Thought I'd revisit the "Lyrics That Get Me Going" thread, and change it a little to a "lyrics that fit our sitch", as I was reminded by two great Springsteen songs this morning (ok, so I happen to think EVERY situation in life can be summarized in a great Springsteen lyric, but bear with me here...)
Let me know what you think, and feel free to add your own.
Choc.
BADLANDS
Lights out tonight trouble in the heartland Got a head-on collision smashin' in my guts, man I'm caught in a cross fire that I don't understand But there's one thing I know for sure girl I don't give a damn For the same old played out scenes I don't give a damn For just the in betweens Honey, I want the heart, I want the soul I want control right now talk about a dream Try to make it real you wake up in the night With a fear so real Spend your life waiting for a moment that just don't come Well, don't waste your time waiting
(Chorus) Badlands, you gotta live it everyday Let the broken hearts stand As the price you've gotta pay We'll keep pushin' till it's understood and these badlands start treating us good
Workin' in the fields till you get your back burned Workin' `neath the wheel till you get your facts learned Baby I got my facts learned real good right now You better get it straight darling Poor man wanna be rich, rich man wanna be king And a king ain't satisfied till he rules everything I wanna go out tonight, I wanna find out what I got Well I believe in the love that you gave me
I believe in the love that you gave me I believe in the faith that could save me I believe in the hope and I pray that some day It may raise me above these
(Chorus)
mmmmmmmm, mmmmm, mmmmmm
For the ones who had a notion, a notion deep inside That it ain't no sin to be glad you're alive I wanna find one face that ain't looking through me I wanna find one place, I wanna spit in the face of these badlands
(Chorus)
BECAUSE THE NIGHT
Take me now baby here as I am Pull me close try an understand I work all day out in the hot sun Stay with me now till the mornin' comes Come on now try and understand The way I feel when I'm in your hands Take me now as the sun descends They can't hurt you now They can't hurt you now They can't hurt you now
Because the night belongs to lovers Because the night belongs to us Because the night belongs to lovers Because the night belongs to us
What I got I have earned What I'm not I have learned Desire and hunger is the fire I breathe Just stay in my bed till the morning comes Come on now try and understand The way I feel when I'm in your hands Take me now as the sun descends They can't hurt you now They can't hurt you now They can't hurt you now
Because the night...
Your love is here and now The vicious circle turns and burns without Though I cannot live forgive me now The time has come to take this moment and They can't hurt you now
Mm ba ba de Um bum ba de Um bu bu bum da de Pressure pushing down on me Pressing down on you no man ask for Under pressure that brings a building down Splits a family in two Puts people on streets Um ba ba be Um ba ba be De day da Ee day da - that's okay It's the terror of knowing What the world is about Watching some good friends Screaming 'Let me out' Pray tomorrow gets me higher Pressure on people people on streets Day day de mm hm Da da da ba ba Okay Chippin' around - kick my brains around the floor These are the days it never rains but it pours Ee do ba be Ee da ba ba ba Um bo bo Be lap People on streets - ee da de da de People on streets - ee da de da de da de da It's the terror of knowing What this world is about Watching some good friends Screaming 'Let me out' Pray tomorrow - gets me higher higher high Pressure on people people on streets Turned away from it all like a blind man Sat on a fence but it don't work Keep coming up with love but it's so slashed and torn Why - why - why? Love love love love love Insanity laughs under pressure we're breaking Can't we give ourselves one more chance Why can't we give love that one more chance Why can't we give love give love give love give love give love give love give love give love give love 'Cause love's such an old fashioned word And love dares you to care for The people on the (People on streets) edge of the night And loves (People on streets) dares you to change our way of Caring about ourselves This is our last dance This is our last dance This is ourselves Under pressure Under pressure Pressure
Queen "I'm going slightly mad"
Lyrics When the outside temperature rises And the meaning is oh so clear One thousand and one yellow daffodils Begin to dance in front of you - oh dear Are they trying to tell you something ? You're missing that one final screw You're simply not in the pink my dear To be honest you haven't got a clue I'm going slightly mad I'm going slightly mad It finally happened - happened It finally happened - ooh woh It finally happened - I'm slightly mad - oh dear ! Ha ha ha ha ha
I'm one card short of a full deck I'm not quite the shilling One wave short of a shipwreck I'm not my usual top billing I'm coming down with a fever I'm really out to sea This kettle is boiling over I think I'm a banana tree Oh dear I'm going slightly mad I'm going slightly mad (I'm going slightly mad) It finally happened - happened It finally happened - uh huh It finally happened - I'm slightly mad - oh dear !
Uh uh ah ah Uh uh ah ah
I'm knitting with only one needle Unravelling fast it's true I'm driving only three wheels these days But my dear, how about you ? I'm going slightly mad I'm going slightly mad It finally happened It finally happened - oh yes It finally happened - I'm slightly mad ! Just very slightly mad ! And there you have it !
Heard this song today, and had to add it to the collection:
"Ain't Got You" (Bruce Springsteen)
I got the fortunes of heaven in diamonds and gold I got all the bonds baby that the bank could hold I got houses 'cross the country honey end to end And everybody buddy wants to be my friend Well I got all the riches baby any man ever knew But the only thing I ain't got honey I ain't got you
I got a house full of Rembrandt and priceless art And all the little girls they wanna tear me apart When I walk down the street people stop and stare Well you'd think I might be thrilled but baby I don't care 'Cause I got more good luck honey than old King Farouk But the only thing I ain't got baby I ain't got you
I got a big diamond watch sittin' on my wrist I try to tempt you baby but you just resist I made a deal with the devil babe I won't deny Until I got you in my arms I can't be satisfied
I got a pound of caviar sitting home on ice I got a fancy foreign car that rides like paradise I got a hundred pretty women knockin' down my door And folks wanna kiss me I ain't even seen before I been around the world and all across the seven seas Been paid a king's ransom for doin' what comes naturally But I'm still the biggest fool honey this world ever knew 'Cause the only thing I ain't got baby I ain't got you
Quote: Loving is the thing I crave For your love I'll be your slave You gotta give me some, yes give me some Can't you hear me pleading, you gotta give me some
Said mister Jones to old butcher Pete, I want a piece of your good old meat You gotta give me some, oh give me some I crave your round steak, you gotta give me some
Sweet as candy in a candy shop Is just your sweet sweet lollypop You gotta give me some, please give me some I love all day suckers, you gotta give me some
To the milkman I heard Mary scream Said she wanted a lots of cream You gotta give me some, oh give me some Catch it when you come sir, you gotta give me some
Hear my cryin' on my bended knees If you wanna put my soul at ease You gotta give me some, please give me some Can't stand it any longer, you gotta give me some
Seeper called to Pele-Mele, sugar lump Said I'm going crazy about your hump You've got to give me some, please give me some I can't wait eight days, you gotta give me some
Jaybird said to the peckerwood, I like to peck like a pecker should But give me some, yes give me some I'm crazy about them worms, you've gotta give me some
Bessie Smith- "You've Gotta Give Me Some"
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" - Mary Oliver
I'm still back in the 80's...I have this song stuck in my head.
Tainted Love-- by Soft Cell
Sometimes I feel I've got to Run away I've got to Get away From the pain that you drive in the heart of me The love we share Seems to go nowhere And I've lost my light For I toss and turn I can't sleep at night
Once I ran to you Now I run from you This tainted love you've given I give you all a boy could give you Take my tears and that's not nearly all Tainted love
Now I know I've got to Run away I've got to Get away You really don't want any more of me To make things right You need someone to hold you tight And you think love is to pray But I'm sorry I don't pray that way
Don't touch me please I cannot stand the way you tease I love you though you hurt me so Now I'm going to pack my bags and go
Well there's a little boy waiting at the counter of the corner shop He's been waiting down there, waiting half the day, we never ever see him from the top He gets pushed around, knocked to ground But he gets to his feet and he says.. What about me, It isn't fair I've had enough, now I want my share, Can't you see, I wanna live But you just take more than you give... Well there;s a pretty girl serving at the counter of the corner shop She been waiting back there, waiting for her dreams, her dreams walk in and out, they never stop Well she's not too proud, to cry out loud She runs to the street and she screams What about me, It isn't fair I've had enough, now I want my share, Can't you see, I wanna live But you just take more than you give... So take a step back and see the little people They may be young but they're the ones that make the big people big So listen, as the whisper "What about me?"
Now i'm standing on the corner, all the worlds gone home, Nobody's changed, Nobody's been saved, And i'm feeling cold and alone I guess I'm lucky, I smile a lot But sometimes I wish for more than I've got What about me, It isn't fair I've had enough, now I want my share, Can't you see, I wanna live But you just take more What about me, It isn't fair I've had enough, now I want my share, Can't you see, I wanna live But you just take more You just take more You just take more than you give What about me... What about me... What about me...
Quote: Thought we had a good thing, baby; You pulled the wool over my eyes. Should've seen it coming baby, Now all I see is a cool love dying. Honey I don't want to hold you down - Why you gotta own the lock and the key? Oh tell me baby, Good things just don't come around, And you can't have them for free - No not me. You've been a river of give, And an ocean of take. Darlin' for heaven's sake
You've got me up and down and in between, Acting nice then being real mean. Well you hold me tight, then you turn your back; Who could deal with that? You say you want to work it out, boy... Tell me what's in it for me?
You're living in your own world - You act like I'm just passing through. Don't you want to be happy? Don't you know how good I could be? Seems everybody's telling you something That they know you just want to hear... Oh but you ain't gonna hear it from me. You've been a valley of love, And a mountain of need. Baby, it's time you see...
You've got me up and down and in between, Acting nice then being real mean. Hey... Well you hold me tight then you turn your back; Who could deal with that? You say you want to work it out, boy... Tell me what's in it for me?
You've been a river of give, and a mountain of take. Darlin', for Heaven's sake
You've got me up and down and in between, Acting nice then being real mean. Hey... Well you hold me tight then you turn your back; Who could deal with that? You say you want to work it out, boy... Tell me what's in it for me? What's in it for me? What's in it for me?
Faith Hill, "What's In It For Me?"
And one of the best summaries of longing I've seen:
Quote: Baby, I've been drifting away, Dreaming all day of holding you, touching you... The only thing I want to do is be with you, as close to you as I can be.
Let's make love all night long, until all our strength is gone. Hold on tight, just let go, I wanna feel you in my soul. Until the sun comes up... Let's make love.
Oh, baby... Do you know what you do to me? Everything inside of me is wanting you, and needing you, I'm so in love with you. Look in my eyes, let's get lost tonight in each other.
Let's make love all night long, until all our strength is gone. Hold on tight, just let go, I wanna feel you in my soul. Until the sun comes up... Let's make love.
Oh, baby, let's make love.. all night long... let's make love.
Also Faith Hill, "Let's Make Love"
I am turning in revolution
these are the scars that silence carved
on me
Just one year of love Is better than a lifetime alone One sentimental moment in your arms Is like a shooting star right through my heart It's always a rainy day without you I'm a prisoner of love inside you - I'm falling apart all around you - yeah My heart cries out to your heart I'm lonely but you can save me My hand reaches for to your hand I'm cold but you light the fire in me My lips search for your lips I'm hungry for your touch There's so much left unspoken And all I can do is surrender To the moment just surrender
And no one ever told me that love would hurt so much Oooh yes it hurts And pain is so close to pleasure And all I can do is surrender to your love Just surrender to your love Just one year of love Is better than a lifetime alone One sentimental moment in your arms Is like a shooting star right through my heart It's always a rainy day without you I'm a prisoner of love inside you I'm falling apart all around you And all I can do is surrender
I'm so hot for her, I'm so hot for her I'm so hot for her and she's so cold I'm so hot for her, I'm on fire for her I'm so hot for her and she's so cold
I'm the burning bush, I'm the burning fire I'm the bleeding volcano I'm so hot for her, I'm so hot for her I'm so hot for her and she's so cold
Yeah, I tried re-wiring her, tried re-firing her I think her engine is permanently stalled She's so cold she's so cold She's so cold cold cold Like a tombstone She's so cold, she's so cold she's so cold cold cold like an ice cream cone She's so cold she's so cold I dare not touch her my hand just froze
Yeah, I'm so hot for hot for her, I'm so hot for her I'm so hot for her and even so Put your hand on the heat, put your hand on the heat Aw C'mon baby, let's go
She's so cold, she's so cold, cold, she's so c-c-c-old But she's beautiful, though
Yeah, she's so cold
She's so cold, she's so cold She was born in an arctic zone She's so cold she's so cold, cold, cold I dare not touch her my hand just froze
She's so cold, she's so goddamn cold she's so Cold cold cold she's so cold
Who would believe you were a beauty indeed When the days get shorter and the nights get long Lie awake when the rain comes Nobody will know, when you're old When you're old, nobody will know that you was a beauty, a sweet sweet beauty A sweet sweet beauty, but stone stone cold
You're so cold, you're so cold, cold, cold You're so cold, you're so cold
I'm so hot for you, i'm so hot for you I'm so hot for you and you're so cold
I'm the burning bush, I'm the burning fire I'm the bleeding volcano
Here's my vote for today. Thats a tough act to follow GGB.
Train in Vain, The Clash
Say you stand by your man Tell me something I don’t understand You said you love me and that’s a fact Then you left me, said you felt trapped
Well some things you can explain away But my heartache’s in me till this day
Chorus Did you stand by me No, not at all Did you stand by me No way
All the times When we were close I’ll remember these things the most I see all my dreams come tumbling down I won’t be happy without you around
So all alone I keep the wolves at bay There is only one thing that I can say
Chorus
You must explain why this must be Did you lie when you spoke to me
Did you stand by me No, not at all
Now I got a job But it don’t pay I need new clothes I need somewhere to stay But without all these things I can do But without your love I won’t make it through
But you don’t understand my point of view I suppose there’s nothing I can do
Chorus
You must explain why this must be Did you lie when you spoke to me?
Did you stand by me Did you stand by me No, not at all Did you stand by me No way Did you stand by me No, not at all Did you stand by me No way
