Song Lyrics Thread

[Andrew Walker]

To top off a great afternoon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu1UXCdyNo0

Gonna find my baby, gonna hold her tight
Gonna grab some afternoon delight
My motto's always been 'when it's right, it's right'
Why wait until the middle of a cold dark night?
When everything's a little clearer in the light of day
And we know the night is always gonna be there any way
Thinkin' of you's workin' up my appetite
Looking forward to a little afternoon delight
Rubbin' sticks and stones together makes the sparks ingite
And the thought of lovin' you is getting so exciting
Sky rockets in flight
Afternoon delight
Afternoon delight
Afternoon delight
Started out this morning feeling so polite
I always though a fish could not be caught who wouldn't bite
But you've got some bait a waitin' and I think I might try nibbling
A little afternoon delight
Sky rockets in flight
Afternoon delight
Afternoon delight
Afternoon delight
Please be waiting for me, baby, when I come around
We could make a lot of lovin' 'for the sun goes down
Thinkin' of you's workin' up my appetite
Looking forward to a little afternoon delight
Rubbin' sticks and stones together makes the sparks ingite
And the thought of lovin' you is getting so exciting
Sky rockets in flight
Afternoon delight
Afternoon delight
Afternoon delight
Afternoon delight!

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Bernie Taupin writes terrific lyrics for Elton. This one is This Train Don't Stop There Anymore and this has been covered by quite a few country artists:

You may not believe it
But I don't believe in miracles anymore
And when I think about it
I don't believe I ever did for sure
All the things I've said in songs
All the purple prose you bought from me
Reality's just black and white
The sentimental things I'd write
Never meant that much to me
I used to be the main express
All steam and whistles heading west
Picking up my pain from door to door
Riding on the storyline, furnace burning overtime
But this train don't stop
This train don't stop
This train don't stop there anymore
You don't need to hear it
But I'm dried-up and sick to death of love
If you need to know it
I never really understood that stuff
All the stars and bleeding hearts
All the tears that welled up in my eyes
Never meant a thing to me
Read 'em as they say and weep
I never felt enough to cry
I used to be the main express
All steam and whistles heading west
Picking up my pain from door to door
Riding on the storyline, furnace burning overtime
But this train don't stop
This train don't stop
This train don't stop there anymore
When I say that I don't care
It really means my engine's breaking down
The chisel chips my heart again
The granite cracks beneath my skin
I crumble into pieces on the ground
I used to be the main express
All steam and whistles heading west
Picking up my pain from door to door
Riding on the storyline, furnace burning overtime
But this train don't stop
This train don't stop
This train don't stop there anymore
But this train don't stop
This train don't stop
This train don't stop there anymore
Oh, yeah

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsuHAn54wPs

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Bryan Adams with Back To You


ve been down, I've been beat
I've been so tired, that I could not speak
I've been so lost, that I could not see
I wanted things that where out of reach
Then I found you, and you helped me through
Yeah you showed me what to do
That's why, I'm coming back to you, yeah
Like a star guides a ship across the ocean
That's how your love, can take me home
Back to you
And if I wish upon a star
Someday I'll be where you are
And I know that day is coming soon
Yeah, I'm coming back to you
You've been alone, but you did not show it
You've been in pain, when I did not know it
You let me do, what I needed to
You where there, when I needed you
Mighta let you down, mighta messed you round
But you never changed your point of view
That's why, I'm coming back to you
Yeah, like a star guides a ship across the ocean
That's how your love, can take me home
Back to you
And if I wish upon that star
Someday I'll be where you are
And I know that day is coming soon
Yeah, I'm coming back to you
Mighta let you down, mighta messed you round
But you never changed your point of view
That's why, I'm coming back to you
Yeah
Like a star guides a ship across the ocean
That's how your love, can take me home
Back to you
And if I wish upon that star
Someday I'll be where you are
And I know that day is coming soon
Yeah, I'm coming back to you
I'm coming back to you
I'm coming back to you
I'm coming back to you
That day is coming soon
I'm coming back to you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMe7WdK-XKo

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More dark lyrics from Neil Finn. This one came up today. This is Nothing Wrong With You

own a dusty road
We've learned to take abuse
From devils we don't know
… People who have lost all heart
Look for someone else to blame
You just keep on walking
When they call you a dirty name
… All the mud in this town
All the dirt in this world
None of it sticks on you
(You shake it off)
Cause you're better than that
And you don't need it
There's nothing wrong with you
… The moment that we dread
It comes all too soon
Voices in your head
Still carry on the tune
… Let the sound come in
From the world outside
You just keep on singing
When they tell you filthy lies
… All the mud in this town
All the dirt in this world
None of it sticks on you
(You shake it off)
Cause you're better than that
And you don't need it
There's nothing wrong with you
… Remember how it made you hurt
Even as you fight to go on
Turn it into something else
Turn it into something else
… All the mud in this town
All the dirt in this world
None of it sticks on you
(You shake it off)
Cause you're better than that
And you don't need it
No, you don't believe it
… All the mud in this town
All the dirt in this world
None of it sticks on you
(You shake it off)
Cause you're better than that
And you don't need it
There's nothing wrong with you
There's nothing wrong with you
No
… I walk along with you
… There's nothing wrong with you
There's nothing wrong with you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZvTwI94wss

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The Bee Gees - Tears. This clip makes me cry too much as it's a tribute to Andy Gibb. Another album I've had for years. This one came up on my walk yesterday..no walking today..rain again here in Sydney..


I started out to be the man behind the scenes
Knowing I was in above my head
For all that I could see I never saw the truth.
Now I'm alone.
Heaven only knows how much I'm missing you,
Knowing I had heaven in my hands.
And there will be tears,
Tears are mixed with rain.
Keeper of my flame.
Time and tide is on my side,
It stands forever.
There will be nights of love
And, yes, there will be tears.
I will not sleep tonight.
There will be tears tonight.
I will not sleep tonight.
There will be tears.
The silent telephone, the turning of the key.
You're still inside of me, I'm not ashamed.
For all that I can do, I can't forget your face.
I call your name.
Heaven only knows what I've been crying for,
What I'm crying for.
And all I've done to keep this love alive.
Even through my tears,
Tears are mixed with rain.
Keeper of my flame.
I will pray you're on my side,
We stand forever.
There will be nights of love
And, yes, there will be tears.
I will not sleep tonight (oh oh).
There will be tears tonight.
I will not sleep tonight (oh).
There will be.
Soon there will be tears
Rolling down my world.
Keeper of my flame.
Time and tide is on my side,
It stands forever.
There will be nights of love
And, yes, there will be tears
I will not sleep tonight.
There will be tears tonight
I will not sleep tonight.
There will be tears...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWf9m7vuzIQ

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Yes I know I've posted this song so many times but not in this thread... This is Stone Cold written by Don Walker. I used to see Don nearly every day when he lived down at Roslyn Gardens as he used to just sit outside Cafe Hernandez at Potts Point (which never used to close, the owners never needed a set of keys..those were the days before Covid) in the afternoons drinking coffee and just sitting there quietly. I would go past on the bus and think that man is a musical genius and has written some very powerful and moving songs and there he is..I never spoke to him..Have only met Steve Prestwich and have his drumsticks..yes I know I've mentioned that at least a billion times too...

When I get home I found you sleeping
I said the words you know are true
And I'm stone
Stone cold in love with you

You don't have to turn the light on
Ain't had more than just a few
And I'm stone
I'm stone cold in love with you

You don't have to wonder why now
Look at all the things you've been to me
I'll build my whole life on the sweet foundation
You've given, baby you know what I mean

I left my friends back in the poolroom
They'll still be drowning out the blues
I'm stone
I'm stone cold in love with you

You don't have to wonder why
Look at all the things you've been
My heart lies on the sweet foundation
You've given, baby you know what I mean

I see your face below the window
I see the moonlight coming through
And I'm stone
I'm stone cold in love with you
Yes I'm stone
I'm stone cold in love with you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyrUshSmVbc

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Barnsey again


"Without Your Love"

When you work in the city
But your heart is somewhere else
You've got to hide your feelings
Gotta keep them to your self
Nowhere to go when you just brake down and cry
Everything reminds you just how far away you are

I swear I would die
Without your kiss
Keep me warm inside
Without your love
I would not be around
It's your love
Keeps my both feet on the ground

Well I hit this town
Found a place to put my bags
There's a red light flashing
Like a beacon gonna drive me mad
And a man outside is flagging down passing cars
And it all just help remind me just how far away you are

Without your love
I swear I would die
Without your kiss
Keep me warm inside
Without your love
I would not be around
It's your love
Keeps my both feet on the ground

I can't live without your love baby

Without your love
I swear I would die
Without your kiss
Keep me warm inside
And without your love
I would not be around
It's your love
Keeps my both feet on the ground

Without your love
I wont be around
Baby I swear I wont be around

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyJzDIXeMtQ

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This one makes me cry buckets even though this is an upbeat song. Annie Lennox wrote Step By Step and recorded it. Then she re-recorded it with Whitney taking over as lead vocalist for her movie The Preacher's Wife which I still have on VHS. You can hear Annie's back up vocals. I've highlighted my favourite part of the lyrics for everyone who may be going through a little something difficult at this time.

Well there's a bridge and there's a river that I still must cross
As I'm going on my journey
Oh, I might be lost
And there's a road I have to follow, a place I have to go
Well no-one told me just how to get there
But when I get there I'll know
'Cause I'm taking it
Step by step, bit by bit,
Stone by stone (yeah), brick by brick (oh, yeah)
Step by step, day by day, mile by mile (ooh, ooh, ooh)
And this old road is rough and ruined
So many dangers along the way
So many burdens might fall upon me
So many troubles that I have to face
Oh, but I won't let my spirit fail me
Oh, I won't let my spirit go
Until I get to my destination
I'm gonna take it slowly 'cause I'm making it mine
Step by step, bit by bit,
Stone by stone (yeah), brick by brick (oh, yeah)
Step by step, day by day, mile by mile (ooh, ooh, ooh)
Say it, baby, don't give up
You got to hold on to what you got,
Oh, baby, don't give up,
You got to keep on moving on don't stop (yeah yeah).
I know you're hurting, and I know you're blue,
I know you're hurting but don't let the bad things get to you.
Step by step, bit by bit,
Stone by stone (yeah), brick by brick (oh, yeah)
Step by step, day by day, mile by mile (ooh, ooh, ooh)
,
I'm taking it step by step), bit by bit,
Stone by stone (yeah, stone by stone), brick by brick
C'mon baby,
Step by step keep on moving, day by day (day by day-ee),
Mile by mile by mile by mile, go your own way,
C'mon baby got to keep moving, bit by bit (bit by bit, bit by bit)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWa5vE4MUpU

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Crowded House - All I Ask


All I ask
Is to live each moment
Free from the last
Take the road forgotten
Don't leave me here
Oh, please let me stray
Far from familiar things
All I ask
Is to live each moment
All I ask
Is to live each moment
Free from the last
Strange roads
Going nowhere
Going nowhere (in particular)
All I ask
Is to live each moment
All I ask
Is to live, live each moment
Free from the last
Free from the last
All I ask

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UusZqipk2EE

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Shawn Mullins - Shimmer. My God daughter and I saw Shawn perform at a pub in Parra on a Sunday afternoon as Triple M were doing a promotion. He covered Prince's 1999 also for their Musical Challenge CD and Sony donated all the profits to childrens hospitals. I bought all 3 of them as I love a good cover version..This is one Shawn wrote himself:


Sharing with us what he knows
Shining eyes are big and blue
And all around him water flows
This world to him is new
This world to him is new
To touch a face
To kiss a smile
New eyes see no race
The essence of a child
The essence
He's born to shimmer, he's born to shine
He's born to radiate
He's born to live, he's born to love
But we'll teach him not to hate
True love it is a rock
Smoothed over by a stream
No ticking of a clock
Truly measures what that means
Truly measures what that means
And this thing they call our time
Heard a brilliant woman say
She said you know it's crazy
How I want to try to cap
Ture mine
I think I love this woman's way
I think I love this woman's way she shimmers, the way she shines
The way she radiates
The way she lives, the way she loves
The way she never hates
Sometimes I think of all of this that can surround me
I know it all as being mine
But she kisses me and wraps herself around me
She gives me love, she gives me time
And I feel fine I feel fine
But time I cannot change
So here's to looking back
You know I drink a whole bottle of my pride
And I toast to change to keep these demons off my back
Just get these demons off my back
Cause I want to shimmer, I want to shine
I want to radiate
I want to live, I want to love
I want to try to learn not to hate
Try not to hate
We're born to shimmer, we're born to shine
We're born to radiate
We're born to live, we're born to love
We're born to never hate


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9doqLZdSQfQ

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Meatloaf - I'd Lie For You (and That's the Truth). Sounds like something George from Seinfeld would say...I'd never heard of this one until the other day when I had one of those rock power balled mixes going on youtube

I'd never tell you one lie, I'd never let you down
I'd never leave, I'd be the one who'd always be around
Baby, give me a chance
I'd pull the sun down from the sky
To light your darkest night
I wouldn't let one drop of rain fall down into your life
Put your heart in my hands
Baby, believe me, I could never do you wrong
And I would never paint your world blue
And if sometimes it seems I must have lost my mind
I might be crazy, but I'm crazy about you
I'd lie for you and that's the truth
Do anything you asked me to
I'd even sell my soul for you, I'd do it all for you
If you just believe in me
Just take a look in my eyes
You'll see a love that's blind
Just take a hold of my hand, I'll take you to paradise
Ain't a star that's too far
Your every wish will be a wish
That I will make come true
And if you want the moon
I swear I'll bring it down for you
Let me into your heart
Believe me, baby, got your name carved on my soul
'Cause you're the only one that I'll give it to
Go let 'em say that I'm a fool to act this way
'Cause if I'm crazy, I'm just crazy 'bout you
I'd lie for you and that's the truth
Do anything you asked me to
I'd even sell my soul for you, I'd do it all for you
If you just believe in me
I'd lie for you and that's the truth
Move mountains if you want me to
I'd walk across the fire for you
I'd walk on the wild for you
If you just believe in me
And you will never see a day, I'll ever break your heart
You'll see the sky fall down before it ever gets that far
I'll show you Heaven every second that you're in my arms
Baby, I'm crazy, but I'm crazy 'bout you
I'd lie for you and that's the truth
Move mountains if you want me to
I'd walk across the fire for you
I'd walk on the wild for you
If you just believe in me
I'd walk across the wild for you
Move mountains if you want me to
I'd walk across the fire for you
Do anything you'd ask me to
I'd lie for you and that's the truth
Do anything you ask me to
I'd even sell my soul for you
I'd do it all for you
If you just believe in me
I'd lie for you and that's the truth
Move mountains if you want me to
I'd walk across the fire for you
I'd walk on the wild for you
If you just believe in me
I'd lie for you and that's the truth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEurKZPbhQk

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This one is on right now..So Long..by ABBA


You think you're gonna make me softer with your fancy car
But I can tell you all your tricks ain't gonna get you far
They say that money's got a magic touch
But not to me, it doesn't mean that much
You won't have me tonight
All right, all right, all right, all right
So long, see you honey
You can't buy me with your money
Tracy, Daisy, they may be crazy
But I'll never be your girl
So long, see you honey
You can't buy me with your money
You know it's not worth trying
So long, so long, so long
You didn't have to send me flowers like you did today
I wouldn't keep a thing from you, I gave them all away
The girls might fall for everything you've got
But I'm not one of them, you know I'm not
You won't have me tonight
All right, all right, all right, all right
So long, see you honey
You can't buy me with your money
Tracy, Daisy, they may be crazy
But I'll never be your girl
So long, see you honey
You can't buy me with your money
You know it's not worth trying
So long, so long, so long
So long, see you honey
You can't buy me with your money
You know it's not worth trying
So long, so long, so long
So long, so long, so long
So long, so long, so long

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAjx2oTU20k

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Daryl Braithwaite - As The Days Go By

One of the songwriters is Roger Hart-Wells from The Little Heroes

My love of life just gets stronger
As the days go by
And some things I wish they would last
Just a little bit long longer
As the days go by
And some things don't look to me
Like they used to be, no
I get a little closer to
(As the days go by)
A little bit closer to you
(As the days go by)
I get a little closer
I'm coming back to you
Sure as the wind keeps on changing direction
I've come to understand, there's no such a thing as perfection
And what went on before
Doesn't matter anymore
I get a little closer to
(As the days go by)
a little bit closer to you
(As the days go by)
I get a little closer
I'm coming back to you
To you
To you
Cause things don't look to me
Like they used to be
(As the days go by)
I get a little closer to
(As the days go by)
a little bit closer to you
(As the days go by)
I get a little closer to
(As the days go by)
A little bit closer to you
(As the days go by)
I get a little closer
I'm coming back to you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXIrCJll9dY

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Horrible song by the Stones..about controlling people..I always feel sorry for those in relationships with such people..it makes me very sad..possessive smothering types who say 'my woman' etc.ugh..no one likes a caveman attitude..this song is older than me.....thank goodness time are more enlighted...for some anyway...

Under my thumb
It's a squirmin' dog who's just had her day
Under my thumb
A girl who has just changed her ways
It's down to me
Yes it is
The way she does just what she's told down to me
The change has come
She's under my thumb
Ah, ah, say it's alright

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBdKMv9_vPE