They say you are foolish for wanting the sun, Say that you're selfish for learning to run. They tell you that the darkness is a blessing in disguise For you never have to notice if you're sighted or you're blind And they'll do their best to keep you from the light.
Just before our love got lost you said I am as constant as a northern star And I said constant in the darkness Where's that at? If you want me I'll be in the bar
Everybody says don't Everybody says don't Everybody says don't get out of line When they say that then Lady that's a sign Nine times out of ten Lady you are doing just fine.
When suppertime came, the old cook came on deck, sayin' "Fellas, it's too rough to feed ya." At 7 p.m., the main hatchway gave in. He said, "Fellas, it's been good to know ya!"
--"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot
My, my this here Anakin guy, Maybe Vader someday later, now he's just a small fry. He left his home and kissed his mommy good-bye, Saying, "Soon I'm gonna be a jedi."
==Weird Al parody of "Miss American Pie." Picture link: http://www.realmagazine.com/graphics/2005_04_22lloyd.jpg
I've got spurs that jingle-jangle-jingle, As I go riding merrily along. And they say, "Now ain't you glad you're single," And that song ain't so very far from wrong. Sing that song.
--From an album of cowboys songs that my parents had.
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Say, say, say
what you want
but don't play games
with my affection...
---Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
I just called to say, I love you
Stevie Wonder
(8 words)
They say that falling in love is wonderful
(Irving Berlin, from "Annie Get Your Gun")
Eight words exactly!
You say yes
I say no
You say stop
I say go go go
Beatles "Hello Goodbye"
Don't forget what your good book said
Southern change gonna come at last...
Neil Young, "Southern Man"
She said you don't understand what I said
I said no no no you're wrong
When I was a boy everything was right
"She Said She Said," The Beatles
You don't have to say you you love me
Just be close at hand
You don't have to say forever
I will understand
(Leslie Gore, maybe? Petula Clark, perhaps?)
You`re the one to whom nobody verses I love you
Unless you say it first
Shine ~ Anna Nalick
it's a love story baby just say yes...
taylor swift
romeo and juliet
You've come to tell me something
you say I ought to know...
---Loretta Lynn, "You Ain't Woman Enough to Take My Man"
When Tommy turned around they said
"Hey, look; old yella's leavin',"
but you could've hard a pin drop when Tommy stopped locked the door.
"Coward of the County," Kenny Rogers
They say you are foolish for wanting the sun,
Say that you're selfish for learning to run.
They tell you that the darkness is a blessing in disguise
For you never have to notice if you're sighted or you're blind
And they'll do their best to keep you from the light.
--"From Me to You" by Janis Ian
you'd better know that in the end it's better to say too much
Than never say what you need to say again
Say ~ John Mayer
Just before our love got lost you said
I am as constant as a northern star
And I said constant in the darkness
Where's that at?
If you want me I'll be in the bar
"A Case of You," Joni Mitchell
Oh, what the hell she says
I just can't win for losing
And she lays back down
Her Diamonds ~ Rob Thomas
We talked until two
And then she said
It's time for bed
"Norwegian Wood," The Beatles
Love me, love me
Say that you love me
"Lovefool" by the Cardigans
Wasn't it me who said that nothing good's gonna last forever?
Touch Me In The Morning
Diana Ross sang it
And I say yes, I feel wonderful tonight
Eric Clapton
Wise men say
"Only fools rush in"
But I can't help
falling in love with you
Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
"I thought I heard the old man say, leave her Johnny, leave her"
You thought it was a joke
and so you laughed,
you laughed when I had said
that loosing you would make me flip my lid...
RIGHT???
They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha Haaa - Napoleon XIV
Sylvia's mother said:
Sylvia's busy,
Too busy to come to the phone
Dr Hook; Sylvia's Mother
And the operator said
"Forty cents more
for the next three minutes"
Sylvia's Mother - Dr Hook
I can still hear you saying those words that never were true
Words
The Monkees
You say I only what I want to
Stay (I Missed You)- Lisa Loeb
correction to last post:
You say, I only hear what I want to,
Stay (I Missed You) - Lisa Loeb
And then you put your arms around me and we tumble to the ground and then you say
I Think We're Alone Now
Tommy James and the Shondells
I can still hear you saying
You would never break the chain
Fleetwood Mac
"I am," I said,
To no one there
I Am, I Said
Neil Diamond
When I call
You're miles away
In the arms
Of another
All my friends say
I'm crazy
One Step Out Of Time - Michael Ball
And I say "Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah,
Hey, yeah, yeah",
I say, "Hey, What's going on?"
What's Up - 4 Non-Blondes
"Mumps" said the doctor
"Mumps" said the nurse
"Mumps" said the lady with the alligator purse.
--"MIss Lucy," a schoolbus song from my childhood. (eventually, with enough words, I will have ALL the lyrics to "Miss Lucy" on these boards!
sad songs they say so much,
so turn 'em on!
~Sad Songs, Elton/Bernie <3
bus stop, wet day
she's there, I say
please share my umbrella
The Hollies
He said
there's a paradox beneath me
She said
am I supposed to bleed
He said
you better pray to Jesus
She said
I don't believe in god...
---30 Seconds to Mars, "Buddah for Mary"
There were five in the bed and the little one said
Roll over, roll over
So they all rolled over and one rolled off
"Come", said the boy,
"Let's go down to the sand"
Come Said The Boy - Mondo Rock
I only want to say
If there is a way...
"Gethsemane," from JCSuperstar
I said the sparrow, with my little bow and arrow
And it's I killed Cock Robin
(old traditional weird kids' song)
Every time we say goodbye
I cry a little
Every time we say goodbye
I want to die a little
(Cole Porter)
Everybody says don't
Everybody says don't
Everybody says don't get out of line
When they say that then
Lady that's a sign
Nine times out of ten
Lady you are doing just fine.
(Sondheim)
When suppertime came, the old cook came on deck, sayin' "Fellas, it's too rough to feed ya."
At 7 p.m., the main hatchway gave in. He said, "Fellas, it's been good to know ya!"
--"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot
What would you say
Don't drop the big one
If you a monkey on a string
Don't cut my lifeline
Dave Matthews Band "What Would You Say"
How the hell can a person
Go to work in the morning
Come home in the evening
And have nothing to say
Angel From Montgomery
John Prine wrote it
They say a man ain't supposed to cry,
But these tears I can't hold inside.
--"(I heard it through the)Grapevine"
(My favorite cover of that is by Creedence Clearwater Revival.)
So would it be wrong to give our love just one more try?
So sad the song that says 'Goodbye'
So Sad The Song - Gladys Knight & the Pips
She says I am the one, but the kid is not my son
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
And if there's a man who'd leave me I am happy to say
I haven't run into him yet
How Lucky Can You Get - Barbra Streisand (from Funny Lady)
just to make it an even 50 ... ...
Life's not worth a dam
Till I can say
I am what I am
I Am What I Am - from the musical La Cage Aux Folles
From this valley they say you are going.
We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile.
--"Red River Valley"--folk song.
My, my this here Anakin guy,
Maybe Vader someday later, now he's just a small fry.
He left his home and kissed his mommy good-bye,
Saying, "Soon I'm gonna be a jedi."
==Weird Al parody of "Miss American Pie."
Picture link:
http://www.realmagazine.com/graphics/2005_04_22lloyd.jpg
I've got spurs that jingle-jangle-jingle,
As I go riding merrily along.
And they say, "Now ain't you glad you're single,"
And that song ain't so very far from wrong.
Sing that song.
--From an album of cowboys songs that my parents had.
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