February 3, 20196 yr All my daydreams are disastersI dreamed about killing you again last night,And it felt alright to me
February 3, 20196 yr Ziggy played guitar, jamming good with Weird and Gilly,And the spiders from Mars. He played it left hand
February 3, 20196 yr In the twilight glow I see them Blue eyes cryin' in the rainCoffee black, cigarettes,start this day, like all the restThese arms of mine, they are lonelyLonely and feeling blueHear that lonesome whippoorwill He sounds too blue to flyIf you’ve got the money, honeyI’ve got the timeHey pretty baby are you ready for meIt's your good rockin' daddy down from TennesseeI'm just out of Austin bound for San AntoneWith the radio blastin' and the bird dog onEverybody's high on consolationEverybody's trying to tell me what is right for me, yeahOn a warm summer's eveOn a train bound for nowhereI met up with the gambler We were both too tired to sleep
February 3, 20196 yr Hey, hey mama said the way you moveGon' make you sweat, gon' make you groove Everyone considered him the coward of the county... See me ride out of the sunsetOn your color TV screen Rumour spreadin' 'roundIn that Texas town
February 3, 20196 yr He said "I'll love you till I die", she told him "You'll forget in time"As the years went slowly by, she still preyed upon his mind
February 3, 20196 yr You sure look fine tonight, in the beer sign's light I keep my fingernails long, so they click when I play the piano Honey, don't you be yelling at me when I'm cleaning my gunI'll wash the blood off the tailgate when deer season's done
February 3, 20196 yr I've seen Jesus play with flames in a lake of fire that I was standing inMet the devil in Seattle and spent 9 months inside the lion's denMet Buddha yet another time and he showed me a glowing light withinBut I swear that God is there every time I glare in the eyes of my best friend
February 3, 20196 yr On 2/2/2019 at 12:02 PM, Goredho said: edit: tell me to fuck off if this has already been done. This is actually superior to any of the lyrics you listed. Just kinda flows.
February 3, 20196 yr 15 hours ago, C-Man said: I dreamed about killing you again last night, And it felt alright to me I'm guessing the fella that wrote that had three names, middle one being Wayne?
February 4, 20196 yr Quote Caught between the twisted stars the plotted lines the faulty mapthat brought Columbus to New York This band started out at their creative peak and rapidly descended. Not only a great opening line to a song, but a great opening line to a debut album & career: Quote Step out the front door like a ghost Into the fog where no one notices the Contrast of white on white.
February 4, 20196 yr When Waylon thunders "I've always been crazy but it's kept me from goin insane" Isbell has some epic shit "On a larkOn a whimI said there's two kinds of men in this world and you're neither of them And his fistCut the smokeI had an eighth of a second to wonder if he got the joke" "A heart on the run keeps a hand on the gunYou can't trust anyoneI was so sure what I needed was moreTried to shoot out the sun" Kris "Take the ribbon from your hairShake it loose and let it fall"
February 4, 20196 yr I got a letter from the government The other day I opened and read it It said they were suckersIt goes one for the treble, two for the bassShe got nut all over her face
February 4, 20196 yr On 2/2/2019 at 2:33 PM, Underdog said: ^ Beat me to the Seger lyrics. She stood there bright as the sun on that California coast / He was a Midwestern boy on his own She looked at him with those soft eyes so innocent and blue / He knew right then he was too far from home
February 4, 20196 yr She's a jar/with a heavy lid Bring your own lampshade, somewhere there's a party Virgil Cain is my name and I served on the Danville train Where do the bad folks go when they die?
February 4, 20196 yr She grew up in an Indiana townHad a good lookin' mama who never was aroundBut she grew up tall and she grew up rightWith them Indiana boys on them Indiana nights
February 4, 20196 yr When the wind don't blow in Amarilloand the moon along the Gunnison don't riseshall I cast my dreams upon your love, babeand lie beneath the laughter of your eyes
February 4, 20196 yr Well I woke up Sunday morning With no way to hold my head, that didn't hurt Cowboy, cowboy Well, I'm packin up my game and I'ma head out west There she goes shaking that ass on the floor Bumpin' and grindin' that pole I thought love was only true in fairy tales Meant for someone else but not for me. I hear Mariachi static on my radio And the tubes they glow in the dark Roland was a warrior from the Land of the Midnight Sun With a Thompson gun for hire, fighting to be done I want a big red nose I want some floppy shoes I want a squirtin' flower squirt it on you Them boys from Oklahoma roll their joints all wrong Oh says Red Molly to James "That's a fine motorbike. A girl could feel special on any such like" Well it sure didn't take too long I woke up one mornin', she was gone
February 4, 20196 yr On 2/3/2019 at 12:53 AM, C-Man said: I dreamed about killing you again last night, And it felt alright to me This is my choice for sure. Isbell also has a ton that I love including: I used to think that this was my town What a stupid thing to think I hear you're fighting off a breakdown I myself am on the brink There's an answer here, if I look hard enough There's a reason why I always reach for the harder stuff It wasn't my daddy's way He was down in the mines all day I know he wanted more than mouths to feed and bills to pay Haven't been wasted in a long time But tonight it feels just fine Riding home with the windows up, alone with a plastic cup of real good wine Also, John Moreland's songwriting is just excellent: You lived a life of pride, you lived a life of pain Trying to pray away stormy weather Sweeping up the dust, reaching out for yesterday Yesterday is a blade, sharp as ever I started up the engine and headed for the place we met I prayed to Sister Juliette, smoked three packs of cigarettes I'm still trying to figure out forgiveness, keep track of all of my sins Just tell me you don't love me, and I promise I won't darken your doorstep again I wanna fall asleep forever I wanna learn to disappear Can you take away the mess that’s been building in my chest Drowning out the song I used to hear
February 4, 20196 yr 6 minutes ago, TXSooner518 said: This is my choice for sure. Isbell also has a ton that I love including: I used to think that this was my town What a stupid thing to think I hear you're fighting off a breakdown I myself am on the brink There's an answer here, if I look hard enough There's a reason why I always reach for the harder stuff It wasn't my daddy's way He was down in the mines all day I know he wanted more than mouths to feed and bills to pay Haven't been wasted in a long time But tonight it feels just fine Riding home with the windows up, alone with a plastic cup of real good wine Also, John Moreland's songwriting is just excellent: You lived a life of pride, you lived a life of pain Trying to pray away stormy weather Sweeping up the dust, reaching out for yesterday Yesterday is a blade, sharp as ever I started up the engine and headed for the place we met I prayed to Sister Juliette, smoked three packs of cigarettes I'm still trying to figure out forgiveness, keep track of all of my sins Just tell me you don't love me, and I promise I won't darken your doorstep again I wanna fall asleep forever I wanna learn to disappear Can you take away the mess that’s been building in my chest Drowning out the song I used to hear There's a man who walks beside me he is who I used to be And I wonder if she sees him and confuses him with me
February 4, 20196 yr Livin' on the road, my friend, was gonna keep you free and clean, but now you wear your skin like iron and your breath's as hard as kerosene. Edited February 4, 20196 yr by Seasick Sailor
February 4, 20196 yr Well my daddy didn’t pull out, but he never apologized. Rock and roll means well, but it can’t help tellin’ young boys lies. Honey don’cha be yellin’ at me while I’m cleanin’ my gun. I’ll warsh the blood off the tailgate ‘fore deer season’s done. Edited February 4, 20196 yr by Al_4_ISU
February 4, 20196 yr I lit up from RenoI was trailed by twenty houndsDidn't get to sleep that nightTill the morning came around
February 4, 20196 yr Are you gonna take me home tonight? There are stars in the southern sky Edited February 4, 20196 yr by bamachine
February 4, 20196 yr 51 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said: Livin' on the road, my friend, was gonna keep you free and clean, but now you wear your skin like iron and your breath's as hard as kerosene. It took too long for this one.
February 4, 20196 yr Virgil Caine is the name And I served on the Danville train I pulled into Nazareth just a feelin' 'bout a half past dead
February 4, 20196 yr 22 minutes ago, Al_4_ISU said: It took too long for this one. Page-1 Yeah, yeah, ah, yeahI live my life like there's no tomorrowAnd all I've got, I had to stealLeast I don't need to beg or borrowYes I'm livin' at a pace that kills
February 4, 20196 yr Well when you're sitting there in your silk upholstered chair Talkin' to some rich folk that you know
February 4, 20196 yr On 2/2/2019 at 3:43 PM, Bojack said: Oh God said to Abraham, "Kill me a son." Abe says, "Man, you must be puttin' me on." Dang it! Beat me to it. Here are a couple others: He was born In Oklahoma His wife's name is Betty Lou Thelma Liz When you're down on your luck and you ain't got a buck in London you're a goner
February 4, 20196 yr Down in Jamaica They got lots of pretty women Steal your money Then they break your heart I was takin' a trip out to LAToolin' along in my ChevroletTokin' on a number and diggin' on the radio I was cutting the rugDown at place called The JugWith a girl named Linda Lou
February 4, 20196 yr I met her in a club down in North SohoWhere you drink champagne and it tastes just like cherry colaC-O-L-A cola
February 4, 20196 yr I was cuttin' the rug down at a place called The Jug with a girl named Linda Lu... On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
February 4, 20196 yr On 2/2/2019 at 4:31 PM, retread said: I remember standin on the corner at midnight / Tryin to get my courage up I was a little too tall / Could've used a few pounds / Tight pants points hardly reknown I'll raise you... He wants to dream like a young man With the wisdom of an old man He wants his home and security He wants to live like a sailor at sea Heart breaker, soul shaker I've been told about you Here I come again now, baby Like a dog in heat Tell it's me by the clamor now baby I like to tear up the street, Train roll on, on down the line, Won't you please take me far away? Now I feel the wind blow outside my door, Means I'm, I'm leaving my woman at home. Life is so strange when its changin', yes indeed Well I've seen the hard times and the pressure's been on me But I keep on workin' like the workin' man do And I've got my act together, gonna walk all over you Risk my soul, test my life For my bread Spend my time, lost in space Am I dead? Edited February 4, 20196 yr by SHOOTER12
February 4, 20196 yr Like novels, there too many.....another; Well he sits up there on his leatherette Looks through pictures of the ones That he hasn't had yet When he thinks he wants a closer look He gets out his little black telephone book
February 4, 20196 yr 18 minutes ago, SHOOTER12 said: I'll raise you... He wants to dream like a young man With the wisdom of an old man He wants his home and security He wants to live like a sailor at sea Good one Always liked this from The Fire Inside (song and album name) - 1991. Album has several good songs on it. There's a hard moon risin' on the streets tonightThere's a reckless feeling in your heartAs you head out tonight Edited February 4, 20196 yr by retread
February 4, 20196 yr I bomb atomically, Socrates' philosophies and hypotheses Can't define how I be dropping these mockeries Lyrically perform armed robbery Flee with the lottery, possibly they spotted me Battle-scarred Shogun, explosion when my pen hits tremendous Ultraviolet shine blind forensics I inspect you through the future see millennium Killa Beez sold fifty gold, sixty platinum Shackling the masses with drastic rap tactics Graphic displays melt the steel like blacksmiths Black Wu jackets, Queen Beez ease the guns in Rumble with patrolmen, tear gas laced the function Heads by the score take flight incite a war Chicks hit the floor, die hard fans demand more Behold the bold soldier, control the globe slowly Proceeds to blow, swinging swords like Shinobi Stomp grounds and pound footprints in solid rock Wu got it locked, performing live on your hottest block
February 4, 20196 yr 2 hours ago, Hate said: I lit up from RenoI was trailed by twenty houndsDidn't get to sleep that nightTill the morning came around In the timbers to Fennario, the wolves are running round,The winter was so hard and cold, froze ten feet 'neath the ground.Don't murder me, I beg of you, don't murder me. Please, don't murder me. Please don't dominate the rap jack, if ya got nothin more to say.... and there are a shit load more.....
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