Lyrical Response

[Gray Beard]

When you're weary, feeling small
When tears are in your eyes, I'll dry them all (all)
I'm on your side, oh, when times get rough
And friends just can't be found
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down

 

When you're down and out
When you're on the street
When evening falls so hard
I will comfort you (ooo)
I'll take your part, oh, when darkness comes
And pain is all around
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down

[WhoTom]

Nobody knows you
When you're down and out.
Look in your pocket, not even a penny,
As for friends, well, you don't have any.

When you get back on your feet again,
Everybody wants to be your long-lost friend.
It's mighty strange, but without a doubt,
Nobody knows you when you're down and out.

 

[Figster]

People are strange
When you're a stranger
Faces look ugly
When you're alone.
Women seem wicked
When you're unwanted
Streets are uneven
When you're down.
 

[Gray Beard]

I want to run, I want to hide
I want to tear down the walls that hold me inside
I wanna reach out and touch the flame
Where the streets have no name

 

I want to feel sunlight on my face
I see that dust cloud disappear without a trace
I wanna take shelter from the poison rain
Where the streets have no name, oh oh

 

Where the streets have no name
Where the streets have no name
We're still building then burning down love
Burning down love
And when I go there, I go there with you
It's all I can do

[ExiledInIllinois]

Home in the valley
Home in the city
Home isn't pretty
Ain't no home for me

Home in the darkness
Home on the highway
Home isn't my way
Home will never be

Burn out the day
Burn out the night
I can't see no reason to put up a fight
I'm living for giving the devil his due

And I'm burning, I'm burning, I'm burning for you
I'm burning, I'm burning, I'm burning for you

Time is the essence
Time is the season
Time ain't no reason
Got no time to slow

Time everlasting
Time to play b-sides
Time ain't on my side
Time I'll never know

Burn out the day
Burn out the night
I'm not the one to tell you what's wrong or what's right
I've seen suns that were freezing and lives that were through

Well I'm burning, I'm burning, I'm burning for you
I'm burning, I'm burning, I'm burning for you

Burn out the day
Burn out the night
I can't see no reason to put up a fight
I'm living for giving the devil his due

And I'm burning, I'm burning, I'm burning for you
I'm burning, I'm burning, I'm burning for you

I'm burning, I'm burning, I'm burning for you
I'm burning, I'm burning, I'm burning for you

[US Egg]

I don't want to set the world on fire I just want to start a flame in your heart

In my heart I have but one desire And that one is you, no other will do.

 

I've lost all ambition for worldly acclaim I just want to be the one you love

And with your admission that you'd feel the same

I'll have reached the goal I'm dreaming of, believe me

 

I don't want to set the world on fire I just want to start a flame in your heart

I don't want to set the world on fire, honey I love you too much

I just want to start a great big flame down in your heart

 

You see, way down deep inside of me, darling I have only one desire

And that one desire is you

And I know, baby, ain't nobody else gonna do

 

I've lost all ambition for worldly acclaim I just want to be the one you love

And with your admission that you'd feel the same

I'll have reached the goal I'm dreaming of, believe me

I don't want to set the world on fire I just want to start a flame in your heart

Edited July 12, 2019 by I am the egg man

[Figster]

I'm just a hunk, a hunk of burning love
Just a hunk, a hunk of burning love
Just a hunk, a hunk of burning love
Just a hunk, a hunk of burning love
Just a hunk, a hunk of burning love
Just a hunk, a hunk of burning love

[Gray Beard]

A very old friend came by today
Cause he was telling everyone in town
About the love that he just found
And Marie's the name of his latest flame

He talked and talked and I heard him say
That she had the longest blackest hair
The prettiest green eyes anywhere
And Marie's the name of his latest flame

 

Though I smiled the tears inside were a-burning
I wished him luck and then he said goodbye
He was gone but still his words kept returning
What else was there for me to do but cry

 

Would you believe that yesterday
This girl was in my arms and swore to me
She'd be mine eternally
And Marie's the name of his latest flame

[PastaJoe]

Ooh, you're givin' me the fever tonight
I don't want to give in
I'd be playin' with fire
You forget, I've seen you work before
Take 'em straight to the top
Leave 'em cryin' for more
I've seen you burn 'em before

 

Fire and ice
You come on like a flame
Then you turn a cold shoulder
Fire and ice
I want to give you my love
But you'll just take a little piece of my heart

You'll just tear it apart

[WhoTom]

Without a warning you broke my heart

Takin' it baby, tore it apart
And you left me standin' in the dark

Said your love for me was dyin'

Come on baby, baby please

Come on baby, I'm on my knees
Turn on your light

Let it shine on me

Turn on your lovelight
Let it shine on me

Let shine, let it shine, let it shine

 

[Gray Beard]

I saw the harbor lights
They only told me we were parting
The same old harbor lights
that once brought you to me

 

I watched the harbor lights
How could I help if tears were starting?
Goodbye to tender nights
beside the silv'ry sea

 

I longed to hold you near and kiss you just once more
but you were on the ship and I was on the shore

 

Now I know lonely nights
for all the while my heart is whispering
Some other harbor lights
will steal your love from me

[Figster]

Lonely is the night when you find yourself alone
Your demons come to light and your mind is not your own
Lonely is the night when there's no one left to call
You feel the time is right,

 

say the writing's on the wall...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[PastaJoe]

I've been lonely too long, I've been lonely too long
In the past it's come and gone, 
I feel like I can't go on without love.
I've been lonely too long. (He's been lonely too long.)
I've been lonely too long. (He's been lonely.)

 

As I look back,
I can see me lost and searching.
Now I find that I can choose, I'm free. Oh, Yeah!
So funny I just have to laugh,
All my troubles been torn in half.
I been lonely too long. (He's been lonely too long.)
Lonely too long. (He's been lonely.)

[Gray Beard]

Are you lonesome tonight
Do you miss me tonight?
Are you sorry we drifted apart?
Does your memory stray to a brighter sunny day
When I kissed you and called you sweetheart?
Do the chairs in your parlor seem empty and bare?
Do you gaze at your doorstep and picture me there?
Is your heart filled with pain, shall I come back again?
Tell me dear, are you lonesome tonight?

 

[WhoTom]

Eleanor Rigby

Picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been.
Lives in a dream.
Waits at the window

Wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door.
Who is it for?

All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?

 

 

[The Real Buffalo Joe]

On 7/10/2019 at 7:05 PM, WhoTom said:

Generals gathered in their masses,
Just like witches at black masses
Evil minds that plot destruction,
Sorcerer of death's construction
In the fields the bodies burning,
As the war machine keeps turning
Death and hatred to mankind,
Poisoning their brainwashed minds
Oh Lord yeah

 

Politicians hide themselves away
They only started the war
Why should they go out to fight?
They leave that role for the poor

 

 

On 7/10/2019 at 7:11 PM, PastaJoe said:

Some folks are born made to wave the flag
Ooh, they're red, white and blue
And when the band plays "Hail to the chief"
Ooh, they point the cannon at you, Lord

It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no senator's son, son
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, no

 

Some folks are born silver spoon in hand
Lord, don't they help themselves, oh
But when the taxman comes to the door
Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale, yes

 

It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no millionaire's son, no
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, no

(I've always loved how these are two completely different songs with the same message of 'I'm not blaming the people who do the actual fighting in the war, it's the scumbags up top that send them to do their bidding.)

 

I used to be a rolling stone you know
If a cause was right
I'd leave to find the answer on the road
I used to be a heart beating for someone
But the times have changed
The less I say the more my work gets done

 

'Cause I live and breathe this Philadelphia freedom
From the day that I was born I've waved the flag
Philadelphia freedom took me knee high to a man, yeah
Gave me a piece of mama, daddy never had

 

Oh Philadelphia freedom, shine on me, I love you

Shine the light, through the eyes of the ones left behind
Shine the light, shine the light
Shine the light, won't you shine the light
Philadelphia freedom, I love-ve-ve you, yes I do

 

If you choose to you can live your life alone
Some people choose the city (some people the city)
Some others choose the good old family home (some others choose a good old)
I like living easy without family ties (living easy)
Till the whippoorwill of freedom zapped me 
Right between the eyes

 

'Cause I live and breathe this Philadelphia freedom
From the day that I was born I've waved the flag
Philadelphia freedom took me knee high to a man
Mm, gave me a piece of mama, daddy never had

 

Oh Philadelphia freedom, shine on me, I love you
Shine the light, through the eyes of the ones left behind
Shine the light, shine the light
Shine the light, won't you shine the light
Philadelphia freedom, I love-ve-ve you, yes I do

 

Oh, Philadelphia freedom, shine on me, I love you
Shine the light, through the eyes of the ones left behind
Shine the light, shine the light
Shine the light, won't you shine the light
Philadelphia freedom, I love-ve-ve, 
You know I love-ve-ve , you know I love-ve-ve you
Yes I do, Philadelphia freedom
I love-ve-ve you

 

Yes I do, Philadelphia freedom
You know that I love-ve-ve you
Yes I do, Philadelphia freedom
Don't you know that I love-ve-ve you
Yes I do, Philadelphia freedom
Don't you know that I love-ve-ve you
Yes I do, Philadelphia freedom

[Gray Beard]

Freedom
Freedom

Freedom
Freedom

Freedom
Freedom

Freedom
Freedom

Sometimes I feel
Like a motherless child

Sometimes I feel
Like a motherless child

Sometimes I feel
Like a motherless child

A long
Way
From my home, yeah
Yeah

Sing
Freedom
Freedom

Freedom
Freedom

Freedom
Freedom

Freedom
Freedom

Freedom
Freedom

Sometimes I feel
Like I'm almost gone

Sometimes I feel
Like I'm almost gone

Sometimes I feel
Like I'm almost gone, yeah 
A long, long, long
Way
Way from my home, yeah
Yeah

Clap your hands
Clap your hands

Clap your hands
Clap your hands

Clap your hands
Clap your hands

Clap your hands, yeah
Clap your hands

Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, yeah yeah yeah yeah
Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah 
Hey, yeah yeah yeah yeah

I got a telephone in my bosom
And I can call him up from heart

I got a telephone in my bosom
And I can call him up from heart

When I need my brother / (Brother)
Brother / (Brother)

When I need my father / (Father)
Father, hey / (Father)

Mother / (Mother)
Mother, hey / (Mother)

Sister / (Sister)
Yeah / (Yeah)

When I need my brother / (Brother)
Brother, hey / (Brother)

Mother / (Father)
Mother / (Mother)
Mother / (Mother)

Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah-yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah
Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah

Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah
Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah

[WhoTom]

Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose.

Nothin' ain't worth nothin', but it's free.

Feelin' good was easy when Bobby sang the blues,

And feelin' good was good enough for me,

Good enough for me and Bobby McGee.

[The Real Buffalo Joe]

Whoa! I feel good, I knew that I would, now
I feel good, I knew that I would, now
So good, so good, I got you
 

Whoa! I feel nice, like sugar and spice
I feel nice, like sugar and spice
So nice, so nice, I got you
 

When I hold you in my arms
I know that I can't do no wrong
And when I hold you in my arms
My love won't do you no harm
 

And I feel nice, like sugar and spice
I feel nice, like sugar and spice
So nice, so nice, I got you
 

When I hold you in my arms
I know that I can't do no wrong
And when I hold you in my arms
My love can't do me no harm
 

And I feel nice, like sugar and spice
I feel nice, like sugar and spice
So nice, so nice, well I got you
 

Whoa! I feel good, I knew that I would, now
I feel good, I knew that I would
 

So good, so good, 'cause I got you
So good, so good, 'cause I got you
So good, so good, 'cause I got you

[Gray Beard]

Oh, it's so nice to be with you
I love all the things ya say and do
And it's so nice to hear you say
You're gonna please me in every way
Honey, I got the notion
You're causin' commotion in my soul

 

Baby, you and me have got somethin' that's real
I know it's gonna last a lifetime
ya better believe it, girl
At night I call your name
Darkness fills my room, I'm only dreamin'
About the time I'm gonna be with you

 

Oh, it's so nice to be with you
I love all the things ya say and do
And it's so nice to hear you say
You're gonna please me in every way
Honey, I got the notion
You're causin' commotion in my soul

 

When I'm feelin' down
You're there to pick me up and help me to carry on
Aww, little things mean a lot
When you need a shoulder to cry on
I'm there to ease the pain and chase away the rain
Aww, darlin', I just gotta say