Greatest Lyric?
 

The Nation's Greatest Lyric on one of the satellite music channels not long ago determined U2's "One" as the greatest lyric.
What's your personal favourite? Feel free to explain why or how they relate to you.
For me, it's The Smiths - "The Queen Is Dead"

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And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England's mountains green?
And was the holy lamb of God
On England's pleasant pastures seen?
And did the countenance divine
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here
Among those dark satanic mills?

Bring me my bow of burning gold!
Bring me my arrows of desire!
Bring me my spear: o clouds unfold!
Bring me my chariots of fire!
I will not cease from metal fight;
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand
Till we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant land.


Gets me every time. Hairs on the back of my neck stand up, eyes get just the hint of a tear, or perhaps it's a speck of dust.

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Also Heroes by David Bowie, does the trick too.

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One of my favourites,but got to admit somber lyrics has got to be 'The Smiths' 'Theres a light that never goes out':) Morrissey at his very best


Take me out tonightWhere there's music and there's peopleAnd they're young and aliveDriving in your carI never never want to go homeBecause I haven't got oneAnymore
Take me out tonightBecause I want to see people and IWant to see lifeDriving in your carOh, please don't drop me homeBecause it's not my home, it's their
Home, and I'm welcome no more
And if a double-decker busCrashes into usTo die by your sideIs such a heavenly way to dieAnd if a ten-ton truckKills the both of usTo die by your sideWell, the pleasure - the privilege is mine
Take me out tonightTake me anywhere, I don't careI don't care, I don't careAnd in the darkened underpassI thought Oh God, my chance has come at last
(But then a strange fear gripped me and IJust couldn't ask)
Take me out tonightOh, take me anywhere, I don't careI don't care, I don't careDriving in your carI never never want to go homeBecause I haven't got one, da ...Oh, I haven't got one
And if a double-decker busCrashes into usTo die by your sideIs such a heavenly way to dieAnd if a ten-ton truckKills the both of usTo die by your sideWell, the pleasure - the privilege is mine
Oh, There Is A Light And It Never Goes OutThere Is A Light And It Never Goes OutThere Is A Light And It Never Goes OutThere Is A Light And It Never Goes OutThere Is A Light And It Never Goes OutThere Is A Light And It Never Goes OutThere Is A Light And It Never Goes OutThere Is A Light And It Never Goes OutThere Is A Light And It Never Goes Out

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Oops Smiths again..very sombre stuff but like alot of Morrisey lyrics the first time I heard them it made me laugh:

I KNOW ITS OVER - Smiths

I know it's over
and it never really began
but in my heart it was so real
and you even spoke to me and said:

"If you're so funny
then why are you on your own tonight?
and if you're so clever
then why are you on your own tonight?
if you're so very entertaining
then why are you on your own tonight?
if you're so very good looking
why do you sleep alone tonight?
I know because tonight is just like any other night
that's why you're on your own tonight
with your triumphs and your charms
while they are in each other's arms"

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Good choice Mancie.Bet we could practically list Morrissey's whole catalogue.He is a god and lyrical genious:)

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I'll second that mthead.
I've yet to see one poorly written song by Mozzer.

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Jeez, it looks like that Morrisey touched an awful lot of you men.:D

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Morrissey? Ha ha ha! Miserable, self-pitying, introspective, navel-gazing, bat droppings!!

"Tutti fruitti, old rudi, tutti fruitti old rudi, awopbopaloobopalopbamboom!"

Now, that's poetry, that's ROCK 'N' ROLL!!!

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If your as soppy as me ...Then this is my choice
.................................................. ................

First Time Ever I Saw Your Face The first time ever I saw your face I thought the sun rose in your eyes And the moon and stars were the gifts you gave To the dark and the empty skies, my love, To the dark and the empty skies. The first time ever I kissed your mouth And felt your heart beat close to mine Like the trembling heart of a captive bird That was there at my command, my love That was there at my command. And the first time ever I lay with you I felt your heart so close to mine And I knew our joy would fill the earth And last till the end of time my love It would last till the end of time my love The first time ever I saw your face, your face, your face, your face
.................................................. .......... i realy think that song sums up my last 45 years...

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There's loads but one song that never fails to prick the hairs on the back of neck is:

She took my hand and said "Let's go together"
"You and me against the world"
And so we stuck it out through still and stormy weather
And so we tumbled down the years
I took her hand and said "Let's go together"
Just you and me against the world
Let's go together
Stay together
We'll tumble down the years
And we'll come to find the key behind it all
We never stopped to see if we were still in step
We never checked each other's eyes
To see who lived in there behind them
And down the years we disappeared
Let's go together
Say no together
We'll tumble down the years
Let's try together
Let's lie together
We'll tumble down the years
And though we never found the key behind it all
I think we came to know the meaning of the fall
Let's go together
We said "forever"
You and me against the world
Hold on together
And damn the river
We'll tumble down the years
We'll tumble down the years
We'll tumble down the years

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I take it the clue is in the banner Tinks:rolleyes::D

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We're having a gang bang
We're having a ball
We're having a gang bang
Against the wall
We'd like you to join us
It's part of the fun!
Oh a gang bang is the thing to do
But it takes more than one

Black Lace.

Class.

Especially when brought to life in the film 'Rita, Sue and Bob Too'.:D

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Would you be surprised if I said .......... "yes"! :D

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Errrr no i didnt flinch at all as didnt surprise me:D mind u im slowly getting immune altho still not into them tho:rolleyes:

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OMG! ........... :rofl38:

Don't know about classic lyrics but a classic film ........ I'll be singing that all night now, cheers Rind! :o :D

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Your welcome.;)

A gang bang is a game we play
It's something of joke
It's lots of hokey-pokey
Less hokes and lots of pokes
It's for the girls and for the boys
It livens up the night
It's better when you're crowded
And when you're packed in tight

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PMsl please dont let me find the cd with that on......be still in my daughters cd player :o even worse when young uns sing it:o

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Come on.

We're all singing it.

Let's do the actions.

If I hurt you, it's because my hips are boney, because I'm so skinny.

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Ok but Mels at the front, your in the middle and I'm staying at the back :p :D

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Rindy turn round really fast just on the back thrust & you'll send tinks flying heheheheheheheehehehe:D

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Ok, but it's Mels go in the back tomorrow. I don't want you two arguing.

http://www.britmovie.co.uk/studios/f...mages/001a.jpg

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"Last Request"

Slow down, Lie down,
Remember it's just you and me.
Don't sell out, bow out,
Remember how this used to be.

I just want you closer,
Is that alright?
Baby let's get closer tonight

[chorus:]
Grant my last request,
And just let me hold you.
Don't shrug your shoulders,
Lay down decide me.
Sure I can accept that we're going nowhere,
But one last time let's go there,
Lay down beside me

Oh, I've found, that I'm bound
To wander down that one way road.
And I realise all about your lies
But I'm no wiser than the fool I was before.

I just want you closer,
Is that alright?
Baby let's get closer tonight

[chorus]

Oh, baby, baby, baby,
Tell me how can, how can this be wrong?

[chorus x2]

Yeah, lay down beside me.

One last time let's go there,
Lay down beside me

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just got to stick in these from bob dylan .. just for the oldies on here who hate chavs?

Come mothers and fathers
Throughout the land
And don't criticize
What you can't understand
Your sons and your daughters
Are beyond your command
Your old road is
Rapidly agin'.
Please get out of the new one
If you can't lend your hand
For the times they are a-changin'.

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ide use her s*it for toothpaste

was my face in her pubic hair

ide bottle her farts for a keepsake

let her gobble me which is fair

my tongue could fertilize her eggs

put my bits in her private place

but how can you say you love her when she's sitting on your f ing face


absolute classic :D

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Nice words willow..glad you had the time to posts them.. but come on now..there's pots to wash and the ironing is piling up!

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See the stone set in your eyes
See the thorn twist in your side
I wait for you

Sleight of hand and twist of fate
On a bed of nails she makes me wait
And I wait without you

With or without you
With or without you

Through the storm we reach the shore
You give it all but I want more
And Im waiting for you

With or without you
With or without you
I cant live
With or without you

And you give yourself away
And you give yourself away
And you give
And you give
And you give yourself away

My hands are tied
My body bruised, shes got me with
Nothing to win and
Nothing left to lose

And you give yourself away
And you give yourself away
And you give
And you give
And you give yourself away

With or without you
With or without you
I cant live
With or without you

With or without you
With or without you
I cant live
With or without you
With or without you



One of my favorite of all times.............:)

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thats definately a top one in my eyes slinks :D

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Got a lotta heart ache
He's a f*ckin' weasel
His issues make my mind ache
Wanna make a deal

'Cause I love your little motions
You do with your pigtails
What a nice creation
Worth another night in jail

He's a player, diarrhea giver
Tried to grow his hair out, friends were listening to Slayer
I'd like to find him Friday night
Hanging out with mom, trying on his father's tights

Life just sucks, I lost the one
I'm giving up, she found someone
There's plenty more
Girls are such a drag

So all you little ladies
Be sure to choose the right guys
You'll come back to me maybe
I'll shower you with lies

Got a lotta heart ache
He's a f*ckin' weasel
Decisions make my mind ache
Wanna make a deal

Ease away the problems and the pain
The girl chose the guy that makes you wanna kick and scream
All along, you wish that she would stay
F*ck the guy that took and ran away, yeah

He's a player, diarrhea giver
Tried to grow his hair out, friends were listening to Slayer
I'd like to find him Friday night
Hanging out with mom and trying on his father's tights

Life just sucks, I lost the one
I'm giving up, she found someone
There's plenty more
Girls are such a drag

F*ck this place, I lost the war
I hate you all, your mom's a wh*re
Where's my dog?
'Cause girls are such a drag

Songs called Dysentry Gary (sorry Rindy LOL)
everytime i hear this song i dont know whether to laugh or cry,my stomach churns.It reminds me of a time when i was at college doing normal 'college type things' with a guy i fell in love with,and it kinda tells out story:o only kinda haha!
Bet mthead likes the album its from too:D

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Can we try again to start
A new and lovely story that will
Shine a ray of light upon our hearts
And bring back long lost glory
Of how it used to be
Baby you and me
Convinced we were each others destiny

My heart cries out to you
You must not hear me
I've been dancing in the dark
And searching for a spark
The fire's still burning

I believe we'll make it through
If you stand by me
We can weather any storm
And keep each other warm
As long as there's love

Every time i think of us
My eyes are filled with tears
To think that
If I gave in to sweet temptation
With words like music to my ears
I hope it's not too late
And he's still awake
And praying that you're
Still in heaven
Babe...

My heart cries out to you
You must not hear me
I've been dancing in the dark
And searching for a spark
The fire's still burning

I believe we'll make it through
If you stand by me
We can weather any storm
And keep each other warm
As long as there's love

mmmmmmmmmmmmmhhh

Faith is not my
If i could I'd unturn
The hands of time...

Oh my heart cries out to you
You must not hear me
I've been dancing in the dark
And searching for a spark

I believe we'll make it through
If you stand by me
We can weather any storm
And keep each other warm
As long as there's love
Forever in love, in love



another one that I love!!!! :o

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God I feel like spuwing up!

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Feel free!!!! you never know might make you feel better ;)

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pluuuuurrrgh.. drip drip slurp.. yep that did the trick.. now then..got any lyrics from dirty dancin or ghost?

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Just for you!!! ;):D


She's like the wind through my tree
She rides the night next to me
She leads me through moonlight
Only to burn me with the sun
She's taken my heart
But she doesn't know what she's done

Feel her breath on my face
Her body close to me
Can't look in her eyes
She's out of my league
Just a fool to believe
I have anything she needs
She's like the wind

[SOLO]

I look in the mirror and all I see
Is a young old man with only a dream
Am I just fooling myself
That she'll stop the pain
Living without her
I'd go insane

Feel her breath on my face
Her body close to me
Can't look in her eyes
She's out of my league
Just a fool to believe
I have anything she needs
She's like the wind

Feel your breath on my face
Your body close to me
Can't look in your eyes
You're out of my league
Just a fool to believe
(Just a fool to believe)
She's like the wind
(Just a fool to believe)
Just a fool to believe
(She's like the wind)
Just a fool to believe
(Just a fool to believe)
She's like the wind
(Just a fool to believe)
Just a fool to believe
She's like the wind

(Just a fool...)
(She's like the wind)
(She's like the wind)
(Just a fool...)
(She's like the wind)
(Just a fool...)

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Excellent choice MT,also I Know It's Over.Think 'The Queen Is Dead' contained some of the best lyrics ever penned.Mozzer at his best.:) :)

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blindin lyrics.. just fo the chicks

Told my girl Ill have to forget her
Rather buy me a new carburetor
So she made tracks sayin
This is the end now
Cars dont talk back
Theyre just four wheeled friends now

When Im holdin your wheel
All I hear is your gear
When Im cruisin in overdrive
Dont have to listen to no run of the mill talk jive

not me but stolen from queen

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livin alright (soundtrack from auf wiedersehen pet)

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I`m the one who`s always smiling
I`m the one so bright and cheerful
When you see me I`m so dreamy
I just couldn`t have a care
just like I was so unreachable
By any undesirable
Sensation or emotion
Which dared to come my way

But I get Down, Just like you
When the World`s too much to take
I get Down, just like you
I shatter and I break
I get down, just like you
You know I wish that i didn`t
And I wish that you didn`t get down like me.

I`m the one who`s Oh so strong
I`m the one with confidence
In your sight I am so mighty
I just wouldn`t give a damn
Just like I was so untouchable
Hey almost indestructible
A fortress so impregnable
whatever would withstand

But............etc

I`m the one who`s so laid back
Yeah the one so chilled and easy
Undisturbed and unperturbed
by the ripples of the stream
Just like nothing unpredictable
Nor nothing unrestrictable
In any of our rituals
Could penetrate my dream

But..............etc

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"Your'e built like a car, you got a hub cap diamond star halo, your'e built like a car , oh yeah". Marc Bolan - Get it on. What a great chat up line!

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Ooooofffff!!!!
And you`ve got a knee like a 20lb Sledgehammer
:D

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Today it's...

"Time is on loan - only ours to borrow
What I can't be today - I can be tomorrow"

Paul Weller - The Changingman.

and

If you gave me a fresh carnation
I would only crush its tender petals
With me you'll have no escape
And at the same time there'll be nowhere to settle -
I trample down all life in my wake
I eat it up and take the cake
I just avert my eyes to the pain
Of someone's loss helping my gain
If you gave me a dream for my pocket
You'd be plugging in the wrong socket
With me there's no room for the future
With me there's no room with a view at all -
I am out of season all year 'round
Hear machinery roar to my empty sound
Touch my heart and feel winter
Hold my hand and be doomed forever -

If you gave me a fresh carnation
I would only crush its tender petals
With me you'll have no escape
And at the same time there'll be nowhere to settle.
And if you're wondering by now who I am
Look no further than the mirror -
Because I am the Greed and Fear
And every ounce of Hate in you.

The Jam - Carnation.

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...see it helps me to forget
that we're just born ..... to die




Bon Jovi unfortunately, but very poignant.

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Murder at your every foot step
A childs toy sudden death
Sniper blazes you through your knees
Falling down can you feel the heat
Burn!

Ambushed by the spray of lead
Count the bullet holes in your head
Offspring sent out to cry
Living mandatory suicide
Suicide

Holes burn deep in your chest
Raked by machine gun fire
Screaming soul sent out to die
Living mandatory suicide
Suicide

Lying, dying, screaming in pain
Begging, pleading, bullets drip like rain
Minds explode, pain sheers to your brain
Radical amputation, this is insane

Fly swatter stakes, drive through your chest
Spikes impale you as youre forced off the crest
Soldier of misfortune
Hunting with bated breath

A vile smell, like tasting death
Dead bodies, dying and wounded
Litter the city streets
Shattered glass, bits of clothing and human deceit
Dying terror
Bloods cheap, its everywhere
Mandatory suicide, massacre on the front line

Use to listen to that when i was a teen at boarding school, its very angry and very thrash and although i didnt really like thrash, it was just right for my mind at the time-also i'd play it really loud on my walkman at night & **** all the other girls off !

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Thats nice - It's christmas should be all nice lyrics get in the spirit of xmas hows about im dreaming of a white xmas ..........etc :D

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Also...and for something completely different...
Last night I heard the screaming
Loud voices behind the wall
Another sleepless night for me
It won't do no good to call
The police
Always come late hey
If they come at all

Last night I heard the screaming
Loud voices behind the wall
Another sleepless night for me
It won't do no good to call
The police
Always come late hey
If they come at all

And when they arrive
They say they can't interfere
With domestic affairs
Between a man and his wife
And as they walk out the door
The tears well up in her eyes

Last night I heard the screaming
Then a silence that chilled my soul
Prayed that I was dreaming
When I saw the ambulance in the road

And the policeman said
"I'm here to keep the peace
Will the crowd disperse
I think we all could use some sleep"

Last night I heard the screaming
Loud voices behind the wall
Another sleepless night for me
It won't do no good to call
The police
Always come late hey
If they come at all

Or anything by Tracy Chapman :o

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When the darkness takes me over
Face down, emptier than zero
Invisible you come to me
..quietly
Stay beside me
Whisper to me "Here I am"
And the loneliness fades ........... :)

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No No No No No No No No No No No No
there's No lyrics
No No No No No No No No No No

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Well they encourage your complete cooperation
Send you roses when they think you need the smile
I can't control myself because I don't know how
And they love me for it honestly I'll be here for a while

So give them blood, blood
Gallons of the stuff
Give them all that they can drink and it will never be enough
So give them blood, blood, blood
Grab a glass because there's going to be a flood.

A celebrated man amongst the girlies
They can fix me proper with a bit of luck
The doctors and the nurses they adore me so
But it's really quite alarming cause I'm such an awful **** (I hate you!)
I gave you blood, blood
Gallons of the stuff
I gave you all that you can drink and it has never been enough
I gave you blood, blood, blood
I'm the kind of human wreckage that you love!:D :D

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Jeanette,Jeanette,
Oh won't you marry me
I will take you anywhere
O'er land or sea
We can go to Dublin
Or anywhere you like
I will take you
Round the world
On me motorbike:D

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Man in Black

Well, you wonder why I always dress in black,
Why you never see bright colors on my back,
And why does my appearance seem to have a somber tone.
Well, there's a reason for the things that I have on.

I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down,
Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of town,
I wear it for the prisoner who has long paid for his crime,
But is there because he's a victim of the times.

I wear the black for those who never read,
Or listened to the words that Jesus said,
About the road to happiness through love and charity,
Why, you'd think He's talking straight to you and me.

Well, we're doin' mighty fine, I do suppose,
In our streak of lightnin' cars and fancy clothes,
But just so we're reminded of the ones who are held back,
Up front there ought 'a be a Man In Black.

I wear it for the sick and lonely old,
For the reckless ones whose bad trip left them cold,
I wear the black in mournin' for the lives that could have been,
Each week we lose a hundred fine young men.

And, I wear it for the thousands who have died,
Believen' that the Lord was on their side,
I wear it for another hundred thousand who have died,
Believen' that we all were on their side.

Well, there's things that never will be right I know,
And things need changin' everywhere you go,
But 'til we start to make a move to make a few things right,
You'll never see me wear a suit of white.

Ah, I'd love to wear a rainbow every day,
And tell the world that everything's OK,
But I'll try to carry off a little darkness on my back,
'Till things are brighter, I'm the Man In Black.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OZVXAbfPNk

One of the most moving performances ever. RIP J.R.

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Barry Manilow Lyrics - Even Now

Even now when there's someone else who cares
When there's someone home who's waiting just for me
Even now I think about you as I'm climbin' up the stairs
And I wonder what to do so she won't see

That even now when I know it wasn't right
And I've found a better life than what we had
Even now I wake up cryin' in the middle of the night
And I can't believe it still could hurt so bad

Even now when I have come so far
I wonder where you are, I wonder why it's still so hard without you
Even now when I come shining through, I swear I think of you
And how I wish you knew, even now

Even now when I never hear your name
And the world has changed so much since you've been gone
Even now I still remember and the feeling's still the same
And this pain inside of me goes on and on, even now

Even now when I have come so far
I wonder where you are
I wonder why it's still so hard without you
Even now when I come shinin' through
I swear I think of you and God, I wish you knew
Somehow, even now


.........oh those words are lovely ,G.C

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ooh Johnny Cash.......what a guy he was ,,,
fantastic

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theres many great lyrics and moods i think dictate which one is greatest at that point in yer life. so i will go for=(Always Look On The Bright Side of Life) monty python team.;)

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From a sad Irish song 'the Green Fields of France'


No gas and no barbed wire, no guns firing now.
But here in this graveyard that's still No Man's Land
The countless white crosses in mute witness stand
To man's blind indifference to his fellow man.
And a whole generation who were butchered and damned.


wrote nearly 100 years ago and we've learnt nowt since.
http://celtic-lyrics.com/forum/index...=lyrics&id=225 if the old sentimentals wanna bring tears to the eyes.

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That song Rocks Panther-its top and oh so true lol




"Keep your drink just give me the money"-i love it!

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that is good
also like this one:D pink again


Go away
Give me a chance to miss you
Say goodbyeIt'll make me want to kiss you
I love you so
Much more when you're not here
Watchin all the bad shows
Drinking all of my beer

I don't believe Adam and Eve
Spent every goddamn day together
If you give me some room there will be room enough for two

Tonight
Leave me alone I'm lonely
Alone I'm lonely
I'm tired
Leave me alone I'm lonely
Alone I'm lonely tonight

I don't wanna wake up with another
But I don't wanna always wake up with you either
No you can't hop into my shower
All I ask for is one ***kin' hour
You taste so sweet
but I can't eat the same thing every day
Cuttin off the phone
Leave me the ***k aloneTomorrow I'll be beggin' you to come home

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pink,

Dear Mr. President
Come take a walk with me
Let's pretend we're just two people and
You're not better than me
I'd like to ask you some questions if we can speak honestly

What do you feel when you see all the homeless on the street
Who do you pray for at night before you go to sleep
What do you feel when you look in the mirror
Are you proud

How do you sleep while the rest of us cry
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye
How do you walk with your head held high
Can you even look me in the eye
And tell me why

Dear Mr. President
Were you a lonely boy
Are you a lonely boy
Are you a lonely boy
How can you say
No child is left behind
We're not dumb and we're not blind
They're all sitting in your cells
While you pay the road to hell

What kind of father would take his own daughter's rights away
And what kind of father might hate his own daughter if she were gay
I can only imagine what the first lady has to say
You've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine

How do you sleep while the rest of us cry
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye
How do you walk with your head held high
Can you even look me in the eye

Let me tell you bout hard work
Minimum wage with a baby on the way
Let me tell you bout hard work
Rebuilding your house after the bombs took them away
Let me tell you bout hard work
Building a bed out of a cardboard box
Let me tell you bout hard work
Hard work
Hard work
You don't know nothing bout hard work
Hard work
Hard work
Oh

How do you sleep at night
How do you walk with your head held high
Dear Mr. President
You'd never take a walk with me
Would you

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have to stick these in from Deep purple...a wiser man than myself told me back in 74' to heed the words of this song:

Sweet child in time you'll see the line
The line that's drawn between the good and the bad
See the blind man shooting at the world
Bullets flying taking toll
If you've been bad, Lord I bet you have
And you've been hit by flying lead
You'd better close your eyes and bow your head
And wait for the ricochet

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How I wish I could surrender my soul;
Shed the clothes that become my skin;
See the liar that burns within my needing.
How I wish I'd chosen darkness from cold.
How I wish I had screamed out loud,
Instead I've found no meaning.

I guess it's time I run far, far away; find comfort in pain,
All pleasure's the same: it just keeps me from trouble.
Hides my true shape, like Dorian Gray.
I've heard what they say, but I'm not here for trouble.
It's more than just words: it's just tears and rain.

How I wish I could walk through the doors of my mind;
Hold memory close at hand,
Help me understand the years.
How I wish I could choose between Heaven and Hell.
How I wish I would save my soul.
I'm so cold from fear.

I guess it's time I run far, far away; find comfort in pain,
All pleasure's the same: it just keeps me from trouble.
Hides my true shape, like Dorian Gray.
I've heard what they say, but I'm not here for trouble.
Far, far away; find comfort in pain.
All pleasure's the same: it just keeps me from trouble.
It's more than just words: it's just tears and rain.

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You sad bar steward Doug!

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No, I had a dad......:D

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There's two things I know for sure.
She was sent here from heaven,
and she's daddy's little girl.
As I drop to my knees by her bed at night,
she talks to Jesus, and I close my eyes.
And I thank God for all of the joy in
my life, But most of all, for...

Butterfly kisses after bedtime prayer.
Stickin' little white flowers all up in her hair.
"Walk beside the pony
daddy, it's my first ride."
"I know the cake looks funny,
daddy, but I sure tried."
Oh, with all that I've done wrong,
I must have done something right
To deserve a hug every morning,
And butterfly kisses at night.

Sweet sixteen today,
She's looking like her momma
a little more everyday.
One part woman, the other part girl.
To perfume and makeup,
from ribbons and curls.
Trying her wings out in a great
big world. But I remember...

Butterfly kisses after bedtime prayer.
Stickin' little white flowers all up in her hair.
"You know how much I love you daddy,
But if you don't mind,
I'm only going to kiss you on
the cheek this time."
With all that I've done wrong
I must have done something right.
To deserve her love every morning,
And butterfly kisses at night.

All the precious time
Like the wind, the years go by
Precious butterfly
Spread your wings and fly

She'll change her name today.
She'll make a promise,
and I'll give her away.
Standing in the bride room
just staring at her,
she asked me what I'm thinking,
and I said "I'm not sure,
I just feel like I'm losing my baby girl."
Then she leaned over....and gave me....

Butterfly kisses, with her mama there
Sticking little flowers all up in her hair
"Walk me down the aisle, daddy, it's just about time"
"Does my wedding gown look pretty, daddy?"
"Daddy,
don't cry."
With all that I've done wrong,
I must have done something right
To deserve her love every morning,
And butterfly kisses
I couldn't ask God for more, man, this is what love is
I know I've gotta let her go, but I'll always remember
Every hug in the morning, and butterfly kisses...



Thats for all you dads out there

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Great lyrics..not sure they mean much to the old codgers that slag off the younger members of our community! chav bashers!

Here are the young men, the weight on their shoulders,
Here are the young men, well where have they been?
We knocked on the doors of Hell's darker chamber,
Pushed to the limit, we dragged ourselves in,
Watched from the wings as the scenes were replaying,
We saw ourselves now as we never had seen.
Portrayal of the trauma and degeneration,
The sorrows we suffered and never were free.

Weary inside, now our heart's lost forever,
Can't replace the fear, or the thrill of the chase,
Each ritual showed up the door for our wanderings,
Open then shut, then slammed in our face.

Where have they been?

Ian Curtis (R.I.P)