Best Song Lyrics?

[Nemo Securus]

I gonna have to go with anything by Gram Parsons or Robert Earl Keen. Two of the best songwriters Ive ever heard

 

[sealybobo]

i'm Sure Everyone Can List Several Songs That They Believe Have Great Lyrics, For One Reason Or Another. However, If You Had To Nominate just One Song As Having The Best Lyrics Ever, What Song Would You Pick? Why? And Of Course, Please Post Them.

Personally, I'm Going To Have To Think About It For A While.

Takin' My Country Back

I’m Takin’ My Country Back
Son, You Ain't Been Doin’ Her Right
Oh I Been Watchin’ You And I Don’t Like
How You've Been Treatin’ My Stars And Stripes
You Took Our Jobs And Sent ‘em Overseas
Now We Owe Billions To The Red Chinese
You Blew The Budget And You Botched Iraq
So I’m Takin’ My Country Back

We Had A Bundle In The Treasury Drawer
More Than There Had Ever Been Before
But Every Day We're Drownin' Deeper In Debt
Maybe Four Years Should Be All You Get
Then You Gave Tax Breaks To The Millionaires
And Tried To Make The Workin’ Man Pay
But You Can’t Tax A Man When His Jobs Not There
Now Look At Where We Are Today…hey

I’m Takin’ My Country Back
Son, You Ain't Been Doin’ Her Right
Oh I Been Watchin’ You And I Don’t Like
How You've Been Treatin’ My Stars And Stripes
You Got Too Many Fancy Friends For Me
The Saudis Treat You Like You're Royalty
You Blew The Budget And You Botched Iraq
Now I’m Takin’ My Country Back

Now I Can Understand Why You Were Hot
'cause Bin Laden Never Did Get Caught
So You Said We Had Saddam To Blame
Tried To Tell Us It Was All The Same
But Now The Years Roll By And Our Kids Keep Dyin'
You Don't Even Have A Plan To Bring 'em Home
And Those W.m.d. You Promised On T.v.
Hey Admit It, You Figured It Wrong... So I'm Takin' My Country Back

Now You Don’t Know My Name, But You Know Who I Am
I'm Your Everyday Work Hard, Play Hard
Raise Kids And Pray Hard Common Man....
And Lord Knows I Love This Land...that's Why

I’m Takin’ My Country Back
Son, You Ain't Been Doin’ Her Right
Oh I Been Watchin’ You And I Don’t Like
How You've Been Treatin’ My Stars And Stripes
You Say "unite" But You Divide Us More
Cussin' Each Other On The Senate Floor
Ain't We Supposed To Be Above All That ?
Hey I’m Takin’ My Country Back
I Got My Family And My Church And Flag...
Now I'm Takin' My Country Back

 

[CA95380]

'One' of my favorites. I tell my Grandkids this .... I pray that I am right!

~Three Little Birds~
By Bob Marley


"Don't worry about a thing, 'Cause every little thing gonna be alright. Singin': "Don't worry about a thing, 'Cause every little thing gonna be alright!"

Rise up this mornin', Smiled with the risin' sun, Three little birds Pitch by my doorstep Singin' sweet songs Of melodies pure and true, Sayin', ("This is my message to you-ou-ou:")

Singin': "Don't worry 'bout a thing, 'Cause every little thing gonna be alright." Singin': "Don't worry (don't worry) 'bout a thing, 'Cause every little thing gonna be alright!"

Rise up this mornin', Smiled with the risin' sun, Three little birds Pitch by my doorstep Singin' sweet songs Of melodies pure and true, Sayin', "This is my message to you-ou-ou:"

Singin': "Don't worry about a thing, worry about a thing, oh! Every little thing gonna be alright. Don't worry!" Singin': "Don't worry about a thing" - I won't worry! "'Cause every little thing gonna be alright."

Singin': "Don't worry about a thing, 'Cause every little thing gonna be alright" - I won't worry! Singin': "Don't worry about a thing, 'Cause every little thing gonna be alright." Singin': "Don't worry about a thing, oh no! 'Cause every little thing gonna be alright!

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[Stoner]

Time - Pink Floyd. As a whole PF has the best lyrics of any band.

Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
You fritter and waste the hours in an off hand way
Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town
Waiting for someone or something to show you the way

Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain
You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun

And you run and you run to catch up with the sun, but its sinking
And racing around to come up behind you again
The sun is the same in the relative way, but youre older
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death

Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time
Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines
Hanging on in quiet desperation is the english way
The time is gone, the song is over, thought Id something more to say

Home, home again
I like to be here when I can
And when I come home cold and tired
Its good to warm my bones beside the fire
Far away across the field
The tolling of the iron bell
Calls the faithful to their knees
To hear the softly spoken magic spells.

 

[Jon]

Boy, I'm gonna catch some shit for this one:

These are the days of the open hand
They will not be the last
Look around now

These are the days of the beggars and the choosers
This is the year of the hungry man
Whose place is in the past
Hand in hand with ignorance and legitimate excuses

The rich declare themselves poor
And most of us are not sure
If we have too much but we’ll take our chances
‘Cause God stopped keeping score

I guess somewhere along the way
He must have let us all out to play
And turned his back
And all God’s children
Crept out the back door
And it's hard to love
There's so much to hate
Hanging onto hope
When there is no hope to speak of
And the wounded skies above
Say its much too late
Oh maybe we should all be praying for time

This is the year of the empty hand
Oh you hold onto what you can
And charity is a coat you wear twice a year

These are the days of the guilty man
The television takes a stand
And you find that what was over there
Is over here
So you scream from behind your door
Say whats mine is mine and not yours
I may have too much
But I’ll take my chances cause God stopped keeping score
And you’ll cling to the things they sold you
Did you cover your eyes when they told you
That he cant come back
‘Cause he has no children
to come back for

And its hard to love when theres so much to hate
And hanging onto hope
When there is no hope to speak of
And the wounded skies above
Say its much, much too late
Mm, well maybe we should all be praying for time

 

[Gunny]

Time - Pink Floyd. As a whole PF has the best lyrics of any band.

Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
You fritter and waste the hours in an off hand way
Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town
Waiting for someone or something to show you the way

Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain
You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun

And you run and you run to catch up with the sun, but its sinking
And racing around to come up behind you again
The sun is the same in the relative way, but youre older
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death

Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time
Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines
Hanging on in quiet desperation is the english way
The time is gone, the song is over, thought Id something more to say

Home, home again
I like to be here when I can
And when I come home cold and tired
Its good to warm my bones beside the fire
Far away across the field
The tolling of the iron bell
Calls the faithful to their knees
To hear the softly spoken magic spells.

One of their best, no doubt, but definitely who is best is subjective.

 

[jla1178]

Forgot the artist off hand.... but...

"Die Hippie Scum, Die"

pretty self explanatory... almost poetic in it's simplicity of message

Was that Eric Cartman?

 

[CrimsonWhite]

I like this one:

Well you done done me and you bet I felt it
I tried to get you but you're so hot that I melted
I fell right through the cracks
and now I'm trying to get back
Before the cool done run out
I'll be giving it my bestest
Nothing's going to stop me but divine intervention
I reckon it's again my turn to win some or learn some

I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait, I'm yours

Well open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and damn you're free
Look into your heart and you'll find love love love (love)
Listen to the music of the moment people dance and sing
We're just one big family
And It's our God-forsaken right to be loved love loved love loved

So I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait I'm sure
There's no need to complicate
Our time is short
This is our fate, I'm yours

Scooch on closer dear
And i will nibble your ear

I've been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror
And bending over backwards just to try to see it clearer
My breath fogged up the glass
And so I drew a new face and laughed
I guess what I'm be saying is there ain't no better reason
To rid yourself of vanity and just go with the seasons
It's what we aim to do
Our name is our virtue

I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait I'm sure
There's no need to complicate
Our time is short
this is our fate, I'm yours

Well no no, well open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and damn you're free
Look into your heart and you'll find that the sky is yours
Please don't, please don't, please don't
There's no need to complicate
Cause our time is short
This is out fate, I'm yours

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[AVG-JOE]

"I see you've found a box of my things
Infantries, tanks and smoldering airplane wings
These old pictures are cool
Tell me some stories
Was it like the old war movies?
Sit down son, Let me fill you in

Where to begin? Let's start with the end
This black and white photo
don't capture the skin
From the flash of a gun
To a soldier who's done
Trust me tell grandson
The war was in color..."

From the Album Love, Loss, Hope, Repeat - THE WAR WAS IN COLOR by Carbon Leaf

It is not necessarily my favorite lyric, but this song moves my heart no matter how many times I hear it.

-Joe

 

[AVG-JOE]

It wasn't easy to pick. What I basically did was list all my nominees and then started comparing them head to head in a double elimination type tourny. I actually surprised myself with my winner, since it's one of the more simple and understated of the bunch, but it just refused to be beaten head-to-head and so here it is.

Skating Away by Jethro Tull

Funny, Manifold... I never would have guessed you were a Tull fan...

I have been surprised - I can knock off for the rest of the day!

-Joe

 

[chloe]

I posted a couple songs in the writing thread they had the same topic. I liked the lyrics to

Civil War - Guns N Roses

Wish you were here - Pink Floyd

Comfort Eagle-Cake

 

[elvis]

sympathy for the devil

the ride through history.

 

[GigiBowman]

It wasn't easy to pick. What I basically did was list all my nominees and then started comparing them head to head in a double elimination type tourny. I actually surprised myself with my winner, since it's one of the more simple and understated of the bunch, but it just refused to be beaten head-to-head and so here it is.

Wow, Skating away....I never actually took the time to read the words before. Thanks

 

[xsited1]

Flight of the Bumblebee has some great lyrics.

 

[GigiBowman]

Jennifer - Bang Bang...she's dead.

Ok, now back to the music:

One of my Top 10:

Sheep

Harmlessly passing your time in the grassland away;
Only dimly aware of a certain unease in the air.
You better watch out,
There may be dogs about
I've looked over Jordan, and I have seen
Things are not what they seem.

What do you get for pretending the danger's not real.
Meek and obedient you follow the leader
Down well trodden corridors into the valley of steel.
What a surprise!
A look of terminal shock in your eyes.
Now things are really what they seem.
No, this is not a bad dream.

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want
He makes me down to lie
Through pastures green He leadeth me the silent waters by.
With bright knives He releaseth my soul.
He maketh me to hang on hooks in high places.
He converteth me to lamb cutlets,
For lo, He hath great power, and great hunger.
When cometh the day we lowly ones,
Through quiet reflection, and great dedication
Master the art of karate,
Lo, we shall rise up,
And then we'll make the bugger's eyes water.

Bleating and babbling we fell on his neck with a scream.
Wave upon wave of demented avengers
March cheerfully out of obscurity into the dream.

Have you heard the news?
The dogs are dead!
You better stay home
And do as you're told.
Get out of the road if you want to grow old.

~ Pink Floyd

 

[sanlagain]

Well, I think a very ironic one comes from the Beatles' "I Am The Walrus". It goes "Expert, texpert choking smoker, don't you think the joker laughs at you." The sad thing is, years after it was written, George Harrison died of lung cancer.

 

[elvis]

Well, I think a very ironic one comes from the Beatles' "I Am The Walrus". It goes "Expert, texpert choking smoker, don't you think the joker laughs at you." The sad thing is, years after it was written, George Harrison died of lung cancer.

why did Lennon say he was the walrus in that song and in "God", but then in "Glass Onion" he said the Walrus was Paul?

 

[Epsilon Delta]

I like these guys:

Generals gathered in their masses
Just like witches at black masses
Evil minds that plot destruction
Sorcerers of deaths construction
In the fields the bodies burning
As the war machine keeps turning
Death and hatred to mankind
Poisoning their brainwashed minds, oh lord yeah!

Politicians hide themselves away
They only started the war
Why should they go out to fight?
They leave that role to the poor

Time will tell on their power minds
Making war just for fun
Treating people just like pawns in chess
Wait till their judgement day comes, yeah!

Now in darkness, world stops turning
As the war machine keeps burning
No more war pigs of the power
Hand of God has sturck the hour
Day of judgement, God is calling
On their knees, the war pigs crawling
Begging mercy for their sins
Satan, laughing, spreads his wings
All right now!

 

[strollingbones]

bono:

I have climbed highest mountain
I have run through the fields
Only to be with you
Only to be with you

I have run
I have crawled
I have scaled these city walls
These city walls
Only to be with you

But I still havent found what Im looking for
But I still havent found what Im looking for

I have kissed honey lips
Felt the healing in her fingertips
It burned like fire
This burning desire

I have spoke with the tongue of angels
I have held the hand of a devil
It was warm in the night
I was cold as a stone

But I still havent found what Im looking for
But I still havent found what Im looking for

I believe in the kingdom come
Then all the colors will bleed into one
Bleed into one
Well yes Im still running

You broke the bonds and you
Loosed the chains
Carried the cross
Of my shame
Of my shame
You know I believed it

But I still havent found what Im looking for
But I still havent found what Im looking for
But I still havent found what Im looking for
But I still havent found what Im looking for


i am a total lowell george and little feet fan:

Lowell George

I been warped by the rain, driven by the snow
I'm drunk and dirty don't ya know, and I'm still, willin'
Out on the road late at night, Seen my pretty Alice in every head light
Alice, Dallas Alice

I've been from Tuscon to Tucumcari
Tehachapi to Tonapah
Driven every kind of rig that's ever been made
Driven the back roads so I wouldn't get weighed
And if you give me: weed, whites, and wine
and you show me a sign
I'll be willin', to be movin'

I've been kicked by the wind, robbed by the sleet
Had my head stoved in, but I'm still on my feet and I'm still... willin'
Now I smuggled some smokes and folks from Mexico
baked by the sun, every time I go to Mexico, and I'm still

And I been from Tuscon to Tucumcari
Tehachapi to Tonapah
Driven every kind of rig that's ever been made
Driven the back roads so I wouldn't get weighed
And if you give me: weed, whites, and wine
and you show me a sign
I'll be willin', to be movin

 

[strollingbones]

oopsie...feat