Good Old Songs

[Laurel]

rem | carnival of sorts

There's a secret stigma, reaping wheel.
Diminish, a carnival of sorts.
Chronic town, poster torn, reaping wheel.
Stranger, stranger to these parts.
Gentlemen don't get caught, cages under cage. Gentlemen don't get caught,
Boxcars (are pulling) out of town. Boxcars (are pulling) out of town.
Boxcars (are pulling) out of town.

Cages under, cages under, cages under cage.
Cages under, cages under, cages under cage.

There's a secret stigma, reaping wheel.
Stranger, stranger to these parts.
Chronic town, poster torn, reaping wheel.
Diminish, stranger.

 

[Ice Cold]

Perfect Circle

I've always preferred Perfect Circle: By REM

Put your hair back, we get to leave
Eleven gallows on your sleeve
Shallow figure, winner's paid
Eleven shadows way out of place
Standing too soon, shoulders high in the room
Standing too soon, shoulders high in the room
Standing too soon, shoulders high in the room

Pull your dress on and stay real close
Who might leave you where I left off?
A perfect circle of acquaintances and friends
Drink another, coin a phrase
Heaven assumed, shoulders high in the room
Heaven assumed, shoulders high in the room
Heaven assumed, shoulders high in the room

Try to win and suit your needs
Speak out sometimes but try to win
Standing too soon, shoulders high in the room
Standing too soon, shoulders high in the room
Standing too soon, shoulders high in the room
Standing too soon, shoulders high in the room
Standing too soon, shoulders high in the room

 

[glamorilla]

pearl jam~elderly woman behind the counter in a small town

I seem to recognize your face
Haunting, familiar, yet I can't seem to place it
Cannot find the candle of thought to light your name
Lifetimes are catching up with me
All these changes taking place, I wish I'd seen the place
But no one's ever taken me
Hearts and thoughts they fade, fade away...
I swear I recognize your breath
Memories like fingerprints are slowly raising
Me, you wouldn't recall, for I'm not my former
It's hard when, your stuck upon the shelf
I changed by not changing at all, small town predicts my fate
Perhaps that's what no one wants to see
I just want to scream...hello...
My god its been so long, never dreamed you'd return
But now here you are, and here I am
Hearts and thoughts they fade...away...

 

[Rick DeVille]

Another old one

Atlantic City" - Bruce Springsteen

Well they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night now they blew up his house too
Down on the boardwalk they're gettin' ready for a fight gonna see what them racket boys can do

Now there's trouble busin' in from outta state and the D.A. can't get no relief
Gonna be a rumble out on the promenade and the gamblin' commission's hangin' on by the skin of its teeth

(Chorus)
Well now everything dies baby that's a fact
But maybe everything that dies someday comes back
Put your makeup on fix your hair up pretty
And meet me tonight in Atlantic City

Well I got a job and tried to put my money away
But I got debts that no honest man can pay
So I drew what I had from the Central Trust
And I bought us two tickets on that Coast City bus

(Chorus)

Now our luck may have died and our love may be cold but with you forever I'll stay
We're goin' out where the sand's turnin' to gold so put on your stockin's baby `cause the night's getting cold
And everything dies baby that's a fact
But maybe everything that dies someday comes back

Now I been lookin' for a job but it's hard to find
Down here it's just winners and losers and don't get caught on the wrong side of that line
Well I'm tired of comin' out on the losin' end
So honey last night I met this guy and I'm gonna do a little favor for him
Well I guess everything dies baby that's a fact
But maybe everything that dies someday comes back
Put your hair up nice and set up pretty
and meet me tonight in Atlantic City
Meet me tonight in Atlantic City
Meet me tonight in Atlantic City

 

[sigh]

Well, I came in here prepared to give you all four verses of "Over the River and Through the Woods" but I see you didn't mean something quite that old.

Oh well. Maybe another time.

 

[#1tankcomander]

I like..........

R.E.M. Losin My Religion

Or Relax by Frankie Goes To Hollywood

 

[Svedish_Chef]

Echoes - Pink Floyd


Overhead the albatross hangs motionless upon the air
And deep beneath the rolling waves
in labyrinths of coral caves
The echo of a distant tide
Comes willowing across the sand
And everything is green and submarine.

And no one showed us to the land
And no one knows the wheres or whys
But something stares and something tries
And starts to climb towards the light

Strangers passing in the street
By chance two separate glances meet
And I am you and what I see is me
And do I take you by the hand
And lead you through the land
And help me understand the best I can
And no one calls us to move on
And no one forces down our eyes
And no one speaks
And no one tries
And no one flies around the sun

Cloudless everyday you fall
Upon my waking eyes
Inviting and inciting me to rise.
And through the window in the wall
Comes streaming in on sunlight wings
A million bright ambassadors of morning
And no one sings me lullabies
And no one makes me close my eyes
And so I throw the windows wide
And call to you across the skies.

 

[Scruffy]

Get Ready - The temptations

Never met a girl could make me feel the way that you do - You're alright
Whenever I'm asked what makes a my dreams real I tell 'em you do - You're outta' sight

Well twiddley dee, twiddley dum, Look out baby 'cause here I come

I'm bringing you a love that's true, Get ready, get ready
Start makin' love to you, Get ready, get ready
Get ready, 'cause here I come - Get ready, 'cause here I come

You wanna' play hide and seek with love, let me remind you, You're alright
Lovin' you're gonna' miss, and the time it takes to find you, You're outta' sight

Well fee fi, fo fo fum, Look out baby, 'cause here I come

I'm bringing you a love that's true, Get ready, get ready
Start makin' love to you, Get ready, get ready
Get ready, 'cause here I come - Get ready, 'cause here I come

Baby all my freedoms should you want me to I think i'll understand, You're alright
Hope I get to you before they do, 'cause that's how I planned it, You're outta' sight

Well twiddley dee, twiddley dum, Look out baby 'cause here I come

I'm bringing you a love that's true, Get ready, get ready
Start makin' love to you, Get ready, get ready
Get ready, 'cause here I come - Get ready, 'cause here I come


It's the greatest song of all time.

 

[Private Vasquez]

Bill Withers

Use Me

My friends feel it's their appointed duty
They keep trying to tell me all you want to do is use me
But my answer yeah to all that use me stuff
Is I wanna spread the news that if it feels this good getting used
Oh you just keep on using me until you use me up
Until you use me up
My brother sit me right down and he talked to me
He told me that I ought not to let you just walk on me
And I'm sure he meant well yeah but when our talk was through
I said brother if you only knew you'd wish that you were in my shoes
You just keep on using me until you use me up
Until you use me up
Oh sometimes yeah it's true you really do abuse me
You get in a crowd of high class people and then you act real rude to me
But oh baby baby baby baby when you love me I can't get enough
I and I wanna spread the news that if it feels this good getting used
Oh you just keep on using me until you use me up
Until you use me up
Talking about you using me but it all depends on what you do
It ain't too bad the way you're using me
Cause I sure am using you to do the things you do
Ah ha to do the things you do

 

[rykdn]

Pink Floyd - Comfortably numb

Hello,
Is there anybody in there
Just nod if you can hear me
Is there anyone at home
Come on now
I hear you're feeling down
I can ease your pain
And get you on your feet again
Relax
I'll 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 smoke on the horizon
You are coming through in waves
Your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying
When I was a child I had a fever
My hands felt just like two balloons
Now I've got that feeling once again
I can't explain, you would not understand
This is not how I am
I have become comfortably numb

O.K.
Just a little pin prick
There'll be no more aaaaaaaah!
But you may feel a little sick
Can you stand up?
I do believe it's working, good
That'll keep you going through the show
Come on it's time to go.

There is no pain you are receding
A distant ship smoke on the horizon
You are only coming through in waves
Your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying
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
And I have become
Comfortably numb.

 

[Laurel]

jim croce | Photographs And Memories

Photographs and memories, Christmas cards you sent to me
All that I have are these to remember you
Memories that come at night, take me to another time
Back to a happier day
When I called you mine

But we sure had a good time, when we started way back when
Morning walks and bedroom talks are how I loved you then

Summer skies and lullaby's, nights we couldn't say goodbye
And of all of the things that we knew
Not a dream survived

Photographs and memories, all the love you gave to me
Some how it just can't be true
Thats all I've left of you

But we sure had a good time, when we started way back when
Morning walks and bedroom talks are how I loved you then

 

[Laurel]

material issue | the very first lie

I'd like to wake up with you early in the morning
Or stay up late just playing records on your phonograph
I'd like to get to know your mother and your father
Maybe just once pretend to be somebody's better half
And I would like to tell the very first lie

I'd like to ignore all my friends and spend my time with you
Maybe shake your tambourine
I'd like to do the sorts of things that you and I could do
We could do most anything
And I would like to tell the very first lie

I'd like to get to know your family and friends you know
Maybe pick you up from work
I'd like to do the sorts of things that you and I could do till it hurts

I'd like to wake up with you early in the morning
Or stay up late just playing records on your phonograph
I'd like to get to know your mother and you father
Maybe just once pretend to be somebody's better half
And I would like to tell the very first lie

 

[Johnny Cool]

Pretty in Pink by the Psychedelic Furs

caroline laughs and it's raining all day
she loves to be one of the girls
she lives in the place in the side of our lives
where nothing is ever put straight
she turns her self round and she smiles and she says
"this is it that's the end of the joke"
and loses herself in her dreaming and sleep
and her lovers walk through in their coats

pretty in pink
isn't she pretty in pink
isn't she...

all of her lovers all talk of her notes
and the flowers that they never sent
and wasn't she easy
and isn't she pretty in pink
the one who insists he was first in the line
is the last to remember her name
he's walking around in this dress that she wore
she is gone but the joke's the same

pretty in pink
isn't she pretty in pink
isn't she...

caroline talks to you softly sometimes
she says "i love you" and "too much"
she doesn't have anything you want to steal
well, nothing you can touch
she waves...she buttons your shirt
the traffic is waiting outside
she hands you this coat
she gives you her clothes
these cars collide

pretty in pink
isn't she pretty in pink
isn't she...

 

[APhil]

Jim Croce/Time in a Bottle

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

If I could make days last forever
If words could make wishes come true
I'd save every day like a treasure and then
Again I would spend them with you

(CHORUS)
But there never seems to be enough time
To do the things you want to do
Once you find them
I've looked around enough to know
That you're the one I want to go through time with

If I had a box just for wishes
And dreams that'd never come true
The box would be empty
Except for the memory of how
They were answered by you

(REPEAT CHORUS)

 

[Tropism]

Dusty Springfield| Son Of A Preacher Man

Billy Ray was a preacher's son
And when his daddy would visit he'd come along
When they gathered around and started talkin'
That's when Billy would take me walkin'
Out through the back yard we'd go walkin'
Then he'd look into my eyes
Lord knows, to my surprise

The only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Yes he was, he was, ooh, yes he was

Bein' good isn't always easy
No matter how hard I try
When he started sweet-talkin' to me
He'd come'n tell me "Everything is all right"
He'd kiss and tell me "Everything is all right"
Can I get away again tonight?

The only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Yes he was, he was, ooh, yes he was (yes he was)

How well I remember
The look that was in his eyes
Stealin' kisses from me on the sly
Takin' time to make time
Tellin' me that he's all mine
Learnin' from each other's knowin'
Lookin' to see how much we've grown and

The only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Yes he was, he was, oh yes he was

(The only one who could ever reach me)
He was the sweet-talkin' son of a preacher man
(The only boy who could ever teach me)
Was the son of a preacher man

(The only one who could ever reach me)
Was the sweet-talkin' son of a preacher man
FADE

 

[GuyJD]

Nick Ashford & Valerie Simpson: The best husband/wife songwriters

"IS IT STILL GOOD TO YOU?"

Been a long time, since you touched me
And made me feel that wonderful glow the way you do.
Been a long time, since you held me
And squeezed me so I wonder what's come over you.
I don't know if I oughta bring it up.
Seems like such a funny thing to talk about.
Don't know if it's right to do. No where to turn to.
But wooo, I fell against the wall. I want to know:

Is it still good to you?
Does it feel alright?
Is it still good to you?
Can you prove it tonight?

Been a long time since you asked me
How was my day and kissed me before I could say.
Been a long time since you told me
If things could change you would have it no other way.
I don't know if I oughta bring it up.
Seems like such a funny thing to talk about.
Don't know if it's right to do. And I don't want to hurt you.
But woooo, I'm up against the wall.
Now I want to know. (Give it to straight now)
I want to know. (No need to hesitate now)
I want to know, know, oh oh oh.........

Is it still good to you?
Does it feel alright?
Is it still good to you?
Can you prove it tonight?

 

[Private Vasquez]

Marvin Gaye

Let's Get It On (classic!!)

I've been really tryin , baby
Tryin to hold back these feelings for so long
And if you feel, like I feel baby
Come on, oh come on,

Let's get it on
Lets get it on
Let's get it on
Let's get it on

We're all sensitive people
With so much love to give, understand me sugar
Since we got to be
Lets say, I love you

There's nothin wrong with me
Lovin you---
And givin yourself to me can never be wrong
If the love is true

Don't you know how sweet and wonderful, life can be
I'm askin you baby, to get it on with me
I aint gonna worry, I aint gonna push
So come on, come on, come on, come on baby
Stop beatin round the bush....

Let's get it on
Let's get it on
Let's get it on
Let's get it on

 

[trixiefirecracker]

Re: Get Ready - The temptations

Never met a girl could make me feel the way that you do - You're alright
Whenever I'm asked what makes a my dreams real I tell 'em you do - You're outta' sight

Well twiddley dee, twiddley dum, Look out baby 'cause here I come

I'm bringing you a love that's true, Get ready, get ready
Start makin' love to you, Get ready, get ready
Get ready, 'cause here I come - Get ready, 'cause here I come

You wanna' play hide and seek with love, let me remind you, You're alright
Lovin' you're gonna' miss, and the time it takes to find you, You're outta' sight

Well fee fi, fo fo fum, Look out baby, 'cause here I come

I'm bringing you a love that's true, Get ready, get ready
Start makin' love to you, Get ready, get ready
Get ready, 'cause here I come - Get ready, 'cause here I come

Baby all my freedoms should you want me to I think i'll understand, You're alright
Hope I get to you before they do, 'cause that's how I planned it, You're outta' sight

Well twiddley dee, twiddley dum, Look out baby 'cause here I come

I'm bringing you a love that's true, Get ready, get ready
Start makin' love to you, Get ready, get ready
Get ready, 'cause here I come - Get ready, 'cause here I come


It's the greatest song of all time.

Gotta love the Temptaions......Motown is THE best music ever.....

 

[Mistress]

One of my favorites.....

Dobie Gray-Drift Away


Day after day I'm more confused
So I look for the light in the pouring rain
You know that's a game that I hate to lose
I'm feelin' the strain, ain't it a shame

Oh, give me the beat, boys, and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
Oh, give me the beat, boys, and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away

Beginning to think that I'm wastin' time
I don't understand the things I do
The world outside looks so unkind
I'm countin' on you to carry me through

And when my mind is free
You know a melody can move me
And when I'm feelin' blue
The guitar's comin' through to soothe me
Thanks for the joy that you've given me
I want you to know I believe in your song
Rhythm and rhyme and harmony
You help me along makin' me strong

Oh, give me the beat, boys, and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
Oh, give me the beat, boys, and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away

 

[MorgaineLaFay]

Just before our love got lost you said,
"I am as constant as a northern star."
And I said, "Constantly in the darkness
Where's that at?
If you want me I'll be in the bar."
On the back of a cartoon coaster
In the blue TV screen light
I drew a map of Canada
Oh Canada
With your face sketched on it twice
Oh, you're in my blood like holy wine
You taste so bitter and so sweet
Oh I could drink a case of you, darling
And I would still be on my feet
Oh I would still be on my feet

Oh I am a lonely painter
I live in a box of paints
I'm frightened by the devil
And I'm drawn to those ones that ain't afraid
I remember that time you told me, you said,
"Love is touching souls"
Surely you touched mine
'Cause part of you pours out of me
In these lines from time to time
Oh, you're in my blood like holy wine
You taste so bitter and so sweet
Oh I could drink a case of you, darling
Still, I'd be on my feet
I would still be on my feet

I met a woman
She had a mouth like yours
She knew your life
She knew your devils and your deeds
And she said,
"Go to him, stay with him if you can
But be prepared to bleed"
Oh but you are in my blood
You're my holy wine
You're so bitter, bitter and so sweet
Oh, I could drink a case of you, darling
Still I'd be on my feet
I would still be on my feet
A CASE OF YOU - JONI MITCHELL

 

[GuyJD]

THE ELEMENTS OF THE UNIVERSE

"ALL ABOUT LOVE" by Earth, Wind & Fire

Paint a pretty smile each day.
Lovin is a blessing (yeah).
Never let it fade away.
It's all about love, yeah yeah.

Build yourself a true romance.
There's beauty that surrounds you. (yeah)
You deserve just one more chance.
My dear, my dear.

Let the light shine all through you mind.
Feel your little heart a glow.
Take the time, make up your mind.
It's all about love.

Talking to yourself is fine.
Makes you feel much better.
Know just where to draw the line.
Yeah my dear, oh my dear.

Let the light shine all through you mind.
Feel your little heart a glow.
Take the time, make up your mind.
It's all about love.

Talking to youself is fine,
Makes you feel much better.
Know just where to draw the line.
Yeah my dear, oh my dear.

Bound to fall in love one day.
Surely and you need it.
Pretty smiles will always say
It's all about love.

 

[sacremento]

Here's one of my favorites

Ten Years Gone
(Page/Plant)

Then as it was, then again it will be
An' though the course may change sometimes
Rivers always reach the sea
Blind stars of fortune, each have several rays
On the wings of maybe, down in birds of prey
Kind of makes me feel sometimes, didn't have to grow
But as the eagle leaves the nest, it's got so far to go

Changes fill my time, baby, that's alright with me
In the midst I think of you, and how it used to be

Did you ever really need somebody, And really need 'em bad
Did you ever really want somebody, The best love you ever had
Do you ever remember me, baby, did it feel so good
'Cause it was just the first time, And you knew you would

Through the eyes an' I sparkle, Senses growing keen
Taste your love along the way, See your feathers preen
Kind of makes makes me feel sometimes, Didn't have to grow
We are eagles of one nest, The nest is in our soul

Vixen in my dreams, with great surprise to me
Never thought I'd see your face the way it used to be
Oh darlin', oh darlin'

I'm never gonna leave you. I never gonna leave
Holdin' on, ten years gone
Ten years gone, holdin' on, ten years gone

 

[GuyJD]

MORE FROM THE ELEMENTS OF THE UNIVERSE

"THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD" by Earth, Wind, & Fire

Hearts of fire, create love desire.
Take you high and higher to the world you belong.
Hearts of fire, create love desire.
Take you high & higher to your place on the throne.

We've come together on this special day.
To sing our message long & clear.
Lookin' back, we touched on sorrowful days,
With future pass they disappear.
You will find, peace of mind.
If you look way down, in your heart & soul.
Don't hesitate, cause the world seem cold.
Stay young at heart cause you're never old.

That's the way of the world.
Plants your flower, you grow a pearl.
Child is born with a heart of gold.
Way of the world, makes his heart grow cold.

 

[HeidiManshankVA]

American Pie (Don McLean)

A long, long time ago...
I can still remember how
That music used to make me smile.
And I knew if I had my chance,
That I could make those people dance,
And maybe they'd be happy for a while.
But February made me shiver,
With every paper I'd deliver,
Bad news on the doorstep...
I couldn't take one more step.
I can't remember if I cried
When I read about his widowed bride
But something touched me deep inside,
The day the music died.

So...
Bye bye Miss American Pie,
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good ol' boys were drinkin whiskey and rye
Singing "This'll be the day that I die,
This'll be the day that I die."

Did you write the book of love,
And do you have faith in God above,
If the Bible tells you so?
Now do you believe in rock 'n roll?
Can music save your mortal soul?
And can you teach me how to dance real slow?
Well I know you're in love with him
'Cause I saw you dancing in the gym
You both kicked off your shoes
Man, I dig those rhythm 'n' blues
I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
But I knew that I was out of luck
The day the music died

I started singing...
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good ol' boys were drinkin whiskey and rye
Singing, "This'll be the day that I die.
This'll be the day that I die."

Now for ten years we've been on our own
And moss grows fat on a rolling stone
But that's not how it used to be
When the jester sang for the King and Queen
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
And a voice that came from you and me
Oh, and while the King was looking down
The jester stole his thorny crown
The courtroom was adjourned,
No verdict was returned.
And while Lennon read a book on Marx,
The quartet practiced in the park
And we sang dirges in the dark
The day the music died.

We were singing...
Bye, bye Miss American Pie.
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry.
Them good ol' boys were drinkin whiskey and rye
Singing "This'll be the day that I die.
This'll be the day that I die."

Helter Skelter in a summer swelter
The birds flew off with the fallout shelter
Eight miles high and falling fast
It landed foul on the grass
The players tried for a forward pass
With the jester on the sidelines in a cast
Now the halftime air was sweet perfume
While sergeants played a marching tune
We all got up to dance
Oh, but we never got the chance
'Cause the players tried to take the field,
The marching band refused to yield.
Do you recall what was revealed,
The day the music died?

We started singing
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good ol' boys were drinkin whiskey and rye
Singing "This'll be the day that I die.
This'll be the day that I die."

And there we were all in one place
A generation lost in space
With no time left to start again
So come on Jack be nimble Jack be quick
Jack Flash sat on a candlestick
'Cause fire is the devil's only friend
And as I watched him on the stage
My hands were clenched in fists of rage
No angel born in hell
Could break that satan's spell
And as the flames climbed high into the night
To light the sacrificial rite
I saw satan laughing with delight
The day the music died

He was singing...
Bye, bye Miss American Pie.
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry.
Them good ol' boys were drinkin whiskey and rye
Singing "This'll be the day that I die.
This'll be the day that I die."

I met a girl who sang the blues
And I asked her for some happy news
But she just smiled and turned away
I went down to the sacred store
Where I'd heard the music years before
But the man there said the music wouldn't play
And in the streets the children screamed
The lovers cried and the poets dreamed
But not a word was spoken
The church bells all were broken
And the three men I admire most
The Father Son and Holy Ghost
They caught the last train for the coast
The day the music died

And they were singing...
Bye, bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good ol' boys were drinkin whiskey and rye
Singing "This'll be the day that I die.
This'll be the day that I die.

 

[badasschick]

Come Rain or Come Shine

I'm gonna love you like nobody's loved you
Come rain or come shine
High as a mountain, an' deep as a river
Come rain or come shine

I guess when you met me
It was just one o' those things
But don't you ever bet me
'Cause I'm gonna be true if you let me

You're gonna love me like nobody's loved me
Come rain or come shine
Happy together, unhappy together,
An' won't it be fine?

Days may be cloudy or sunny
We're in or we're out of the money
But I'm with you always
I'm with you rain or shine!