favorite song lyrics?

[The ClayTaurus]

I tried it
I couldn't fight it
Now I just wanna get back to me
ohh baby
hoo hoo
Back into the man I used to be

Things that I said I wouldn't do, I did 'em
Secrets below the surface of truth, I hid 'em
This mankind is past, but can he erase
The tears of a million years is human race
Of animals, that talk and walk upright
Then slave all day and fall in a trance at night
Flowing the planet, trying to find missing links
Like the men we used to be and are we suppose to think?
Mysteries, maybe not
It's getting hot, we better configure the plot, but
I hold a pen with the grip so tight
That'a squeeze the ink out'ta the page, and write a song for the people
Came up from the underground, now I write above on a hovercraft sound
This microphone, like an an amphetamine
Keeping me clean, speaking in dreams
So nature can intervene, just for a scene

I tried it
I couldn't fight it
Now I just wanna get back to me
ohh baby
hoo hoo
Back into the man I used to be

I walk a long path alone, my feet hurt
Lost some friends along the way, I did dirt
I went to church, I tried everything
From leaving my body, to watching the birds sing
For hours, so I could feel heavenly powers
Had been across the universe and inside of flowers
But what is it worth, i'm still just a man on the earth
Rappers are acting like man tan
Can I be candid, I can't stand it
Rap bandit, got heaven acting frantic
I wanna swing my sword, decapitate
But what is a man if he acts like an ape
So I sit back, planning my great escape
Load up my EPS and peruse my record crate
The man I used to be, I can only see by looking beyond me
So what is reality, I don't know

I tried it, I couldn't fight it
Now I just wanna get back to me
ohh baby, hoo hoo
Back into the man I used to be

 

[Lefty Wilbury]

Long Last Lonely Mile by The Pistoleros

Well I don't feel much like tryin' to be a man
To keep from cryin'
Because it's a sure bet I'll be lonesome for a while
And I might have to do some drinkin'
Hey I think I might just get stinkin'
Cause it's a cold walk down that long last lonely mile

Well I came home drunk from work early yesterday
I was tired and I'd been fired and I felt half dead
I got a one hell of greetin'
You found a brand new way of cheatin'
It was a woman, not a man with you in bed

And I don't feel much like tryin' to be a man
To keep from cryin'
Because it's a sure bet I'll be lonesome for a while
And I might have to do some drinkin'
Yeah I think I might just get stinkin'
Cause it's a cold walk down that long last lonely mile

Better men have sought the bible
But I was needin' a quick revival
I've been cheated on before, but not like that
I'm gonna catch that train and I'll tell the porter
"Aim that son-a-bitch for the border"
I make my home where I lay my bottle and I lay my hat

And I don't feel much like tryin' to be a man
To keep from cryin'
Because it's a sure bet I'll be lonesome for a while
And I might have to do some drinkin'
Yeah I think I might just get stinkin'
Cause it's a cold walk down that long last lonely mile

And I don't feel much like tryin' to be a man
To keep from cryin'
Because it's a sure bet I'll be lonesome for a while
And I might have to do some drinkin'
Yeah I think I might just get stinkin'
Cause it's a cold walk down that long last lonely mile

 

[Lefty Wilbury]

My Guardian Angel by The Pistoleros

And as I hurdle through the cold Nebraskan night
I hear your voice and know that I might be alright
And though I once was rich
I know what it is to be hungry
And though I've nearly drowned
I know what it is to be thirsty

Angel de mi guarda
De me dulce compania
No me desampares
Ni de noche, ne di dia

And as the dawn comes
And a brand new day begins
And day seems darker than the night have ever been
And though I once was rich
I know what it is to be hungry
And though I nearly drowned
I know what it is to be thirsty
Angel de mi guarda....

 

[Lefty Wilbury]

Southbound Train by The Pistoleros

As autumn turns to winter
And how the blue moves across the sky
Every bar and cafe on this street
All seem haunted now to me
Just like every jukebox and every dance floor
And I bet you couldn't find
A single hotel doorway
That I haven't slept behind

And though I can't rewrite the past
Or change the things I've done
I might just catch the last train at the crossing
If I run

So pick me up, and take me down
Southbound train, southbound train
A hundred miles from here to Tuscon
Might be far enough away
Might be far enough away

And it's happened once to often now
I never can recall her name
Finding myself plastered on a barstool
Between two of my old flames
I pretend that I don't remember
And they pretend that they don't care
And we stare straight ahead in silence
And wish that they weren't there

And though I can't rewrite the past
Or change the things I've done
I might just catch the last train at the crossing
If I run

So pick me up, and take me down
Southbound train, southbound train
A hundred miles from here to Tuscon
Might be far enough away
Might be far enough away
I've seen about as many familar faces
As I can stand to see today
So pick me up, and take me down
Southbound train, southbound train

And when I get to Tuscon
And find a place to stay
I'll drop a line so you can tell me
Just how glad you are that I'm away

And though I can't rewrite the past
Or change the things I've done
I might just catch the last train at the crossing
If I run

So pick me up, and take me down
Southbound train, southbound train
A hundred miles from here to Tuscon
Might be far enough away
I've seen about as many familar faces
As I can stand to see today
So pick me up, and take me down
Southbound train, southbound train
Southbound train, southbound train

 

[Lefty Wilbury]

You're Missing by Bruce Springsteen

Shirts in the closet, shoes in the hall
Mama's in the kitchen, baby and all
Everything is everything
Everything is everything
But you're missing

Coffee cups on the counter, jackets on the chair
Papers on the doorstep, you're not there
Everything is everything
Everything is everything
But you're missing

Pictures on the nightstand, TV's on in the den
Your house is waiting, your house is waiting
For you to walk in, for you to walk in
But you're missing, you're missing
You're missing when I shut out the lights
You're missing when I close my eyes
You're missing when I see the sun rise
You're missing

Children are asking if it's alright
Will you be in our arms tonight?

Morning is morning, the evening falls I have
Too much room in my bed, too many phone calls
How's everything, everything?
Everything, everything
You're missing, you're missing

God's drifting in heaven, devil's in the mailbox
I got dust on my shoes, nothing but teardrops

 

[Lefty Wilbury]

My City of Ruins by Bruce Springsteen


There is a blood red circle
On the cold dark ground
And the rain is falling down
The church door's thrown open
I can hear the organ's song
But the congregation's gone
My city of ruins
My city of ruins

Now the sweet bells of mercy
Drift through the evening trees
Young men on the corner
Like scattered leaves,
The boarded up windows,
The empty streets
While my brother's down on his knees
My city of ruins
My city of ruins

Come on, rise up! Come on, rise up!
Come on, rise up! Come on, rise up!
Come on, rise up! Come on, rise up!

Now's there's tears on the pillow
Darlin' where we slept
And you took my heart when you left
Without your sweet kiss
My soul is lost, my friend
Tell me how do I begin again?
My city's in ruins
My city's in ruins

Now with these hands,
With these hands,
With these hands,
I pray Lord
With these hands,
With these hands,
I pray for the strength, Lord
With these hands,
With these hands,
I pray for the faith, Lord
We pray for your love, Lord
We pray for the lost, Lord
We pray for this world, Lord
We pray for the strength, Lord
We pray for the strength, Lord

Come on
Come on
Come on, rise up
Come on, rise up
Come on, rise up
Come on, rise up
Come on, rise up
Come on, rise up
Come on, rise up
Come on, rise up
Come on, rise up

 

[Dan]

My City of Ruins by Bruce Springsteen

 

[Dan]

Okay, my next 2 are kinda political, but, hey, I like em.

It's a Hit - Rilo Kiley

Any chimp can play human for a day.
Use his opposable thumbs to iron his uniform
and run for office on election day
fancy himself a real decision maker
and deploy more troops than salt in a shaker.

But it's a jungle when war is made,
and you'll panic and throw your own shit at the enemy.
The camera pulls back to reveal your true identity.
Look, it's a sheep in wolf's clothing.
A smoking gun holding ape.

Any asshole can open up a museum.
Put all of the things he loves on display
so everyone could see them.
The house, a car, a thoughtful wife
ordinary moments in his ordinary life.

But if she breaks a smile, she'll give you away
'cause no one wants to pay to see your happiness.
No one wants to pay to see your day to day
and I'm not buying it either
but I'll try selling it anyway.

Any idiot can play Greek for a day
and join a sorority or write a tragedy
and articulating all that pain
and maybe you'll get paid.

But it's a sin when success complains,
and your writers block-it don't mean shit.
Just throw it against the wall and see what sticks.
Gotta write a hit
I think this is it.
It's a hit.

And if it's not,
then it's a holiday for hanging
yeah it's a holiday for hanging
yeah it's a holiday for hanging
yeah shoo-bop-shoo-bop my baby

Any fool can play executioner for a day,
and say with fingers pointed in both directions
'he went thataway',
It's only a switch or syringe,
aww, exempt from eternal sins.
But you still wear a cross,
and you think you're gonna get in.

Ah, but the pardons never come from up-stairs.
They're always a moment too late,
but it's entertainment
keep the crowd on their toes,
it's justice, we're safe.
It's not a hit, it's a holiday
shoo-bop-shoo-bop my baby

It's a holiday for hanging, yeah
It's a holiday for hanging, yeah
It's a holiday for hanging, yeah
It's a holiday for hanging, yeah

I'm a holiday for hanging,
I'm a holiday for hanging,
I'm a holiday yeah
I'm a holiday for hanging,


It's a holiday for hanging, yeah

 

[Dan]

Let's Not Shit Ourselves (to Love And Be Loved) - Bright Eyes

The animals laugh from the dark of the wilderness
A baby cried hard in an apartment complex,
As I pass in a car buried under the influence
The city is driving me out of my mind.
I have seen a child is caught in the sad trap of gravity.
He falls from the lowest branch of the apple tree
And lands in the grass and weeps for his dignity.
Next time he will not aim so high.
Yeah, next time, neither will I.

A mother takes loans out, sends her kids off to colleges.
Her family is reduced to names on a shopping list.
Meanwhile, a coroner kneels beneath a great, wooden crucifix.
He know that there are worse things than being alone.
I have learned to retreat at the first sign of danger.
I mean, why wait around, if it's just to surrender?
Ambition, I have found, can only lead to failure.
I do not read the reviews.
No, I am not singing for you.

I stood dropping a coin into the pit of a well.
And I would throw my whole billfold if I
Thought it would help.
With all these wishes I make,
I should by something real
At least a telephone to call home.
While my teachers, they built the retaining wall of memory
All those multiple choices I answered so quickly.
And I got my grades back and forgot just as easily
But as least I got an A.
So I don't have them to blame.

I should stop pointing fingers;
reserve my judgment
Of all those public action figures
The cowboy president.
So loud behind the bullhorn
So proud they can't admit when they have made a mistake.
While poison ink spews from a speechwriter's pen
He knows that he doesn't have to say it,
so it don't bother him.
"Honesty" "Accuracy" are really just "Popular Opinion."
And the approval rating is high
So someone is going to die.

ABC, NBC, CBS: Bullshit.
They give us fact or fiction? I guess an even split.
And each new act of war is tonight's entertainment.
We are still the pawns in their game.
As they take an eye for an eye until no one can see,
we must stumble blindly forward, repeating history.
Well, I guess that we all fit into your slogan on the fast food marquee:
Red blooded, White skinned oh and the Blues.
I got the Blues! I got the Blues! That's me! That's me!

Well, I awoke in relief.
My sheets and tubes were all tangled
Weak from whiskey and pills,
In a Chicago hospital.
My father was there, in a chair, by the window,
Staring so far away.
I tried talking, just whispered, "...so sorry...so selfish..."
He stopped me and said, "Child I love you regardless
And there is nothing you could do that would ever change this.
I'm not angry. It happens.
You just can't do it again."

So now I try to keep up, I have been exchanging my currency.
While a million objects pass through my periphery.
So now I am rubbing my eyes because they are starting to bother me.
I have been staring too long at the screen.
But where was it when I first heard the sound of brutality?
It came to my ears in the goddamn loveliest melody.
How grateful I was them to be part of the mystery,
to love and be loved. Let's just hope that is enough.

 

[Said1]

Butthole Surfers - A Friend in Need

A friend in needs a friend indeed,
A friend with weed is better,
A friend with breasts and all the rest,
A friend who's dressed in leather,

A friend in needs a friend indeed,
A friend who'll tease is better ,
Our thoughts compressed,
Which makes us blessed,
And makes for stormy weather,

A friend in needs a friend indeed,
My Japanese is better,
And when she's pressed she will undress,
And then she's boxing clever,

A friend in needs a friend indeed,
A friend who bleeds is better,
My friend confessed she passed the test,
And we will never sever,

Day's dawning, skins crawling
Pure morning,

A friend in needs a friend indeed,
A friend who'll tease is better,
Our thoughts compressed,
Which makes us blessed,
And makes for stormy weather,

A friend in needs a friend indeed,
A friend who bleeds is better,
My friend confessed she passed the test,
And we will never sever,

Day's dawning, skins crawling
Pure morning,

A friend in needs a friend indeed,
My Japanese is better,
And when she's pressed she will undress,
And then she's boxing clever,

A friend in needs a friend indeed,
A friend with weed is better,
A friend with breast and all the rest,
A friend who's dressed in leather.

 

[The ClayTaurus]

Butthole Surfers - A Friend in Need

A friend in needs a friend indeed,
A friend with weed is better,
A friend with breasts and all the rest,
A friend who's dressed in leather,

A friend in needs a friend indeed,
A friend who'll tease is better ,
Our thoughts compressed,
Which makes us blessed,
And makes for stormy weather,

A friend in needs a friend indeed,
My Japanese is better,
And when she's pressed she will undress,
And then she's boxing clever,

A friend in needs a friend indeed,
A friend who bleeds is better,
My friend confessed she passed the test,
And we will never sever,

Day's dawning, skins crawling
Pure morning,

A friend in needs a friend indeed,
A friend who'll tease is better,
Our thoughts compressed,
Which makes us blessed,
And makes for stormy weather,

A friend in needs a friend indeed,
A friend who bleeds is better,
My friend confessed she passed the test,
And we will never sever,

Day's dawning, skins crawling
Pure morning,

A friend in needs a friend indeed,
My Japanese is better,
And when she's pressed she will undress,
And then she's boxing clever,

A friend in needs a friend indeed,
A friend with weed is better,
A friend with breast and all the rest,
A friend who's dressed in leather.

Man does that bring back memories...

 

[Said1]

Man does that bring back memories...

No shit. Good times.

 

[deaddude]

When I find myself in times of trouble, mother Mary comes to me,
speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
And in my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of me,
speaking words of wisdom, let it be.

Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be.
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.

And when the broken hearted people living in the world agree,
there will be an answer, let it be.
For though they may be parted there is still a chance that they will see,
there will be an answer. let it be.

Let it be, let it be, .....

And when the night is cloudy, there is still a light, that shines on me,
shine until tomorrow, let it be.
I wake up to the sound of music, mother Mary comes to me,
speaking words of wisdom, let it be.

Let it be, let it be, .....

The Beatles

 

[Abbey Normal]

Golden Lady - Stevie Wonder

Looking in your eyes
Kind of heaven eyes
Closing both my eyes
Waiting for surprise
To see the heaven in your eyes is not so far
Cause I'm not afraid to try and go it
To know the love and the beauty never known before
I'll leave it up to you to show it

And golden lady, golden lady
I'd like to go there
Golden lady, golden lady
I'd like to go there
Take me right away

Looking at your hands
Hands can understand
Waiting for the chance
Just to hold your hand

A touch of rain and sunshine made the flower grow
Into a lovely smile that's blooming
And it's so clear to me that you're a dream come true
There's no way that I'll be losing

And golden lady, golden lady
I'd like to go there
Golden lady, golden lady
I'd like to go there
Take me right away

A touch of rain and sunshine made the flower grow
Into a lovely smile that's blooming
And it's so clear to me that your my dream come true
There is no way that I'll be losing

Golden lady, golden lady
I'd like to go there
Golden lady, golden lady
I'd like to go there

 

[Lefty Wilbury]

Black by Pearl Jam

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
and all i taught her was everything
i know she gave me all that she wore
and now my bitter hands shake beneath the clouds
of what was everything?
all the pictures had all been washed in black, tattooed everything...
i take a walk outside, i'm surrounded by some kids at play
i can feel their laughter, so why do i sear
and twisted thoughts that spin round 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 had 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 ever be...
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, why can't it be mine?

 

[Lefty Wilbury]

Sometimes you can't make it on your own by U2


Tough, you think you’ve got the stuff
You’re telling me and anyone
You’re hard enough

You don’t have to put up a fight
You don’t have to always be right
Let me take some of the punches
For you tonight

Listen to me now
I need to let you know
You don’t have to go it alone

And it’s you when I look in the mirror
And it’s you when I don’t pick up the phone
Sometimes you can’t make it on your own

We fight all the time
You and I… that’s alright
We’re the same soul

I don’t need… I don’t need to hear you say
That if we weren’t so alike
You’d like me a whole lot more

Listen to me now
I need to let you know
You don’t have to go it alone

And it’s you when I look in the mirror
And it’s you when I don’t pick up the phone
Sometimes you can’t make it on your own

I know that we don’t talk
I’m sick of it all
Can - you - hear - me – when – I -
Sing, you’re the reason I sing
You’re the reason why the opera is in me…

Where are we now?
I’ve got to let you know
A house still doesn’t make a home
Don’t leave me here alone...

And it’s you when I look in the mirror
And it’s you that makes it hard to let go
Sometimes you can’t make it on your own
Sometimes you can’t make it
The best you can do is to fake it
Sometimes you can’t make it on your own

 

[Lefty Wilbury]

Stand By Me Ben E King


When the night has come, and the land is dark
and the moon is the only light we'll see
though I won't be afraid tough I won't be afraid
just as long as you stand, stand by me

So darlin' darlin' stand by me, oh stand by me
stand by me, stand by me, stand by me.

And the sky that we look upon should crumble and fall
and the mountains should tumble to the sea.
I won't cry I won't cry, oh I won't shead a tear
just as long as you stand stand by me.

So darlin' darlin' stand by me, oh stand by me
stand by me, stand by me, stand by me.

 

[Lefty Wilbury]

life by the drop by SRV

Hello there, my old friend,
not so long ago it was 'till the end
We played outside in the pouring rain,
on our way up the road we started over again

You're livin' a dream, wo you on top
My mind is achin', Lord it won't stop
That's how it happens, livin' life by the drop

Up and down that road in our worn out shoes,
talkin' 'bout good things and signin' the blues
You went your way, I stayed behind
We both knew it was just a matter of time

You're livin' a dream, wo you on top
My mind is achin', Lord it won't stop
That's how it happens, livin' life by the drop

No wasted time, we're alive today
Churnin' up the past, there's no easier way
Time's been between us, a means to an end
God it's good to be here walkin' together my friend

You're livin' a dream, wo you on top
My mind is achin', Lord it won't stop
That's how it happens, livin' life by the drop
That's how it happens, livin' life by the drop
That's how it happens, livin' life by the drop

 

[Lefty Wilbury]

In My Life by the Beatles

There are places I remember
All my life, though some have changed,
Some forever, not for better,
Some have gone and some remain.
All these places had their moments,
With lovers and friends I still can recall,
Some are dead and some are living,
In my life I’ve loved them all.
But of all these friends and lovers,
There is no one compared with you,
And these mem’ries lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new.
Though I know I’ll never lose affection
For people and things that went before,
I know I’ll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more.
Though I know I’ll never lose affection
For people and things that went before,
I know I’ll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more.
In my life I love you more.

 

[Lefty Wilbury]

God only knows by the beach Boys

I may not always love you
But long as there are stars above you
You never need to doubt it
I’ll make you so sure about it

God only knows what I’d be without you

If you should ever leave me
Though life would still go on believe me
The world could show nothing to me
So what good would living do me

God only knows what I’d be without you

God only knows what I’d be without you

If you should ever leave me
Well life would still go on believe me
The world could show nothing to me
So what good would living do me

God only knows what I’d be without you
God only knows what I’d be without you
God only knows
God only knows what I’d be without you
God only knows what I’d be without you
God only knows
God only knows what I’d be without you
God only knows what I’d be without you
God only knows
God only knows what I’d be without you
God only knows what I’d be without you
God only knows
God only knows what I’d be without you
God only knows what I’d be without you
God only knows
God only knows what I’d be without you
God only knows what I’d be without you
God only knows
God only knows what I’d be without you