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Post by Gracie on Oct 31, 2007 12:43:26 GMT -5
Have we lost interest in this game? I know a place where dreams are born And time is never planned It's not on any chart You must find it in your heart Never never land It may be miles beyond the moon Or right there where you stand Just keep an open mind And then suddenly you'll find Never never land You'll have a treasure if you stay there More precious far than gold For once you have found your way there You will never, never grow old And that's my home where dreams are born And time is never planned Just think of pleasant things And your heart will fly on wings, forever in Never never land I haven't. It's my favorite game. And this is one I loved...it was the theme to one of the proms I attended... Precious and few are the moments we two can share. Quiet and blue, like the sky, I'm hung over you. And if I can't find my way back home, it just wouldn't be fair. Precious and few are the moments we two can share. Baby, it's you on my mind, your love is so rare. Being with you is a feeling I just can't compare. And if I can't hold you in my arms, it just wouldn't be fair. Cause' Precious and few are the moments we two can share. And if I can't find my way back home it just wouldn't be fair Cause' Precious and few are the moments we two can share. Precious and few are the moments we two can share. Quiet and blue, like the sky, I'm hung over you. And if I can't find my way back home, it just wouldn't be fair. Cause' Precious and few are the moments we two can share Well, I never said the lyrics were profound...
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Post by Brit on Oct 31, 2007 13:27:27 GMT -5
I don't have a great memory for lyrics, but I have not lost interest in the game.
Now if it were poetry - rather than lyrics - I might find that easier to contribute!
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Post by Thomas Scheuzger on Oct 31, 2007 16:46:00 GMT -5
Once Upon A Time
Every morning you wake up alone And you shake up your soul But nothing stirs So you take the love of whoever you please But you can't find no reason For giving yours.
'Cause, once upon a time You held a love so strong and fine That all the others simply don't compare She's always on your mind But once upon a time You had her there.
Drive into town 'most every night On the chance that there might be someone Waiting for you You tell yourself you'll Give it your best Maybe settle for less But you never do.
'Cause, once upon a time You held a love so strong and fine That all the others simply don't compare She's always on your mind But once upon a time You had her there.
Every morning you wake up alone And you shake up your soul But nothing stirs So you take the love of whoever you please But you can't find no reason For giving yours.
'Cause, once upon a time You held a love so strong and fine That all the others simply don't compare She's always on your mind But once upon a time You had her there. Once Upon A Time
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Post by slb2 on Oct 31, 2007 16:53:47 GMT -5
"Take A Chance On Me"
If you change your mind, I'm the first in line Honey I'm still free Take a chance on me If you need me, let me know, gonna be around If you've got no place to go, if you're feeling down If you're all alone when the pretty BIRDS have flown Honey I'm still free Take a chance on me Gonna do my very best and it ain't no lie If you put me to the test, if you let me try
Take a chance on me (That's all I ask of you honey) Take a chance on me
We can go dancing, we can go walking, as long as we're together Listen to some music, maybe just talking, get to know you better 'Cos you know I've got So much that I wanna do, when I dream I'm alone with you It's magic You want me to leave it there, afraid of a love affair But I think you know That I can't let go
If you change your mind, I'm the first in line Honey I'm still free Take a chance on me If you need me, let me know, gonna be around If you've got no place to go, if you're feeling down If you're all alone when the pretty birds have flown Honey I'm still free Take a chance on me Gonna do my very best and it ain't no lie If you put me to the test, if you let me try
Take a chance on me (Come on, give me a break will you?) Take a chance on me Oh you can take your time baby, I'm in no hurry, know I'm gonna get you You don't wanna hurt me, baby don't worry, I ain't gonna let you Let me tell you now My love is strong enough to last when things are rough It's magic You say that I waste my time but I can't get you off my mind No I can't let go 'Cos I love you so
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Post by Thomas Scheuzger on Oct 31, 2007 16:57:00 GMT -5
When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful, a miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical. And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so happily, joyfully, playfully watching me. But then they send me away to teach me how to be sensible, logical, responsible, practical. And they showed me a world where I could be so dependable, clinical, intellectual, cynical. There are times when all the world's asleep, the questions run too deep for such a simple man. Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned I know it sounds absurd but please tell me who I am. Now watch what you say or they'll be calling you a radical, liberal, fanatical, criminal. Won't you sign up your name, we'd like to feel you're acceptable, respectable, presentable, a vegetable! At night, when all the world's asleep, the questions run so deep for such a simple man. Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned I know it sounds absurd but please tell me who I am.
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Post by slb2 on Nov 1, 2007 12:49:01 GMT -5
Deliverance: Psuedo Intellectual Lyrics
Defying all laws of logic Scrutinizing truth to lies To suit presuppositions, I ask why? I'm sure for greedy gain Or plain ignorance Parroting what you've heard They're all lies Beware Pseudo Intellectual You walk in utter darkness Pseudo Intellectual Prophecing to be wise, you've become a fool Blind leading the blind Professors in our universities Saying the BIBLE doesn't compare to scientific proof I got news for you The Bible is historic literature Has survived the scrutiny Of the likes of you Beware Pseudo Intellectual You walk in utter darkness Pseudo Intellectual Prophecing to be wise, you've become a fool You think you've got the answer for everything How to refute Christianity Trying so hard to disprove it's validity Many have tried and failed Why don't you get a life? You say the Bible contradicts itself I ask you, show me where, you never can Next time think twice before you speak your tripe You've been silenced by the Scriptures Ha! That's what I thought
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Post by Gracie on Nov 2, 2007 9:50:27 GMT -5
Now you KNOW all of us Dylan-ites thought of this one....
I'm a worried man, got a worried mind No one in front of me, no one behind There's a woman on my lap and she's drinking champagne Got white skin, got assassin's eyes I'm looking up into the sapphire tinted skies I'm well dressed, waiting on the last train. Standin' on the gallows with my head in a noose Any minute now I'm expectin' all hell to break loose People are crazy and times are strange I'm locked in tight, I'm outta range I used to care, but things have changed
This place ain't doing me any good I'm in the wrong town, I should be in Hollywood Just for a second there I thought I saw something move Gonna take dancing lessons do the jitterbug rag Ain't no shortcuts, gonna dress in drag Only a fool in here would think he's got anything to prove Lot of water under the bridge, lot of other stuff too Don't get up gentlemen, I'm only, I'm only passing through People are crazy, times are strange I'm locked in tight, I'm out of range I used to care, but things have changed
I've been walking forty miles of bad road If the Bible is right, the world will explode I'm trying to get as far away from myself as I can Things are too hot to touch The human mind can only stand so much You can't win with a losin' hand Feel like fallin' in love with the first woman I meet Puttin' her in a wheel barrow, wheelin' her down the street People are crazy, times are strange I'm locked in tight, I'm out of range I used to care, but things have changed
I hurt easy, I just don't show it You can hurt someone and not even know it The next sixty seconds could be like an eternity Gonna get low down, gonna fly high All the truth in the world adds up to one big lie I'm in love with a woman that don't even appeal to me Mr. Jinx and Miss Lucy, they, they jumped in the lake I'm not that eager, not that eager to make a mistake People are crazy, times are strange I'm locked in tight, I'm outta range I used to care, but things have changed
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Post by Thomas Scheuzger on Nov 2, 2007 10:16:06 GMT -5
Manhatten Transfer - Blue Champagne
3 am Nowhere else to go Its 3 am and I miss you so Couples are departing soon theyll all be gone Now another day is starting Still I linger on with
Blue champagne Purple shadows and blue champagne With the echoes that still remain I keep a blue rendezvous
Bubbles rise Like a fountain before my eyes And they suddenly crystallize To form a vision of you
All the plans we started, all the songs we sang Each little dream we knew Seems to overtake me Like a boomerang Blue is the sparkle, gone is the tang
Its your refrain, Keeps returning, as I remain With all the memories and blue champagne To toast the dream that was you Im bluer than blue champagne
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Post by Gracie on Nov 2, 2007 10:19:04 GMT -5
Manhatten Transfer - Blue Champagne 3 am Nowhere else to go Its 3 am and I miss you so Couples are departing soon theyll all be gone Now another day is starting Still I linger on with Blue champagne Purple shadows and blue champagne With the echoes that still remain I keep a blue rendezvous Bubbles rise Like a fountain before my eyes And they suddenly crystallizeTo form a vision of you All the plans we started, all the songs we sang Each little dream we knew Seems to overtake me Like a boomerang Blue is the sparkle, gone is the tang Its your refrain, Keeps returning, as I remain With all the memories and blue champagne To toast the dream that was you Im bluer than blue champagne Thomas! I've mentioned before about my favorite book... The Last Convertible...there is a lovely passage in it that mentions this song. I've looked up the lyrics before (and adored them) but have never heard it. Now I will. Thank you so, so much. You've made my day. I exalt you! Okay, now...racking my brains for crystallize, you tricky man...
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Post by slb2 on Dec 2, 2007 15:48:07 GMT -5
from All About Eve
Phased
After laughing at the stars the time arrives to coincide with all the chaos and the sparks of when two worlds collide And it's been hours now ; feels like days. We've been hours now, in these waves. We've been phased We've been alchemized...Melted, liquified and dried and left to crystallize. And it's been hours now ; feels like days. We've been hours now in these waves We've been phased...
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Post by booklady on Dec 2, 2007 16:27:16 GMT -5
Y'all have changed the form since I've been in this thread. Are we putting the word we have to associate in bold now, not CAPS?
I need a song with "hours."
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Post by booklady on Dec 2, 2007 16:29:59 GMT -5
Of course, being a Sinatra fan, it didn't take me hours. ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png) In the wee small hours of the morning While the whole wide world is fast asleep You lie awake and think about the girl And never ever think of counting sheep When your lonely heart has learned its lessonYoud be hers if only she would call In the wee small hours of the morning Thats the time you miss her most of all
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Post by Gracie on Dec 2, 2007 17:54:16 GMT -5
Nice choice, bookie. I can hear that voice crooning as I read the words. Not a bad way to spend a rainy Sunday evening, now, is it!
Here's my response, what came immediately to mind. I always loved this lady's work...
Somebody's gonna give you A lesson in leavin' Somebody's gonna give you back What you've been givin' And I hope that I'm around To watch 'em knock you down It's like you to love 'em and leave 'em Just like you loved me and left me It's like you to do that sort of thing Over and over again You're a fool-hearted man
I hear you've been askin' about me From some of my friends Well, you'd better believe I'm not goin' through that again You're the kind of man A woman thinks she can change Oh, but the only thing changin' Is my way of thinkin'
And I'm thinkin' that maybe someday Somebody's gonna give you A lesson in losin' Somebody's gonna do to you What you've been doin' And I hope that I'm around To watch 'em knock you down
Somebody's gonna give you A lesson in hurtin' Somebody's gonna leave you With your fire burnin' And no way to put it out Baby, there ain't no doubt You're a fool-hearted man
Yeah, you're the kind of man A woman thinks she can change But the only thing changin' Is my way of thinkin' And I'm thinkin' that maybe someday
Somebody's gonna give you A lesson in leavin' Somebody's gonna give you back What you've been givin' And I hope that I'm around To watch 'em knock you down It's like you to love 'em and leave 'em Just like you loved me and left me It's like you to do that sort of thing Over and over again You're a fool-hearted man
Somebody's gonna give you A lesson in leavin' Somebody's gonna give you back What you've been givin' And I hope that I'm around To watch 'em knock you down It's like you to love 'em and leave 'em Just like you loved me and left me It's like you to do that sort of thing Over and over again You're a fool-hearted man
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Post by slb2 on Dec 18, 2007 18:16:02 GMT -5
Gracie-hon, think you might give us an answer for your word so we'all don't have to think so hard? ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by Gracie on Dec 18, 2007 20:02:33 GMT -5
Why, yes ma'am, I can surely do that. I can use the one that came immediately to mind when I chose the phrase....I thought I couldn't be the only one who liked George Strait!
Nickels and dimes Memories and wines She's on his mind once again The same old stool The same old fool Played by the rules but didn't win There's an old love in his heart that he can't lose He tried forgetting but he knows that it's no use
Chorus: He's got a fool hearted memory That won't let him see That she walked out the door He's got a fool hearted memory He sits patiently Here every night so it can fool him more
She was his girl His only world That string of pearls that slipped away A thousand dimes A thousand times He doesn't mind what they say He fills the jukebox And plays the same old song He fills his glass And then he turns her memory on....
Now I KNOW there are several that this new phrase is in...enjoy!
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Post by Trusty on Dec 18, 2007 22:39:01 GMT -5
She want a string of pearls All I got her was a necklace Made of flowers from the trash can She wanna make me pay for it Yeah while I'm at I guess I'll take another bath man And the records out Holding steady gaining on last place And in a moment's notice We'll be ready for the next new phase Another stupid craze
She want a string of pearls All I got her was a necklace Made of flowers from the trash can She's gonna make me pay for it I start to sing and cry and then it makes me laugh man
Yeah we've all got doubts Might not be winning but still in the race And in a moment's notice We'll be ready for her next new face It might be hard to sell Still never giving in Have I given...so deep...oh..well
Will you give it all to me when you're dead You can keep the scent on my pillow To settle your broken heart in head
Will you think of me when you die Holding steady Moment's notice Again she left with my heart in hand
She says she hates me Yeah she's lied before Again it's time to play me Yeah it just adds up That same sad melodic score
I wrote another one Does this one count And did it cost as much as all the other ones So much more...
She want a string of pearls All I got her was a necklace Made of flowers from the trash can She wanna make me pay for it Yeah while I'm at it guess I'll take another bath man
Yeah the record's out Holding steady gaining on last place And in a moments notice We'll be ready for her next new face So I state my case
Would you want a string of pearls 'Cause all I got you was a necklace Made of flowers from a trash can And she want a string of pearls Ain't that enough, ma'am? I think it's worth so much more
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Post by slb2 on Dec 25, 2007 18:50:12 GMT -5
Trash Day by Al Yankovic
NOTE: Lyrics in ITALICS were sung by a female voice. NOTE: "***" represent a sound effect similar to throwing up (twice).
Lyrics:
It's rotten (rotten, rotten, rotten) So rotten here (here, here, here) So rotten (rotten, rotten, rotten) (uh) Oh
It was like, the last day before trash day (uh) My place was gettin' kinda nas-tay (uh) Even though the garbage I knew would reek (You know) Thought that I could leave it for one more week
Then, um, I'm takin' Birthday cake 'n' (Oh) Chili and greasy old bacon Throw it all on top of the mess I been makin' Wife's so mad, she starts to shakin'
Leaky bag, 'n' now that girl is gaggin' She's naggin' "I need you to get that stuff off the KITCHEN floor" (uh) "Is that too much to ask you for?" (oh)
But I see no reason why Can't let a few more weeks go by (uh uh) And now garbage is piled up high And buddy, you should see the flies I said ...
There's somethin' rotten here (say what?) You better hold your nose, oh (Hey, you disgusting slob, you gotta take the trash out) (uh uh uh uh) Oh, boy there's a lot in here (a lot) And every day it grows (Hey, you disgusting slob, you gotta take the trash out) (uh uh uh uh) Make ya wanna throw up
Look at all this garbage I keep generatin' (Come on) I sit around all day and watch it biodegradin' Bet there's a hundred health codes that I'm violatin' Even my dog passed out and needed resuscitatin'
You won't believe it, take a whiff of that aroma Sure to put you in a coma It's so messy, can't find my toenail clippers It so bad the roaches wearin' slippers
Warm, (uh) sweaty (uh) clothes piled up in this joint Stand up by themselves at this point It's so filthy, now baby, I can't lie I wipe my feet before I go outside
I wonder what crawled in here and died (You know) Walkin' 'round barefoot, I'd be terrified But it gives me stuff to talk about with my friends Like, "Hey, I think them rats gettin' big!" Oh
There's somethin' rotten here (say what?) You better hold your nose, oh (Hey, you disgusting slob, you gotta take the trash out) (uh uh uh uh) Oh, look what we got in here (now what?) Let's watch it decompose (Hey, you disgusting slob, you gotta take the trash out) (uh uh uh uh)
Make ya wanna throw up With a little bit a ***, and a little bit a *** Make me wanna throw up It makes ya wanna ***, just makes ya wanna *** Oh
Some Lysol, some Comet I got a mop and it's got your name on it (What?) I'm just kiddin', doggone it (Oh) Unless you gonna do it
Careful not to (eh?) breathe the fumes Check it, garbage piles are goin' all the way to the bathroom Turn into toxic waste sometime this afternoon Better get a Hazmat suit and a push broom Oh
There's somethin' rotten here (say what?) You better hold your nose, oh (Hey, you disgusting slob, you gotta take the trash out) (uh uh uh uh) Oh, it's gone to pot in here (to pot) Bring out the firehose, oh (Hey, you disgusting slob, you gotta take the trash out) (uh uh uh uh)
Make ya wanna throw up With a little bit a ***, and a little bit a *** Make me wanna throw up Give a little bit a ***, and a tiny bit a ***
Make ya wanna throw up Mix a little bit a *** with a molecule a *** Make me wanna throw up It makes me wanna *** (aw, eww), just makes me wanna *** [hock] [spit] Oh
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Post by booklady on Dec 26, 2007 12:39:16 GMT -5
Another one from Bobby:
There's an evenin' haze settlin' over the town Starlight by the edge of the creek The buyin' power of the proletariat's gone down Money's gettin' shallow and weak The place I love best is a sweet memory It's a new path that we trod They say low wages are a reality If we want to compete abroad
My cruel weapons have been put on the shelf Come sit down on my knee You are dearer to me than myself As you yourself can see I'm listenin' to the steel rails hum Got both eyes tight shut Just sitting here trying to keep the hunger from Creeping it's way into my gut
CHORUS Meet me at the bottom, don't lag behind Bring me my boots and shoes You can hang back or fight your best on the front line Sing a little bit of these workingman's blues
Now, I'm sailin' on back, ready for the long haul Tossed by the winds and the seas I'll drag ‘em all down to hell and I'll stand ‘em at the wall I'll sell ‘em to their enemies I'm tryin' to feed my soul with thought Gonna sleep off the rest of the day Sometimes no one wants what we got Sometimes you can't give it away
Now the place is ringed with countless foes Some of them may be deaf and dumb No man, no woman knows The hour that sorrow will come In the dark I hear the night birds call I can hear a lover's breath I sleep in the kitchen with my feet in the hall Sleep is like a temporary death
(chorus)
Well, they burned my barn, they stole my horse I can't save a dime I got to be careful, I don't want to be forced Into a life of continual crime I can see for myself that the sun is sinking How I wish you were here to see Tell me now, am I wrong in thinking That you have forgotten me?
Now they worry and they hurry and they fuss and they fret They waste your nights and days Them I will forget But you I'll remember always Old memories of you to me have clung You've wounded me with words Gonna have to straighten out your tongue It's all true, everything you have heard
(chorus)
In you, my friend, I find no blame Wanna look in my eyes, please do No one can ever claim That I took up arms against you All across the peaceful sacred fields They will lay you low They'll break your horns and slash you with steel I say it so it must be so
Now I'm down on my luck and I'm BLACK AND BLUE Gonna give you another chance I'm all alone and I'm expecting you To lead me off in a cheerful dance Got a brand new suit and a brand new wife I can live on rice and beans Some people never worked a day in their life Don't know what work even means
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Post by slb2 on Dec 26, 2007 23:13:25 GMT -5
Black and Blue by Louie Armstrong
Cold empty bed...springs hurt my head Feels like ole ned...wished I was dead What did I do...to be so black and blue
Even the mouse...ran from my house They laugh at you...and all that you do What did I do...to be so black and blue
Im white...inside...but, that dont help my case Thats life...cant hide...what is in my face
How would it end...aint got a friend My only SIN...is in my skin What did I do...to be so black and blue
(instrumental break)
How would it end...i aint got a friend My only sin...is in my skin What did I do...to be so black and blue
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Post by slb2 on Jun 18, 2008 1:53:18 GMT -5
Where are we on this game? Gracie, you wanna reply? I think you gave the last challenge. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by slb2 on Jun 18, 2008 1:54:20 GMT -5
Oops. I see I gave the last challenge. Sin should be easy. It's always been easy for me. ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png)
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