Best single line lyric in a song?

[rae121452]

i may have already posted this but: bonnie raitt 'have a heart'

Hey!
Shut up.
Don't lie to me.
You think I'm blind but I got eyes to see
Hey!
Mister, how do you do.
Oh pardon me I thought I knew you.
Would you stand back baby 'cause I want to get a better look.
The big man who couldn't handle the little bit of love you took.


jesus fuck, bonnie! tell me the story of my life!

 

[thør]

I saw a werewolf drinkin' a piña colada at Trader Vic's
And his hair was perfect
Na!
Ah-hooo
Werewolves of London

I remember humming this song as I walked out onto the Berkeley Pier to fish before class back in the spring of 1978.

 

[Rockymtnman]

It doesn’t mean that much to me... to mean that much to you.

Neil Young: from Old Man.

 

[Rockymtnman]

Rage Against the Machine-Killing in the Name

"Some of those that work forces
Are the same that burn crosses"


True today as it ever was!

You should hear it live! Fuckin awesome!!

 

[Rockymtnman]

John Wayne was a a Nazi
he liked to play SS
Kept a picture of Apolph,
Tucked in his cowboy vest
Sure he would string up your mother
Sure he would torture your pa
Sure he would march you up to the wall
Sure he would hang you by your last ball

He was a Nazi
But not anymore
He was a Nazi
Life evens the score

John Wayne slaughtered our Indian brothers
Burned their villages and raped their mothers
Now he has given them the white man's lord
Live by this, or die by the sword

He was a Nazi
But not anymore
He was a Nazi
Life evens the score

John Wayne killed a lot of gooks in the war
We don't give a fuck about John anymore
We all heard his tale of blood and gore
Just another pawn for the capitalist whore

He was a Nazi
But not anymore
He was a Nazi
Life evens the score

John Wayne wore an army uniform
Didn't like us reds and fags that didn't conform
Great white hero had so much nerve
Lived much longer than he deserved

He was a Nazi
But not anymore
He was a Nazi
Life evens the score

Late show Indian or Mexican dies
Klan propaganda legitimized
Hypocrite coward never fought a real fight
When I see John I'm ashamed to be white
Death bed Christian of this you avowed
If God's alive, you're roastin' now
Well John, we got no regrets
As long as you died a long and painful death


MDC: John Wayne was a Nazi.

 

[Celand]

" I am my own grandpa"

 

[MrMikelobe1952]

Get your motor running

Head out on the highway
Looking for adventure
And whatever comes my way

Born to be wild

By Steppenwolf

You need to include the first line. Its the most appropriate for Lit.
And especially for kinky women who like older men.

 

[ryan8558]

There were lines on the mirror lines on her face

 

[BBCfan]

Cold silence has a tendancy to atrophy any sense of compassion between between supposed lovers.

Schism by TOOL

 

[Lorilei]

I woke up to you wearing your winter coat
You're leaving everything here but your phone

And I leaned out the window but the tracks below
Were quiet, calm, and cold

When you need a train it never comes
When you need a train it never comes

The union pacific is due for a visit
And believe me I got a plan
But the plan's no good without the train
And when you need a train it never comes
When you need a train it never comes

 

[rae121452]

In the morning don't say you love me
'Cause I'll only kick you out the door

 

[KeithD]

"Women are irrational, that's all there is to that! Their heads are full of cotton, hay, and rags. They're nothing but exasperating, irritating, vacillating, calculating, agitating, maddening and infuriating hags!"

Henry Higgins, My Fair Lady

 

[Charles59]

You say she's a virgin But I'm gonna be the first in
Her fella's going to kill me? Oh, fucking will he

Doctor Jimmy- The Who
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
She sits on the porch of her daddy’s house
But all her pretty dreams are torn
She stares off alone into the night
With the eyes of one who hates for just being born

Racing in the Street- Bruce Springsteen
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
He was born in the summer of his 27th year
Coming home to a place he'd never been before

and

I know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an eagle fly

Rocky Mountain High- John Denver
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The sands of time were eroded by
The river of constant change

Fifth of Firth- Genesis
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
You know we've got to find a way
To bring some lovin' here today

What's Going On- Marvin Gaye

 

[Sweet_Lara]

But some stupid with a flare gun
Burned the place to the ground

smoke on the water, deep purple

 

[Lorilei]

I said "Break out the champagne
If we won't be seein' tomorrow
Let's get on with the shitshow
Let's get on with the show"

 

[Charles59]

Does any one know where the love of God goes
When the waves turn the minutes to hours?

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald- Gordon Lightfoot
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
And she walked away in silence
It's strange how you never know
But we'd both gotten what we'd asked for
Such a long, long time ago

Taxi- Harry Chapin
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
If you could read my mind, love
What a tale my thoughts could tell

If You Could Read My Mind- Gordon Lightfoot
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
If I leave here tomorrow
Would you still remember me?

Freebird- Lynyrd Skynyrd
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I had skin like leather and the diamond-hard look of a cobra
I was born blue and weathered but I burst just like a supernova

It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City- Bruce Springsteen

 

[johnnieblue44]

Jackson Browne, The Pretender - “I wanna find myself a girl who can show me what laughter means”

 

[RobDownSouth]

Marky got with Sharon, 'n Sharon got Cherese
She was sharing Sharon's outlook on the topic of disease
Mikey had a facial scar and Bobby was a racist
They were all in love with dyin'...They were doing it in Texas

 

[CelestialCrystal_Goddess]

Did they get you to trade
Your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?

Wish you were here: Pink Floyd

 

[hulmule]

I'm up and gone everyday at dawn just a workin' like a regular dog
To keep the woman and the water and the lights and the phone turned on

Time off for Bad Behavior - Confederate Railroad

 

[Lorilei]

A doctor then a lawyer then a Roosevelt
Tried to take her underneath their wing
Well, she was in her twenties in the Bible Belt
Before she knew she didn't need a thing

 

[JonBHappy]

Did they get you to trade
Your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?

Wish you were here: Pink Floyd

Absolutely, but one of the songs I abuse with my abysmal guitar playing!

 

[JonBHappy]

Sit Down by James

Those who feel the breath of sadness
Sit down next to me
Those who find they're touched by madness
Sit down next to me
Those who find themselves ridiculous
Sit down next to me
In love, in fear, in hate, in tears
In love, in fear, in hate, in tears
In love, in fear, in hate, in tears
In love, in fear, in hate

I first heard this on TV when BBC did an Easter concert/play/musical from Manchester. The whole thing was so moving.

 

[silver gurl]

They say you learn a lot out there
How to scorch and burn
Only have to bury your friends
Then you'll find it gets worse

But it's still alright

 

[JonBHappy]

Imagine. John Lennon

Imagine all the people living life in peace, you

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope some day you'll join us
And the world will be as one