Most of The Time

"Most of the time
It's well understood,
Most of the time
I wouldn't change it if I could,
I can't make it all match up, I can hold my own,
I can deal with the situation right down to the bone,
I can survive, I can endure
And I don't even think about her
Most of the time."
-B. Dylan

California Sun

"When I walk and They walk I Twist and They Twist
I Shimmy and They Shimmy I fly and They fly
We're out there having fun in the warm California sun"
-H. Glover & M. Levy

San Francisco Bay Blues

"Walking with my baby down by the San Francisco Bay"
-Traditional

WWYD

"What would you do
Or what wouldn't you do?"
-D. Hatfield

Safety Dance

"We can dance if we want to
We can leave your friends behind
'Cause your friends don't dance and if they don't dance
Well they're no friends of mine"
-I. Doroschuk

Old Friends

"How terribly strange
To be seventy.
Old friends,
Memory brushes the same years
Silently sharing the same fears"
-P. Simon

Shelter From The Storm

'Twas in another lifetime, one of toil and blood
When blackness was a virtue and the road was full of mud
I came in from the wilderness, a creature void of form.
"Come in," she said,
"I'll give you shelter from the storm."
-B. Dylan

The Party's Over

" The party's over, the clock's long struck twelve
Now you can be you and I can turn into myself"
-C. Curtis

Waiting on A Friend

"Dont need a whore
I dont need no booze
Dont need a virgin priest
But I need someone I can cry to
I need someone to protect
Making love and breaking hearts
It is a game for youth
But Im not waiting on a lady
Im just waiting on a friend"
-M. Jagger/K. Richards

Alone and Forsaken

"Alone and forsaken
By fate and by man

Oh lord if you hear me then hold to my hand
Oh please understand"
-H. Williams

The Weather Is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful

"The weather is here I wish you were beautiful
The skies are too clear lifes so easy today
The beer is too cold, the daiquiris too fruitiful
No place like home when youre this far away
I dont care what they say (I dont care)"
-J. Buffett

Boney Fingers

" Work your fingers to the bone - whadda ya get?
( Whoo-whoo ) Boney Fingers - Boney Fing-gers."
-H. Axton

Don't Think Twice, It's Alright

" It ain't no use in turning on your light, babe
That light I never knowed
And it ain't no use in turning on your light, babe
I'm on the dark side of the road
But I wish there was somethin' you would do or say
To try and make me change my mind and stay
We never did too much talking anyway
So don't think twice, it's all right."
-B. Dylan

I Love Rock N' Roll

"I love Rock N' Roll
So, put another dime in the jukebox baby"
-J. Jett

Young and Innocent Days

" I look back at the way I used to look at life
Soft, white dreams with sugar coated outside
It was great, so great
Young and innocent days"
-R. Davies

Badlands

"Badlands
Whoa whoa whoa whoa
Badlands"
-B. Springsteen

Take Care Of My Children

"Oh, take care of all of my children
Don't let 'em wander and roam
Oh, take care of all of my children
For I don't know when I'm comin' back home"
-T. Waits

This Time

"Why do the days
Go by so fast
If only time
Was built to last"
D. Hidalgo

Down the Road

" Well it's down the road I go
And I hear those gypsy voices
Calling me
Way on down the road"
-V. Morrison

Walls of a Prison

" They feed us by sunlight, they watch us by spotlight

But I know a way that a man can go free

Down under my cell, I'm diggin' a tunnel

The walls of a prison can never hold me"
-M. Stuart

Forget the Flowers

"I left you behind
I know it's been a long time
But I'm not over you
Don't forget the flowers
Someday, I hope I do"
-J. Tweedy

Free Life

"Free life
Scratch on my head
Pick me a tune"

-N. Diamond

Out Here In The Middle

"Out here in the middle
Where the center's on the right
And the ghost of William Jennings Bryan preaches every night
To save the lonely souls
in the dashboard lights"
-R.E. Keen

Joyous Sound

"How sweet the joyous sound"

-V. Morrison

Down There By The Train

"You can hear the whistle, you can hear the bell
From the halls of heaven to the gates of hell
And there's room for the forsaken if you're there on time
You'll be washed of all your sins and all of your crimes
If you're down there by the train"

-T. Waits

Step Inside This House

" Step inside my house Babe
I'll sing for you a song
I'll tell you 'bout where I've been
It shouldn't take too long"
G. Clark

Summer Rain

" It's not where you're born
It's where you belong
It's not how weak
But what will make you strong"
-Bono

Wildflowers

"You belong among the wildflowers
You belong in a boat out at sea
You belong with your love on your arm
You belong somewhere you feel free"
-T. Petty

Locked Out

"I been locked out
I been locked in
But I always seem to come back again
When youre in that room
What do you do
I know that I will have you in the end"
-N. Finn

Night People

"When the day bees stop buzzing
Night People start coming, hanging out, looking at each other
Waiting for something to happen"
-A. Toussaint

Darkness On The Edge of Town

" Tonight I'll be on that hill 'cause I can't stop
I'll be on that hill with everything I got
Lives on the line where dreams are found and lost
I'll be there on time and I'll pay the cost
For wanting things that can only be found
In the darkness on the edge of town"
-B. Springsteen

Sky Blue Sky

"With a sky blue sky

This rotten time
Wouldn’t seem so bad to me now
Oh, I didn’t die
I should be satisfied
I survived
That's good enough for now"
-J. Tweedy

Silver Tongued Devil

" I said: "Hey, little girl, don't you know he's the devil.
"He's everything that I ain't.
"Hiding intentions of evil,
"Under the smile of a saint.'"
-K. Kristofferson

When The Ship Comes In

"Oh the foes will rise
With the sleep still in their eyes
And they'll jerk from their beds and think they're dreamin'.
But they'll pinch themselves and squeal
And know that it's for real,
The hour when the ship comes in."

-B. Dylan

Metal and Steel

"I am metal I am steel
I don't mind cause I can't feel a thing
I'm a diamond ring"
-B. Schneider

Forever Young

"May God bless and keep you always,
May your wishes all come true,
May you always do for others
And let others do for you.
May you build a ladder to the stars
And climb on every rung,
May you stay forever young"
-B. Dylan

Dreaming Man

" I'll always be a dreaming man
I don't have to understand
I know it's all right"
-N. Case

What's Your Favourite Color

"Is it Red?
That's what I said
Is it Gold?
You got me sold
Is it Green?
That's mighty mean
Is it Black?

Get back
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE COLOUR?
LIVING COLOUR"
-C. Glover

King Rocker

"King faces king in the ring for the crown
King rocker king rocker - rock rock rock"
-B. Idol

Bus Stop

"Bus stop, wet day, she's there I say

Please share my umbrella"
-G. Gouldman

Smokestack Lightnin'

"Ah-oh, smokestack lightnin,

Shinin, just like gold,

Why don't ya hear me cryin?
A-whoo-hooo, oooo,
Whooo."
-H. Wolf

Stars Are Stars

"Stars are stars

And they shine so hard"
-I. McCulloch

Brothers In Arms

"As the battles raged higher

And though they did hurt me so bad
In the fear and alarm
You did not desert me
My brothers in arms"
-M. Knopfler

The Secrets of The Sea

"You claim to know the secret of a kiss and a hug

The secret of the grass and of the trees
If you can tell the secret of a warm friend's hand
Then we all would feel the secrets of the sea"
-W. Guthrie

Centerfield

"Well, beat the drum and hold the phone - the sun came out today!

We’re born again, there’s new grass on the field.
A-roundin’ third, and headed for home, it’s a brown-eyed handsome man;
Anyone can understand the way I feel."
-J. Fogerty

Ghost In This House

"I'm all that's left of two hearts on fire

That once burned out of control
You took my body and soul
I'm just a ghost in this house"
-A. Krauss