Favorite lyrics?

[Sorus]

couldn't we have left Steve Perry (gag) outa that lineup there, Captain?

Hey, I didn't choose it.

It works in this context.

(It's a cover, not actually Steve Perry, after all. )

[lucimay]

oh wellthen, as long as i don't have to HEAR him!!!!

[Esmer]

Lean on Me - Bill Withers

Sometimes in our lives we all have pain
We all have sorrow
But if we are wise
We know that there's always tomorrow

Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
'Til I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on

Please swallow your pride
If I have things you need to borrow
For no one can fill those of your needs
That you don't let show

Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
'Til I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on

If there is a load you have to bear
That you can't carry
I'm right up the road
I'll share your load
If you just call me

So just call on me sister, when you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on
I just might have a problem that you'd understand
We all need somebody to lean on

Lean on me when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
Till I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on

• 

[lucimay]

Lovely Day


When I wake up in the morning,
And the sunlight hurts my eyes
And something without warning,
Bears heavy on my mind

Then I look at you
And the world's alright with me
Just one look at you
And I know it's gonna be
A lovely day
... lovely day, lovely day, lovely day ...

When the day that lies ahead of me
Seems impossible to face
When someone else instead of me
Always seems to know the way

Then I look at you
And the world's alright with me
Just one look at you
And I know it's gonna be
A lovely day.....

When the day that lies ahead of me
Seems impossible to face
When someone else instead of me
Always seems to know the way

Then I look at you
And the world's alright with me
Just one look at you
And I know it's gonna be
A lovely day......



bill withers

[danlo]

The Dixie Dregs and Steve Morse kick total ass! I used to have Cruise Control: what a GREAT album! (I used to drink Chanti *and do various other stuffs* and sway on the bongo board endlessly to that and Reverberi by Timer).

[lucimay]

Big Sky Country

Now when this is over
over and through
and all them changes have
come and passed
i wanna meet you in the big sky country
just wanna prove, mama, love can last yeah
like Halelluja in the Big Sky Country
just like forever and ever is wide
be getting over in the Big Sky Country
be kissin time, kissin time goodbye
god knows it's all been done
lemme tell ya why

cause you held my number
you held my name
you held my body through the thick and thin
on a bed of roses in the Big Sky Country
spread out to love you, love you in your second skin
like Halelluja in the Big Sky Country
just like forever and ever is wide
be getting over in the Big Sky Country
be kissin time, kissin time goodbye

halelluja mama, razzel dazzel mama
prob'ly got lights all over the place, yeah
halelluja, i mean glory halellujia
if i could only come 'round once and
see your face

so just watch them lovers out on parade
watch them lovers while they slip and slide
they gonna prove it to the Big Sky Country
just gonna prove it while the whole world collides yeah
like Halelluja in the Big Sky Country
just like forever and ever is wide
be getting over in the Big Sky Country
be kissin time, kissin time goodbye
meeting our maker in the Big Sky Country
be just like lovers and love is wide
when we hold over till the Big Sky Country
we'll be kissin time, kissin time goodbye
Big Sky Country

Chris Whitley

[The Laughing Man]

Showdown At Big Sky

• Soldier of fortune
  He's a man of war
  Just can't remember
  What he's fighting for
  Start a revolution
  Right before your eyes
  When you hear the big bang
  Don't you be surprised
  
  Showdown at big sky
  Darkness at high noon
  Showdown at big sky
  That day may be soon
  People, people
  Can you hear the sound
  From every village and every town
  Let the bells ring out
  Hear the bells ring in
  Let the bells ring out
  Keep them ringing, ringing
  
  Can't predict the future
  Can't forget the past
  Feels like any moment
  Could be the last
  All you believers
  Standing inside this room
  Can't you see it coming
  Shooting out across the moon
  
  Save this place
  In the valley of tears
  By the river of time
  From weapons race
  In the Book of David
  In the holy Bible
  When it's laid to waste
  It will be written
  By the children of Eden
  I said save this place
  And the Holy Ghost
  
  Showdown at big sky
  Darkness at high noon
  Showdown at big sky
  That day may be soon
  People, people
  Can you hear the sound
  From every village and every town
  Let the bells ring out
  Hear the bells ring in
  Let the bells ring out
  Keep them ringing, ringing
  
  Save this place
  In the valley of tears
  By the river of time
  From weapons race
  In the Book of David
  In the holy Bible
  When it's laid to waste
  It will be written
  By the children of Eden
  I said save this place
  And the Holy Ghost
  
  Showdown at big sky
  Darkness at high noon
  Kiss tomorrow goodbye
  That day could be soon
  Give us strength
  Give us wisdom
  And give us the morals
  Let the bells ring out
  Hear the bells ring in
  Let the bells ring out
  Keep them ringing, ringing
  Let the bells ring out
  Hear the bells ring in
  Let the bells ring out
  Keep them ringing, ringing

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by J.R.Robertson. Album: Robbie Robertson
© 1987 Medicine Hat Music



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[lucimay]

i love this song and this album. have never replaced my old cassette of it, think i'll pick it up on my errand run today!! thanks for reminding me ez.

[drew]

Brother Andre's Heart:

Did they ever pay the ransom
On Brother Andre's heart
I once saw it bleed on his feast day
The blood ran cold and grey
From the purple satin altar
To the cold green marble floor
The cold green marble floor
And I climbed that mountain
On my knees
In my hand I held a rosary
Saying I believe
Step by step
Bead by bead by bead
Bead by bead by bead
Do you now
Believe
That you found a place
Where you belong
Don't be shy
Don't hide your smile
Don't hide your smile
Don't hide your smile
Your beautifulls mile

[danlo]

Showdown At Big Sky-Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[The Laughing Man]

[sgt.null]

Throwing Muses

Soul Soldier

The cut
That kills the knife
’til it breaks
Spitting shells
Their eyes were locked
And their hearts were open
And in love, we couldn’t breathe
In love, we couldn’t say the word
(call)
In love, we couldn’t breathe
In love, we couldn’t breathe the word

He crawls along the battlefields
The sky spitting shells
That heart is on the ground
It spits in his face
The cut
That kills the knife
Forcing it
’til it breaks
Forces our heart
Can’t replace
Forces a heartbreak

She loves him
She loves him
She needs her soul
Soul soldier
Soul soldier

She loves him (he’s all she needs)
She loves him (he’s all she needs)
She needs her soul
Soul soldier
(soul soldier)
Soul soldier

An apple run to heaven, dan-u
Dan-u, God damn you

An apple run to heaven, dan-u
Dan-u, God damn you

She loves him (he’s all she needs)
She loves him (he’s all she needs)
She needs her soul
Soul soldier
(soul soldier)

An apple run to heaven, dan-u
(she loves him)
Dan-u, God damn you

[lucimay]

Go out yonder, peace in the valley
Come downtown, have to rumble in the alley
Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in

Has anybody seen my lady
This living alone will drive me crazy
Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in

I'm gonna go down by the wa - ter
But I ain't gonna jump in, no, no
I'll just be looking for my mak - er
And I hear that that's where she's been? Oh!

Out of nine lives, I spent seven
Now, how in the world do you get to Heaven
Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in

I just spent 60 days in the jailhouse
For the crime of having no dough
Now here I am back out on the street
For the crime of having nowhere to go

Save your neck or save your brother
Looks like it's one or the other
Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in

Now two young kids might start a ruckus
You know they feel you trying to shuck us
Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in

the band

[The Laughing Man]

Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground

dead leaves and the dirty ground
when I know you're not around
shiny tops and soda pops
when I hear your lips make a sound
when I hear your lips make a sound

thirty notes in the mailbox
will tell ya that I'm coming home
and I think I'm gonna stick around
for a while so you're not alone
for a while so you're not alone

if you can hear a piano fall
you can hear me coming down the hall
if I can just hear your pretty voice
I don't think I need to see at all
don't think I need to see at all

soft hair and a velvet tongue
I wanna give ya what you give to me
and every breath that is in your lungs
is a tiny little gift to me
is a tiny little gift to me

I didn't feel so bad 'til the sun went down
then I come home
no one to wrap my arms around
wrap my arms around

well any man with a microphone
can tell you what he loves the most
and you know why you love at all
if you're thinking of the holy ghost
if you're thinking of the holy ghost

Artist: The White Stripes

[lucimay]

nice. i like this, ez.

[The Laughing Man]

Waitin' For The Bus

Have mercy, been waitin' for the bus all day.
Have mercy, been waitin' for the bus all day.
I got my brown paper bag and my take-home pay.

Have mercy, old bus be packed up tight.
Have mercy, old bus be packed up tight.
Well, I'm glad just to get on and home tonight.

Right on, that bus done got me back.
Right on, that bus done got me back.
Well, I'll be ridin' on the bus till I Cadillac.



Jesus Just Left Chicago

Jesus just left chicago and he’s bound for new orleans.
Well now, Jesus just left chicago and he’s bound for new orleans.
Yeah, yeah.
Workin’ from one end to the other and all points in between.

Took a jump through mississippi, well, muddy water turned to wine.
Took a jump through mississippi, muddy water turned to wine.
Yeah, yeah.
Then out to california through the forests and the pines.
Ah, take me with you, Jesus.

You might not see him in person but he’ll see you just the same.
You might not see him in person but he’ll see you just the same.
Yeah, yeah.
You don’t have to worry ’cause takin’ care of business is his name.


zz top

my pleasure, m'lady.

[lucimay]

ha! i LOVE this too!! can play Jesus Just Left Chicago!!! (not great, but can play it!)

[The Laughing Man]

[lucimay]

you're battin a thousand, see can you do it again.

[The Laughing Man]

Ordinary Day

Just a day, just an, ordinary day
Just tryin' to get by
Just a boy, just an, ordinary boy but
He was looking to the sky and
As he asked if I would come along
I started to realize that everyday he finds just what he's lookin' for
And like a shooting star he shines, and he said

Take my hand, live while you can
Don't you see your dreams lie right in the palm of your hand

And as he spoke, he spoke, ordinary words
Though they did not feel
For I felt what I had not felt before
And you'd swear those words could heal and
As I looked up into those eyes, his vision borrows mine
And I know he's no stranger
For I feel I've held him for all of time, and he said

Take my hand, live while you can
Don't you see your dreams lie right in the palm of your hand

Please come with me, see what I see
Touch the stars for time will not flee
Time will not flee, can't you see

Just a dream, just an, ordinary dream
As I wake in bed
And that boy, that ordinary boy
Was it all in my head?

Didn't he ask if I would come along
It all seemed so real, but as I looked to the door
I saw that boy standing there with a deal, and he said

Take my hand, live while you can
Don't you see your dreams lie right in the palm of your hand

Just a day, just an, ordinary day
Just tryin' to get by
Just a boy, just an, ordinary boy, but
He was looking to the sky

Vanessa Carlton