Best single line lyric in a song?

[KingOrfeo]

Minnie the Moocher:

She hung around with a bloke named Smokey
She loved him, though he was cokey
He took her down to Chinatown
And taught her how to kick that gong around!*

*"Kicking the gong," or "kicking old Buddha's gong," being period slang for doing opium or opiates such as heroin. Which sheds new light on the next verse about her dream of the King of Sweden, who gave her things that she was needin'.

 

[MayorMcT]

"She'll give you every penny's worth,
but it'll cost you a dollar first."

She's a Beauty, the Tubes.

 

[PaganBull]

Impossible to quote the 'best' but one I always think is a gem:

She was a Venus de Milo in his sisters jeans

Bon Jovi, Q of N Orleans.

 

[Beco]

"Last Christmas I gave you my heart, but the very next day you gave it away."-

Wham!

 

[Beco]

I am less afraid of dying, than I am of growing old

how true is that? What a lyric

 

[JackSprat619]

We can't spend our lives waiting to live

 

[Livyatan]

Minnie the Moocher:

She hung around with a bloke named Smokey
She loved him, though he was cokey
He took her down to Chinatown
And taught her how to kick that gong around!*

*"Kicking the gong," or "kicking old Buddha's gong," being period slang for doing opium or opiates such as heroin. Which sheds new light on the next verse about her dream of the King of Sweden, who gave her things that she was needin'.

LOVE this song!

 

[Beco]

"This is the strangest life I have ever known."

 

[Mysteryman0770]

The Smiths, I Know It's Over

If you're so funny
Then why are you on your own tonight?
And if you're so clever
Then why are you on your own tonight?
If you're so very entertaining
Then why are you on your own tonight?
If you're so very good looking
Why do you sleep alone tonight?
I know, because tonight is just like any other night
That's why you're on your own tonight
With your triumphs and your charms
While they're in each other's arms

 

[AbsintheFather]

She looked over at me with a glazed eye
And some bovine perspiration on her upper lip area

 

[gravyrug]

My bowl of oatmeal tried to stare me down. And won.
It was 12 o'clock 'fore I realized I was having no fun.

 

[Beco]

"Trade in your hours for a handful dimes"-- Doors

 

[AbsintheFather]

My bowl of oatmeal tried to stare me down. And won.
It was 12 o'clock 'fore I realized I was having no fun.

I am looking forward to seeing Prine on tour in May.


Father forgive us for what we must do
You forgive us we'll forgive you


Being raised Catholic and being taught to always ask forgiveness from God, I had never considered the concept of forgiving God for anything before hearing this line.

 

[bill-pix-trade]

A "I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die" by Johnny Cash

What you got?

That was my pick.

In the running

"I know you wanna leave me, but I refuse to let you go" Temptations.

"She give me money when I'm in need..." Ray Charles.

"They stab it with their steely knives, But they just can't kill the beast" Eagles.

"As you leave you'll see the nursery, Oh, she left me without mercy" Earl Montgomery, Sung by George Jones.

 

[gravyrug]

I am looking forward to seeing Prine on tour in May.


Father forgive us for what we must do
You forgive us we'll forgive you


Being raised Catholic and being taught to always ask forgiveness from God, I had never considered the concept of forgiving God for anything before hearing this line.

He can sling words with the best.

There's a hole in Daddy's arm, where all the money goes...

 

[Fata Morgana]

"Last Christmas I gave you my heart, but the very next day you gave it away."-

Wham!

What the fuck is wrong with you?

 

[Joeybagadonuts]

Ev'rybody had a hard year
Ev'rybody had a good time
Ev'rybody had a wet dream,
Ev'rybody saw the sunshine
Oh yeah, oh yeah.

 

[Aphro]

Did you come here to play Jesus to the lepers in your head.

- U2

 

[BoyNextDoor]

Well it's easy when you don't know better
You think it's sleazy?
Then put it in a short letter
We keep warm
But there's just something wrong with you
Just feel that you're the hardest little button to button

 

[Lorilei]

Do you
Do you really enjoy living a life that's so hateful?
'Cause there's a hole where your soul should be
You're losing control of it and it's really distasteful

Fuck you
Fuck you very, very much
'Cause we hate what you do
And we hate your whole crew
So please don't stay in touch

 

[bluegypsy]

"Last Christmas I gave you my heart, but the very next day you gave it away."-

Wham!

What the fuck is wrong with you?

I lol'd.

 

[lovetoread]

I'm gonna love you with my hands tied
Show me your teeth
Just tell me when
Show me your teeth
Open your mouth boy
Show me your teeth
Show me whatcha got
Show me your teeth teeth teeth teeth

 

[Joeybagadonuts]

Long live rock... I need it every night!

 

[painful_rapture]

"Life's short and hard like a bodybuilding elf," bloodhound gang - lift your head up high

 

[bluegypsy]

"Never could stand that dog."

Tom Waits ~ Frank's Wild Years

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