What are some of the songs you cite for having really good lyrics?
Two of my favs:
Pink Floyd - Have a Cigar
Come in here, dear boy, have a cigar
You're gonna go far
You're gonna fly high
You're never gonna die
You're gonna make it if you try
They're gonna love you.
Well, I've always had a deep respect
And I mean that most sincerely
The band is just fantastic
That is really what I think
Oh, by the way, which one's Pink?
And did we tell you the name of the game, boy?
We call it "Riding the Gravy Train..."
We're just knocked out
We heard about the sell out
You're gonna get an album out
You owe it to the people
We're so happy we can hardly count.
Everybody else is just green
Have you seen the chart?
It's a helluva start
It could be made into a monster
If we all pull together as a team.
And did we tell you the name of the game, boy?
We call it "Riding the Gravy Train..."
Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now
Rows and flows of angel hair and ice cream castles in the air
and feather canyons everywhere, I've looked at clouds that way.
But now they only block the sun, they rain and snow on everyone.
So many things I would have done but clouds got in my way.
I've looked at clouds from both sides now,
from up and down, and still somehow
it's cloud illusions I recall.
I really don't know clouds at all.
Moons and Junes and ferris wheels, the dizzy dancing way you feel
as every fairy tale comes real; I've looked at love that way.
But now it's just another show. You leave 'em laughing when you go
and if you care, don't let them know, don't give yourself away.
I've looked at love from both sides now,
from give and take, and still somehow
it's love's illusions that I recall.
I really don't know love at all.
Tears and fears and feeling proud, to say "I love you" right out loud,
dreams and schemes and circus crowds, I've looked at life that way.
But now old friends are acting strange, they shake their heads, they say
I've changed.
Something's lost but something's gained in living every day.
I've looked at life from both sides now,
from win and lose, and still somehow
it's life's illusions I recall.
I really don't know life at all.
Two of my favs:
Pink Floyd - Have a Cigar
Come in here, dear boy, have a cigar
You're gonna go far
You're gonna fly high
You're never gonna die
You're gonna make it if you try
They're gonna love you.
Well, I've always had a deep respect
And I mean that most sincerely
The band is just fantastic
That is really what I think
Oh, by the way, which one's Pink?
And did we tell you the name of the game, boy?
We call it "Riding the Gravy Train..."
We're just knocked out
We heard about the sell out
You're gonna get an album out
You owe it to the people
We're so happy we can hardly count.
Everybody else is just green
Have you seen the chart?
It's a helluva start
It could be made into a monster
If we all pull together as a team.
And did we tell you the name of the game, boy?
We call it "Riding the Gravy Train..."
Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now
Rows and flows of angel hair and ice cream castles in the air
and feather canyons everywhere, I've looked at clouds that way.
But now they only block the sun, they rain and snow on everyone.
So many things I would have done but clouds got in my way.
I've looked at clouds from both sides now,
from up and down, and still somehow
it's cloud illusions I recall.
I really don't know clouds at all.
Moons and Junes and ferris wheels, the dizzy dancing way you feel
as every fairy tale comes real; I've looked at love that way.
But now it's just another show. You leave 'em laughing when you go
and if you care, don't let them know, don't give yourself away.
I've looked at love from both sides now,
from give and take, and still somehow
it's love's illusions that I recall.
I really don't know love at all.
Tears and fears and feeling proud, to say "I love you" right out loud,
dreams and schemes and circus crowds, I've looked at life that way.
But now old friends are acting strange, they shake their heads, they say
I've changed.
Something's lost but something's gained in living every day.
I've looked at life from both sides now,
from win and lose, and still somehow
it's life's illusions I recall.
I really don't know life at all.
