' and wheezin, the calliope crashed to the ground
The calliope crashed to the ground

But she was...
Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night

Some silicone sister with a manager mister told me I go what it takes
She said "I'll turn you on sonny to something strong, play the song with the funky break"
And go-cart Mozart was checkin' out the weather chart to see if it was safe outside
And little Early-Pearly came by in his curly-wurly and asked me if I needed a ride
Asked me if I needed a ride

But she was...
Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
Blinded by the light

She got down but she never got tired
She's gonna make it through the night
She's gonna make it through the night

But mama, that's where the fun is
But mama, that's where the fun is
Mama always told me not to look into the eye's of the sun
But mama, that's where the fun is

Some brimstone baritone anticyclone rolling stone preacher from the east
Says, "Dethrone the dictaphone, hit it in it's funny bone, that's where they expect it least"
And some new-mown chaperone was standin' in the corner, watching the young girls dance
And some fresh-sown moonstone was messin' with his frozen zone, reminding him of romance
The calliope crashed to the ground

But she was...
Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night

~ Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
~ Madman drummers bummers, Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat
~ Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
~ In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat
~ Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
~ With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda older, I tripped the merry-go-round
~ Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
~ With this very unpleasin', sneezin' and wheezin, the calliope crashed to the ground
~ Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
~ Now Scott with a slingshot finially found a tender spot and throws his lover in the sand
~ Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
~ And some bloodshot forget-me-not said daddy's within earshot save the buckshot, turn up the band
~ Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
~ Some silicone sister with a manager mister told me I go what it takes
~ Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
~ She said "I'll turn you on sonny to something strong"

She got down but she never got tired
She's gonna make it through the night

 

going back to my country days...the first one is for a friend, the 2nd is my favorite...

Letting Go
by Suzy Bogguss
She'll take the painting in the hallway,
The one she did in jr. high
And that old lamp up in the attic,
She'll need some light to study by.

She's had 18 years to get ready for this day
She should be past the tears, she cries some anyway

Oh oh letting go
There's nothing in the way now,
Oh letting go, there's room enough to fly
And even though, she's spent her whole life waiting,
It's never easy letting go.

Mother sits down at the table
So many things she'd like to do
Spend more time out in the garden
Now she can get those books read too.

She's had 18 years to get ready for this day
She should be past the tears, she cries some anyway.

Oh oh letting go
There's nothing in the way now,
Oh letting go, there's room enough to fly
And even though, she's spent her whole life waiting,
It's never easy letting go.

Oh oh letting go
There's nothing in the way now,
Oh letting go, there's room enough to fly
And even though, she's spent her whole life waiting,
It's never easy letting go.

Aces
by Suzy Bogguss

Well my old friend said to me
I ain't being what I'm supposed to be
Well I don't know, it could be true
I know I wasn't always there for you

Now you're ready to walk out, you're ready to run
Talk to me, can't you see
I would never want to do what it seems I've done
You can't deal me the aces and think I wouldn't play
Don't let this be the reason you would walk away

The things you think that I should do
I've never understood that part of you
I know I've tried to be a friend
But you feel undermined and hurt again

Now don't let it convince you, don't take it to heart
Compromise and realize you can never really run everything you start
You can't deal me the aces and think I wouldn't play
Don't let this be the reason you would walk away

And I guess I said I couldn't see
How things could turn out like they've come to be
And if I lied, if I knew
I was only trying to think of you

Now you're ready to walk out, you're ready to run
Talk to me, can't you see
I would never want to do what it seems I've done
You can't deal me the aces and think I wouldn't play
Don't let this be the reason you would walk away

 

The River And The Highway...

This one always makes me bawl...

She follows the path of least resistance
She doesn't care to see the mountain top
She twists and turns with no regard to distance
She never comes to a stop

And she rolls, she's a river
Where she goes, time will tell
Heaven knows, he can't go with her
And she rolls, all by herself
All by herself

He's headed for a single destination
He doesn't care what's standing in his path
He's a line between two points of separation
He ends just where it says to on the map

And he rolls, he's a highway
Where he goes, time will tell
Heaven knows, she can't go with him
And he rolls, all by himself
All by himself

And every now and then, he offers her a shoulder
And every now and then, she overflows
And every now and then, a bridge crosses over
It's a moment that every lover knows

And she rolls (and he rolls)
She's a river (he's a highway)
Where she goes (where he goes)
Time will tell (Time will tell)
Heaven knows she can't go with him (he can't go with her)
And she rolls all by herself
And he rolls all by himself
Fare thee well

 

ok apparently i have nothing better to do then post here today.... I use to be obsessed with the whole grunge movement and Pearl Jam was my favorite. Ten was the best album and Black was the best song they ever did. period. concert kicked major butt too. eddie vedder is AMAZING to watch onstage. I will never forget when they were doing Jeremy and the ENTIRE audience was doing the whole "do, do, do..." along with him, it was spooky.

BLACK
by PEARL JAM
Hey ooh.
Sheets of empty canvas, untouched sheets of clay,
were laid spread out before me as her body once did.
All five horizons revolved around her soul, as the earth to the sun.
Now the air I tasted and breathed has taken a turn.
Ooh, and all I taught her was everything.
Ooh, I know she gave me all that she wore.

And now my bitter hands shade beneath the clouds of what was everything.
All the pictures have all been washed in black.
Tattooed everything.

I take a walk outside,
I'm surrounded by,
some kids at play.
Oh, I can feel their laughter.
Oh, so why do I sear?
Ooh, and twisted thoughts that spin, around my head.
I'm spinning, oh, I'm spinning.
How quick the sun can drop away.

And now my bitter hands,
cradle broken glass of what was everything.
All the pictures have all been washed in black.
Tattooed everything.
All the love gone bad,
turned my world to black.
Tattooed all I see,
All that I am.
All I'll be. Yeah.

Uh huh... Uh huh... Ooh.
I know someday you'll have a beautiful life,
I know you'll be a star,
in somebody else's sky,
but why, why, why can't it be, oh, can't it be mine?
Oh... Ohh yeah oh.
Do do do do do do do (x20 total) Yeah... Yeah...
Hi. (x6)
Yeah. (x3)

 

If all goes well tonight, these words will not only be relevant but prophetic:

Can't Fight This Feeling Lyrics
REO Speedwagon

I can't fight this feeling any longer.
And yet I'm still afraid to let it flow.
What started out as friendship,
Has grown stronger.
I only wish I had the strength to let it show.

I tell myself that I can't hold out forever.
I said there is no reason for my fear.
Cause I feel so secure when we're together.
You give my life direction,
You make everything so clear.

And even as I wander,
I'm keeping you in sight.
You're a candle in the window,
On a cold, dark winter's night.
And I'm getting closer than I ever thought I might.

And I can't fight this feeling anymore.
I've forgotten what I started fighting for.
It's time to bring this ship into the shore,
And throw away the oars, forever.

Cause I can't fight this feeling anymore.
I've forgotten what I started fighting for.
And if I have to crawl upon the floor,
Come crushing through your door,
Baby, I can't fight this feeling anymore.

My life has been such a whirlwind since I saw you.
I've been running round in circles in my mind.
And it always seems that I'm following you, girl,
Cause you take me to the places,
That alone I'd never find.

And even as I wander,
I'm keeping you in sight.
You're a candle in the wind,
On a cold, dark winter's night.
And I'm getting closer than I ever thought I might.

And I can't fight this feeling anymore.
I've forgotten what I started fighting for.
It's time to bring this ship into the shore,
And throw away the oars, forever.

Cause I can't fight this feeling anymore.
I've forgotten what I started fighting for.
And if I have to crawl upon the floor,
Come crushing through your door,
Baby, I can't fight this feeling anymore.

 

And if I have to crawl upon the floor,
Come crushing through your door,
Baby, I can't fight this feeling anymore.
sigh. they just don't make songs like they use to. ah the good old days of the 80's.

 

You and me, baby,
we're impossible;
Who'd have thought that we could?
You and me, baby, we're nobody's fools;
We are nothin' but good.
You and me babe,
We're something else --
Who's to say we're not?
You and me babe
When all else fails,
We will have what we want.

Chorus:
This is all I wanted
All I've wiated for.

You and me babe
We fell down laughing
Couldn't get out fast enough.
Who's to say there's a right or wrong way;
We don't believe in that stuff.
You and me took a breath of air
And spit out all the dust.
Others tire of their love affairs; and leave 'em there to rust.

2 Choruses

You and me baby
We know everything
And we have been everywhere
You and me baby, we
grew a couple of wings,
and flew away on a dare.
You and me
In a silent room;
we prayed for what we got.
For ever after will be too soon;
'cause we will have what we want.

2 Choruses

You and me, baby.
You and me, baby.

"You and Me" by Patty Larkin from Perishable Fruit (album)

 

You've Got a Friend
by James Taylor
When you're 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 wherever I am
I'll come running, oh yeah baby
to see you again.
Winter, spring, summer, or fall,
all you have to do is call
and I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.
You've got a friend.

If the sky above you
should turn dark and full of clouds
and that old north wind should begin to blow
Keep your head together and call my name out loud
and soon I will be knocking upon 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 got to do is call
and I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Hey, ain't it good to know that you've got a friend?
People can be so cold.
They'll hurt you and desert you.
Well they'll take your soul if you let them.
Oh yeah, 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.
Oh babe, don't you know that,
Winter spring summer or fall,
Hey now, all you've got to do is call.
Lord, I'll be there, yes I will.
You've got a friend.
You've got a friend.
Ain't it good to know you've got a friend.
Ain't it good to know you've got a friend.
You've got a friend.

 

it's really funny to think of how different the best versions of landslide are...
the fleetwood mac version is great, especially the one she redid a few years back.....but the dixie chicks is also good. my favorite though is the pumpkins versions i think. talk about 3 totally different groups and styles of music.

 

Surrounded by Chantal Kreviazuk

I was there
When you shone as bright as Bethlehem from afar
I was there
When you were young and strong and perverted
And everything that makes a young man a star
Oh, you were a star

I was there
And I swear to God and on my mother's grave
On everything I have or ever will embrace
I was there
And I saw it with my own two eyes

And now it's all around me, it's all around me
I'm surrounded
And now it's all around me, it's all around me
You surround me like a circle

Do do do do do do

I was there
Come on, tell me I wasn't worth stickin' it out for
Well, I was there
And I know I was worth it, 'cause if I wasn't worth it
That makes me worse off than you are

It's all around me, it's all around me
I'm surrounded
You know it's all around me, it's all around me
You surround me like a circle

But don't you lose sight of me now
Don't you lose sight of me now

Do do do do do do do
Don't lose sight of me now

'Cause I was there
When they dropped the bomb
You know I remember the bomb
And I still hear the bomb
And I still fight the bomb
You know I still fear the bomb
You know I still hate the bomb
Sometimes I still get the call

So don't you lose sight of me now
Don't you lose sight of me now

You know you're all around me, you're all around me
(Don't you lose ...)
I'm surrounded
(Sight of me now)
You know you're all me, you're all around me
(Don't you lose ...)
I'm surrounded
(Sight of me now)
You know you're all around me, you're all around me
(Don't you lose ...)
I'm surrounded
(Sight of me now)
Now it's all around me, you're all around me
You surround me like a circle

 

Okay well I have never posted on the boards.I just had to throw this in. It's an oldie made well before I was born but it is still one of my favorite tunes.


Hope you all enjoy it as much as I do.

The Penguins Earth Angel Lyrics


(oh, oh, oh, oh, wah-ah-ah, oh, oh, oh, oh

Earth angel, earth angel
Will you be mine?
My darling dear
Love you all the time
I'm just a fool
A fool in love with you

Earth angel, earth angel
The one I adore
Love you forever and ever more
I'm just a fool
A fool in love with you

I fell for you and I knew
The vision of your love-loveliness
I hoped and I pray that someday
I'll be the vision of your hap-happiness oh, oh, oh, OH!

Earth angel, earth angel
Please be mine
My darling dear
Love you all the time
I'm just a fool
A fool in love with you-ou-ou

I fell for you and I knew
The vision of your loveliness
I hope and pray that someday
That I'll be the vision of your happiness

oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh , oh, oh, oh

Earth angel, earth angel
Please be mine
My darling dear
Love you all the time
I'm just a fool
A fool in love with you-ou (you, you, you)