Favorite lyric from a song.

[BrewgrassPickins]

If you know what I know, and I think that you do
You'd head to the country, for a minute or two
and lie on the earth, for better or worse
and let it swallow you whole

Trampled By Turtles

 

[BrewChem]

Welcome to where time stands still
No one leaves and no one will
Moon is full, never seems to change
Just labled mentally derranged

from Metallica... adopted as a mantra at a previous job...

 

[m_c_zero]

"F*ck the world for all it's worth, every inch of planet Earth"

Pantera - War Nerve

 

[Spicemon1972]

It's the kind of night that's so cold when you spit,
It freezes before it hits the ground.
And when a bum asks for a quarter, you give a dollar,
If he's out tonight, he must be truly down.

Cowboy Junkies - Cheap Is How I Feel

 

[passedpawn]

It's the kind of night that's so cold when you spit,
It freezes before it hits the ground.

Thats a description right out of Jack London's To Build a Fire.

 

[Spicemon1972]

I didn't know that - makes it even better.

 

[Tiber_Brew]

Not my favorite by any means, but one that comes to mind is from Bob Schneider:

"Hard as boardwalk bubblegum. Smooth as one-fifty-one."

 

[JonM]

Any lyric from "Sex Farm" or "Big Bottom" from Spinal Tap.

Seriously though: "You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows."
Bob

 

[JonM]

"You ain't a beauty, but hey you’re alright.
Oh and that’s alright with me"

-- Bruce Springsteen

Well, I'm no hero it's understood
All the redemption I got to offer is beneath this dirty hood

 

[MSweat]

Ruth Ann and Lynn they wear them cut off britches
and those skinny little halters
And they're second cousins to me
Man I don't care I want to get between 'em
With a great big ol' hard on like a old bois d' arc fence post
You could hang a pipe rail gate from
Do some twisted sisters 'til the cows come home
And we'd be havin' us a time

James McMurtry - Choctaw Bingo

 

[chetduggan]

Welcome to my breakdown
Hope I didn't scare you
That's just the way we are when we come down
We sweat, laugh, and scream here
Cuz life is just a dream here
You know inside, you feel right at home
Welcome to my nightmare, Welcome to my BREAKDOWN!!
Alice Cooper

 

[abf303]

In truck stops and hamburger joints
In Cadillac limousines
In the company of has-beens
And bent-backs and sleeping forms
On pavement steps
In libraries and railway stations
In books and banks
In the pages of history
In suicidal cavalry attacks
I recognise...
Myself in every stranger's eyes

Roger Waters




She said she's gonna quit me,
If I didn't quit the booze.
So I just started drinkin' more,
To see if she would really choose.
And I have to hand it to that girl:
She meant every breath.
An' I'm glad she did, 'cause I was about,
To drink myself to death.



I'm drinkin' some George Jones,
and a little bit of Coe
Haggard's easin' my misery
and Waylon's keepin' me from home
Hank's givin' me those high times -
Cash is gonna sing it low
I'm here gettin' wasted -
just like my country heroes


and the last two were hank III

 

[OfficerMitchel]

See the blind man
Shooting at the world.
Bullets flying,
Taking toll.
If you've been bad,
Lord I'll bet you have.
You'd better close your eyes,
You better bow your head,
Wait for the ricochet.

"Child in Time" Deep Purple


Second place goes to just about anything by George Thorogood

 

[chetduggan]

So fill your cup and drink it all up, for tomorrow never comes
If you wield the rod, answer to your God but me I'll be up and gone
I'll be up and gone, gone

If the sea was glass and the land all gone, would you still be a friend to me?
When my time is passed, is it too much to ask for a little bit of sympothy?
Just a little bit of sympothy

Robin Trower - Little Bit of Sympathy

 

[EoinMag]

It's in my signature.

I'm a big Rory Gallagher fan, Rory was a big booze fan....we had common interests.

It's not his tune originally.

 

[JonM]

Ya broke my heart, you took it apart
So pack up your baggage and beat it!
Why should I cry over you?

Why should I cry over you - Frank

 

[MSweat]

Twice upon a time in the valley of the tears
The auctioneer is bidding for a box of fading years
and the elephants are dancing on the graves of squealing mice
Anyone for tennis? wouldn't that be nice

Anyone For Tennis - Cream

 

[wzup97]

"God have mercy on the man
who doubts what he is sure of"

B. Springsteen

 

[SpacemanSpiff]

Can we forget about the things I said when I was drunk,
I didn't mean to call you that.



That line has applied to so many evenings in my life

 

[shelly_belly]

"She said, 'You're strange, but don't change,' and I let her."

Neil Young

 

[mojo_wire]

Never been dumped/cause I'm the most mackinest
Never been jumped/cause I'm known the most packinest.

No beating the Beastie Boys

 

[Dan]

Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey in Rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die

Did you write the book of love
And do you have faith in God above
If the Bible tells you so?
Now do you believe in rock and roll?
Can music save your mortal soul?
And can you teach me how to dance real slow?

a few lyrics from Don Mclean

 

[chetduggan]

Whisky, gin, and brandy
With a glass I'm pretty handy
I'm trying to walk a straight line
On sour mash and cheap wine
So join me for a drink boys
We're gonna make a big noise
So don't worry about tomorrow, we'll take it today
Forget about the check, we'll get hell to pay
Have a drink on me
AC/DC

 

[Schemy]

because this big old river
will kill us in time
'till then we'll drink it's weight
in cheap beer and wine
we can drink just as fast
as the river is strong
and we'll drink 'till we're gone

Lucero-Drink 'Till We're Gone

 

[onthekeg]

Day or so had passed when I popped the clutch,
gave the tranny a spin and slid on into
The Stinky Pinky Gulp N' Guzzle Big Rig Snooze-A-Stop.
There I was browsin' through the latest issue of "Throb",
when I saw Bambi starin' at me from the back of a milk carton.
Well, my heart just dropped.
So, I decided to do what any good Christian would.
You can not imagine how difficult it is to hold a half gallon of moo juice
and polish the one-eyed gopher when your doin' seventy-five
in an eighteen-wheeler.
Bloodhound Gang-

 

[TyTanium]

“Home is behind, the world ahead,
And there are many paths to tread
Through shadows to the edge of night,
Until the stars are all alight.
Then world behind and home ahead,
We'll wander back and home to bed.
Mist and twilight, cloud and shade,
Away shall fade! Away shall fade!”

- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

 

[chetduggan]

We've taken care of everything, the words you hear the songs you sing
The pictures that give pleasure to your eyes
It's one for all and all for one, we work together commons sons
Never need to wonder how or why
We are the priests of the Temple of Syrinx, our great computers fill our hallowed halls
We are the priests of the Temple of Syrinx, all the gifts of life are held within our walls
RUSH - 2112

 

[bassmaster911]

"Turn the quiet up, turn the noise down"

 

[doctorgonzo79]

she was married when we first met, soon to be divorced. helped her out of a jam i guess, but i used a little to much force... and every one of those words rang true and glowed like burning coals, falling off of every page like it was writen in my soul from me to you. tangled up in blue
dylan

 

[Airborneguy]

"Oh well, whatever, never mind..."

 

[phoenixs4r]

I woke up this morning, and got myself a beer!

 

[Dunerunner]

"Hope I die before I get old."

 

[Spicemon1972]

"Oh well, whatever, never mind..."

A little Nirvana - nice. Brought to mind another of my favorite quotes.
"I'm not ready as I'll ever be
I climb the walls, I fall into the sea
I'm not ready as I'll ever be
And I suppose your guess is more or less as bad as mine
All over but the shouting, just a waste of time
Never mind
All over but the shouting, just a waste of time
And I suppose your guess is more or less as bad as mine"
- The Replacements "Nevermind"

 

[r2eng]

"I was gonna get of that barstool... just as soon as I could figure it out"

 

[Jaybird]

My child arrived just the other day
He came to the world in the usual way
But there were planes to catch and bills to pay
He learned to walk while I was away
And he was talkin' 'fore I knew it, and as he grew
He'd say "I'm gonna be like you dad
You know I'm gonna be like you"

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home dad?
I don't know when, but we'll get together then son
You know we'll have a good time then

My son turned ten just the other day
He said, "Thanks for the ball, Dad, come on let's play
Can you teach me to throw", I said "Not today
I got a lot to do", he said, "That's ok"
And he walked away but his smile never dimmed
And said, "I'm gonna be like him, yeah
You know I'm gonna be like him"

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home son?
I don't know when, but we'll get together then son
You know we'll have a good time then

Well, he came home from college just the other day
So much like a man I just had to say
"Son, I'm proud of you, can you sit for a while?"
He shook his head and said with a smile
"What I'd really like, Dad, is to borrow the car keys
See you later, can I have them please?"

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home son?
I don't know when, but we'll get together then son
You know we'll have a good time then

I've long since retired, my son's moved away
I called him up just the other day
I said, "I'd like to see you if you don't mind"
He said, "I'd love to, Dad, if I can find the time
You see my new job's a hassle and kids have the flu
But it's sure nice talking to you, Dad
It's been sure nice talking to you"

And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me
He'd grown up just like me
My boy was just like me

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home son?
I don't know when, but we'll get together then son
You know we'll have a good time then

Harry Chapin

Song is just too good to pick it apart! Makes me cry every time I hear it. This song really hits home for me, Not just form the perspective of being the son, but as the Dad as well.

 

[cl330b]

My child arrived just the other day
He came to the world in the usual way
But there were planes to catch and bills to pay
He learned to walk while I was away
And he was talkin' 'fore I knew it, and as he grew
He'd say "I'm gonna be like you dad
You know I'm gonna be like you"

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home dad?
I don't know when, but we'll get together then son
You know we'll have a good time then

My son turned ten just the other day
He said, "Thanks for the ball, Dad, come on let's play
Can you teach me to throw", I said "Not today
I got a lot to do", he said, "That's ok"
And he walked away but his smile never dimmed
And said, "I'm gonna be like him, yeah
You know I'm gonna be like him"

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home son?
I don't know when, but we'll get together then son
You know we'll have a good time then

Well, he came home from college just the other day
So much like a man I just had to say
"Son, I'm proud of you, can you sit for a while?"
He shook his head and said with a smile
"What I'd really like, Dad, is to borrow the car keys
See you later, can I have them please?"

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home son?
I don't know when, but we'll get together then son
You know we'll have a good time then

I've long since retired, my son's moved away
I called him up just the other day
I said, "I'd like to see you if you don't mind"
He said, "I'd love to, Dad, if I can find the time
You see my new job's a hassle and kids have the flu
But it's sure nice talking to you, Dad
It's been sure nice talking to you"

And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me
He'd grown up just like me
My boy was just like me

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home son?
I don't know when, but we'll get together then son
You know we'll have a good time then

Harry Chapin

Song is just too good to pick it apart! Makes me cry every time I hear it. This song really hits home for me, Not just form the perspective of being the son, but as the Dad as well.

Really makes me think of my kids. Good one.

 

[buffalobrewer]

Kick at the darkness until it bleeds daylight

Bruce Cockburn

 

[athairfiachdubh]

"Hold the heathen hammer high with a battle cry
For the pagan past I live and one day will die
Hold the heathen hammer high, never turn away
Ever true unto your forefathers stalwart stay
Hold the Heathen Hammer high with a battle cry
For the pagan past I live and one day will die
Hold the heathen hammer high, never turn away
Down the wayward way so far faring strangers stray"

---- Tyr - Hold the Heathen Hammer High

"There's a fire in his eye
As he holds his hungry sword into the sky
We ride for the battle, my brothers by my side
We fight, we were still standing by the morning light
They died, well at least those who didn't run to hide
We ride for the borough where mead and wenches bide"

---- Tyr - Ride

 

[thataintchicken]

I still remember the sound of your voice calling out my name
And I still remember my face examining itself, knowing things would never be the same
I still remember your smiling face across a crowded room
And I still remember, through the weathering of time, that first embrace that sealed our doom

Your eyes stare at me, from every storefront
And your voice calls to me from every restaurant
And your laughter pierces me as I stand beneath the open sky
And your absence murders me as I sleep perchance to die

Seems like to escape is what I ought to do
But every road I take brings me back to you

I am frozen in the moment
clinging to your memory
and I don't
Want the ignorance that a spotless mind would bring
but I'm
Scared my dying breath may be your name

It's just like I sang to you - everyone knows that we live in a world
Where people give bad names to beautiful things
And if it's really true that people should leave once they've
Got what they came for, I certainly hope that you're holding it close to you now

I still remember the sunlight on your face that warm November day
And I still remember, my heartbeat quickened by desire, unaware of prices I would pay
I still remember the closing door the night we said goodbye, and I still
Remember losing you for good and knowing that a part of me had died
And I still pray that things will be alright
and I pray you'll think of me tonight
And I know somehow I'll be alright and I hope that you're the same…


but I'm Scared my dying breath may be your name.

 

[chetduggan]

Johnny died one night, died in his bed
Bottle of whiskey, sleepin' tablets buy his head
Johnny's life passed him by like a warm summer day
If you listen to the wind, you can still hear him play
Don't you know that you are a shooting star?
Bad Co