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If you twist and turn away
If you tear yourself in two again
If I could, yes I would
If I could, I would
Let it go
Surrender
Dislocate

If I could throw this
Lifeless lifeline to the wind
Leave this heart of clay
See you walk, walk away
Into the night
And through the rain
Into the half-light
And through the flame

If I could through myself
Set your spirit free
I'd lead your heart away
See you break, break away
Into the light
And to the day

To let it go
And so to fade away
To let it go
And so fade away

I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
Wide awake
I'm not sleeping
Oh, no, no, no

If you should ask then maybe they'd
Tell you what I would say
True colors fly in blue and black
Bruised silken sky and burning flag
Colors crash, collide in blood shot eyes

If I could, you know I would
If I could, I would
Let it go...

This desperation
Dislocation
Separation
Condemnation
Revelation
In temptation
Isolation
Desolation
Let it go

And so fade away
To let it go
And so fade away
To let it go
And so to fade away

I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
Wide awake
I'm not sleeping
Oh, no, no, no

This song by Hagar spells out what we know is true, but find it hard to accept when we hurting!

(S. Hagar)

You do what you want to do
I'll leave it all up to you
In time, I'll find love again
Hot love growin cold
Just when you thought you'd found a heart of gold
Looks like, I've been fooled again

Chorus:
Oh but it's all right, with me now
I'll get back up somehow
And with a little luck, I'm bound to win
And I'll fall in love again
I'll fall in love again

And you're always sittin ring side
Just a rollin' with the changing tide
The tide has washed you from my mind
And I guess you think you've got it made
Oh but then you never were afraid
12 CD's for the Price of 1
Of anything that you've left behind

[Chorus]

Yea, yea, yea
Yea, yea, yea, I'll fall in love again...

Here's something to compare it to
Like the little things you used to do
Like giving more than you take
Funny how the reasons grow
Then the very next things you know
The odds change, dividing up the cake

[Chorus]

Don't worry 'bout me baby
I'll along somehow
I'll fall in love again
Yes it's all right
Yes it's all right

Totally agree, especially with Wish You Were Here (anyone know, LS maybe, I'd assume this is Roger Waters again?), and I'll Fall In Love Again.

This song is so inspirational!

 

I Hope You Dance (Lee Ann Womack featuring Sons Of The Desert)
(Mark D. Sanders/Tia Sillers)

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
You get your fill to eat
But always keep that hunger
May you never take one single breath for granted
God forbid love ever leave you empty handed
I hope you still feel small
When you stand by the ocean
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens
Promise me you'll give fate a fighting chance

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance
I hope you dance

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Living might mean taking chances
But they're worth taking
Lovin' might be a mistake
But it's worth making
Don't let some hell bent heart
Leave you bitter
When you come close to selling out
Reconsider
Give the heavens above
More than just a passing glance

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always)
I hope you dance
(Rolling us along)
I hope you dance
(Tell me who)
I hope you dance
(Wants to look back on their years and wonder)
(Where those years have gone)

I hope you still feel small
When you stand by the ocean
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens
Promise me you'll give faith a fighting chance

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
Dance
I hope you dance
I hope you dance
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always)
I hope you dance
(Rolling us along)
I hope you dance
(Tell me who)
(Wants to look back on their years and wonder)
I hope you dance
(Where those years have gone)

(Tell me who)
I hope you dance
(Wants to look back on their years and wonder)
(Where those years have gone)

I like this song- it hit home when my hubby first started having problems and I felt like this song spoke to him! Faith Hill's

Baby tell me where'd you ever learn
To fight without sayin' a word
Then waltz back into my life
Like it's all gonna be alright
Don't you know how much it hurts

When we don't talk
When we don't touch
When it doesn't feel like we're even in love
It matters to me
When I don't know what to say
Don't know what to do
Don't know if it really even matters to you
How can I make you see
It matters to me

Maybe I still don't understand
The distance between a woman and a man
So tell me how far it is
And how you can love like this
'cause I'm not sure I can

When we don't talk
When we don't touch
When it doesn't feel like we're even in love
It matters to me
When I don't know what to say
Don't know what to do
Don't know if it really even matters to you
How can I make you see
It matters to me

-- Edited by Ruby at 08:41, 2006-09-27

Along those lines- this song works too!

 Dixie Chicks

Mary Ann and Wanda were the best of friends
All through their high school days
Both members of the 4H club
Both active in the FFA
After graduation Mary Ann went out lookin' for a bright new world
Wanda looked all around this town and all she found was Earl

Well it wasn't two weeks after she got married that
Wanda started gettin' abused
She put on dark glasses and long sleeve blouses
And make-up to cover a bruise
Well she finally got the nerve to file for divorce
She let the law take it from there
But Earl walked right through that restraining order
And put her in intensive care

Right away Mary Ann flew in from Atlanta
On a red eye midnight flight
She held Wanda's hand and they worked out a plan
And it didn't take them long to decide

That Earl had to die
Goodbye Earl
those black-eyed peas
They tasted alright to me
Earl, you feelin' weak?
Why don't you lay down and sleep
Earl ain't it dark
Wrapped up in that tarp Earl

The cops came by to bring Earl in
They searched the house high and low
Then they tipped their hats and said 'thank
you ladies if you hear from him let us know'

Well the weeks went by and
Spring turned to summer
And summer faded into fall
And it turns out he was a missing
person who nobody missed at all

So the girls bought some land and a roadside stand
Out on highway 109
They sell Tennessee ham and strawberry jam
And they don't lose any sleep at night 'cause

Earl had to die
Goodbye Earl
We need a break
Let's go out to the lake Earl
We'll pack a lunch
And stuff you in the trunk Earl
Well is that all right
Good let's go for a ride
Earl hey
Well hey, hey, hey
Aw, hey, hey, hey
Well, hey, hey, hey

-- Edited by Ruby at 08:41, 2006-09-27

This song reminds me of my first love-

 

When You Close Your Eyes - Night Ranger

What do you do when it's falling apart
And you knew it was going from the very start
Do you close your eyes...and dream about me?

A girl in love with a gleam in your eye
I was a younger boy....all dressed in white
We're older now....but do you still think about me?

I remember we learned about love in the back of a Chevrolet
It felt so good to be young......feels like yesterday.....

CHORUS:
When you close your eyes.....Do you dream (dream) about me?
When you close your eyes.....Do you dream about me?
Do you still dream about me?

I guess I don't know what I'm thinkin'
Comin' off a hard night of drinkin'
Angie come closer to me, I need a soul to bleed on..

Well it coulda been done in a different kind of way
But that ain't you, you play tough when you play
It's over now.....but do you still think about me?

I remember I held you so tight and we danced the night away
With the moves of two wide-eyed kids...I need you so much today....

CHORUS

I remember we learned about love in the back of a Chevrolet
No good for an old memory to mean so much today

CHORUS

I like this song- it hits home here lately- Depeche Mode

 

People are people
So why should it be
You and I should get along so awfully
 
So we're different colours
And we're different creeds
And different people have different needs
It's obvious you hate me
Though I've done nothing wrong
I've never even met you so what could I have done
 
I can't understand
What makes a man
Hate another man
Help me understand
 
Help me understand
 
Now you're punching
And you're kicking
And you're shouting at me
I'm relying on your common decency
So far it hasn't surfaced
But I'm sure it exists
It just takes a while to travel
From your head to your fists

-- Edited by Ruby at 08:40, 2006-09-27

Woo Hoo wrote:

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Ruby must like doing this, cuz she has not labeled all of her songs.

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  If you meant the artists, I edited them!

Jeremy Riggs wrote:

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Ruby, Ruby, Ruby.

I am not a Bette Midler fan, although I liked her remake of "Beast Of Burden" (which probably makes JD's skin crawl ).

Despite the fact I don't like her I think THE ROSE is one of the greatest love songs ever from a lyrical standpoint. It allows for perfect pauses and reflection as it's being sung. Just perfect.

An EXCELLENT CALL! I won't put it on my list now that you've covered it, but I would probably add it at some point otherwise.

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FYI - "The Rose" was written by Amanda McBroom.  I looked that up when I was a kid, because I had to know who wrote such an amazing song!

And I looooove Mick in the video for "Beast of Burden."  (Plus I think she did a good job with it in general.)

 

I totally agree with I Hope You Dance. That's in the limited number of country songs I like.

The line about choice in this song makes such a strong statement about our society- I love Rush!

There are those who think that life has nothing left to chance
A host of holy horrors to direct our aimless dance

A planet of play things
We dance on the strings
Of powers we cannot perceive
'The stars aren't aligned
Or the gods are malign...'
Blame is better to give than receive

[Chorus:]
You can choose a ready guide in some celestial voice
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice
You can choose from phantom fears and kindness that can kill
I will choose a path that's clear
I will choose freewill

There are those who think
That they were dealt a losing hand
The cards were stacked against them
They weren't born in Lotusland

All preordained
A prisoner in chains
A victim of venomous fate
Kicked in the face
You can't pray for a place
In heaven's unearthly estate

[Chorus]

Each of us
A cell of awareness
Imperfect and incomplete
Genetic blends
With uncertain ends
On a fortune hunt that's far too fleet

And this song has been such a life anthem for me- Whitesnake

I don't know where I'm goin
but I sure know where I've been
hanging on the promises in songs of yesterday.
An' I've made up my mind, I ain't wasting no more time
but here I go again, here I go again.

Tho' I keep searching for an answer
I never seem to find what I'm looking for.
Oh Lord, I pray you give me strength to carry on
'cos I know what it means to walk along the lonely street of dreams.

Here I go again on my own
goin' down the only road I've ever known.
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone.
An' I've made up my mind, I ain't wasting no more time.

Just another heart in need of rescue
waiting on love's sweet charity
an' I'm gonna hold on for the rest of my days
'cos I know what it means to walk along the lonely street of dreams.

Here I go again on my own
goin' down the only road I've ever known.
Like a hobo I was born to walk alone.
An' I've made up my mind, I ain't wasting no more time
but here I go again, here I go again,
here I go again, here I go.

An' I've made up my mind, I ain't wasting no more time.

Here I go again on my own
goin' down the only road I've ever known.
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone
'cos I know what it means to walk along the lonely street of dreams.

Here I go again on my own
goin' down the only road I've ever known.
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone.
An' I've made up my mind, I ain't wasting no more time
but here I go again, here I go again,
here I go again, here I go,
here I go again.

I used to change Boston's song to, "All I want is to have a peice of pie." Hey, it still works!