Put on my blue suede shoes
And I boarded the plane
Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues
In the middle of the pouring rain
W.C. Handy
Won’t you look down over me
Yeah, I got a first class ticket
But I’m as blue as a boy can be
Marc Cohn - Walking In Memphis
One of my all-time favorite songs.
Sorry I’m posting so much, I’m enjoying this though!
She’ll only come out at night
The lean and hungry type
Nothing is new
I’ve seen her here before
Watching and waiting
Ooh, she’s sittin’ with you
But her eyes are on the door
(Maneater, Hall and Oates—this one from my H)
Cold late night so long ago
When I was not so strong you know
A pretty man came to me
Never seen eyes so blue
I could not run away
It seemed we’d seen each other in a dream
It seemed like he knew me
He looked right through me
“Come on home, girl” he said with a smile
“You don’t have to love me yet
Let’s get high awhile
But try to understand
Try to understand
Try try try to understand
I’m a magic man.”
(Magic Man, Heart)
I bought a toothbrush, some toothpaste
A flannel for my face
Pajamas, a hairbrush
New shoes and a case
I said to my reflection
Let’s get out of this place
(Tempted, Squeeze)
A long December and there’s reason to believe
Maybe this year will be better than the last
I can’t remember the last thing that you said when you were leaving
Now the days go by so fast
And it’s one more day up in the canyons
And it’s one more night in Hollywood
If you think that I could be forgiven
I wish you would
A Long December- Counting Crows
@bearpanther: Tempted. Gotta Love It.
Somebody already mentioned this one early in the thread, but the first 4 lines of Ohio by CSN still give me the chills.
Those 4 lines say it all if you are of a certain generation—National Guard KILLING college students.
All my bags are packed
I’m ready to go
I’m standin’ here outside your door
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye
But the dawn is breakin’
It’s early morn
The taxi’s waitin’
He’s blowin’ his horn
Already I’m so lonesome
I could die
John Denver - Leaving on a Jet Plane
Have we mentioned Ode to Billy Joe yet? “'Twas the 3rd of June, another sleepy dusty delta day…”
Yes, @MomofWildChild #56 by @calmom .
My name is Luka
I live on the second floor
I live upstairs from you
Yes I think you’ve seen me before
If you hear something late at night
Some kind of trouble some kind of fight
Just don’t ask me what it was
Just don’t ask me what it was
Just don’t ask me what it was
Luka-Suzanne Vega
“Bonnie Raitt, Angel From Montgomery”
I love that song. Bonnie Raitt is awesome. And just to add, the writing credit on that one is John Prine.
If you like funny lyrics, he’s a good one to check out.
Here’s the beginning of another one of his:
I know a guy that’s got a lot to lose
He’s a pretty nice fellow, he’s kinda confused
Got muscles in his head, ain’t never been used
Thinks he owns half of this town
Starts drinking heavy, gets a big red nose
And he beats his old lady with a rubber hose
Then he takes her out to dinner, buys her new clothes
That’s the way that the world goes 'round
That’s the way that the world goes 'round
You’re up one day, the next you’re down
It’s a half an inch of water and you think you’re gonna drown
That’s the way that the world goes 'round
I was sitting in the bathtub, counting my toes
When the radiator broke, the water all froze
I got stuck in the ice without my clothes
Naked as the eyes of a clown
I was crying ice cubes, and hoping I’d croak
When the sun came through the window, the ice all broke
I stood up and laughed, I thought it was a joke
That’s the way that the world goes 'round
John Prine - That’s The Way That The World Goes 'Round
Another Leonard Cohen song:
It’s four in the morning, the end of December
I’m writing you now just to see if you’re better
New York is cold, but I like where I’m living
There’s music on Clinton Street all through the evening.
I hear that you’re building your little house deep in the desert
You’re living for nothing now, I hope you’re keeping some kind of record
Yes, and Jane came by with a lock of your hair
She said that you gave it to her
That night that you planned to go clear
Did you ever go clear?
“Famous Blue Raincoat”
@WalknOnEggShells - we still call that “The Happy Enchillada Song” after his anecdote on the live version 
In fact - when DH requests enchilladas for dinner it is specifically for happy enchiladas.
My favorite saying is “You not always get what you waaaant!” So applicable to raising kids and singing it sounds much better than just saying it.
Sorry,I haven’t read every single post here. Have we done country yet?
Miranda Lambert, Gunpowder and Lead
*I cut my bangs with some rusty kitchen scissors
I screamed his name til the neighbors called the cops
I numbed the pain at the expense of my liver
Don’t know what I did next all I know, I couldn’t stop
Miranda Lambert - Mama’s Broken Heart
*
*Right now he’s probably slow dancing with a bleached-blond tramp,
And she’s probably getting frisky…
Right now, he’s probably buying her some fruity little drink
'Cause she can’t shoot whiskey…
Right now, he’s probably up behind her with a pool stick,
Showing her how to shoot a combo… *
Carrie Underwood, Before He Cheats
Easton Corbin, All Over The Road
Dierks Bentley, Drunk on a Plane
When I moved to the country, I became a country music fan of sorts.
The first and last are best for PG’s challenge. I just like the others and thought they sorta worked 
Every day she takes a morning bath
She wets her hair
Wraps a towel around her as she’s
Heading for the bedroom chair
It’s just another day.
Take A Minute Girl Come Sit Down
And Tell Us What’s Been Happening
In Your Face I Can See The Pain
Don’t You Try To Convince Us That You’re Happy (Yeah)
We’ve Seen This All Before
But He’s Taking Advantage Of Your Passion
Because We’ve Come Too Far
For You To Feel Alone
You Don’t Let Him Walk Over Your Heart
I’m Telling You
Girl - Destiny’s Child
Picture us dancin real close
In a dark dark corner of a basement party
Every time I close my eyes
It’s like everyone left but you and me
In our own little world
The music is the sun
The dance floor becomes the sea
Feels like true paradise to me
**Baby Boy - Beyonce/b
Look for me! Young, B
Cruisin down the westside - highway
Doing what we like to do - our, way
Eyes behind shades, this necklace the reason
all of my dates been blind dates
But today, I got my thoroughest girl wit me
I’m mashin the gas, she’s grabbin the wheel, it’s true to the heart
She rides with me - the new Bobby and Whitney
** Jay-Z (Ft. Beyonce) - '03 Bonnie and Clyde
Now the seats
Are all empty
Let the roadies take the stage
Pack it up and tear it down…
Stay
Jackson Brown
"Mist is in the trees, stone sweats with the dew
The morning sunrise, red before the blue
Hanging at the mast, waiting for command
His majesty’s airship, the r101
She’s the biggest vessel built by man, a giant of the skies
For all you unbelievers, the titanic fits inside
Drum rolled tight, a canvas skin, silvered in the sun
Never tested with the fury, with a beating yet to come
The fury yet to come…."
-Empire of the Clouds by Iron Maiden
Well excuse me, but I think you’ve got my chair,
No that one’s not taken, I don’t mind if you sit here,
I’ll be glad to share.
Yea it’s usually, packed here on Friday nights,
Oh if you don’t mind could I talk you out of a light?
Well thank you, could I drink you a buy?
Oh listen to me, what I mean is can I buy you a drink?
Anything you please.
George Strait- The Chair