Favourite Lyrics

[wildflower]

Find The Real - Alter Bridge

Stuck in the middle
I burrow inside
Back to the cradle
Away from the burdens
Of all my crimes
Before it’s fatal

The past has found me
The truth come out
Always remember
With no place to fall
But straight down
I must surrender

Well it seems I’ve finally
Thought of everything
I want to love
I want to feel
Find peace
Find the real

There’s a face I put on
All my life
The face of an angel
I look in the mirror
Only to find
The face of a stranger

And all that I’ve taken
I hunger for more
Cause I’m selfish
And all I’m left with
Is a crown of thorns
And I’m helpless

Well it seems I’ve finally
Thought of everything
I want to love
I want to feel
Find peace
Find the real

I’ll trade these lies for something right
I will kill what hurts with something pure
I will be redeemed so I can breathe again

Well it seems I’ve finally
Thought of everything
I want to love
I want to feel
Find peace
Find the real

Well it seems I’ve finally
Thought of everything
I want to love
I want to feel
Find peace
Find the real

[Stacy2]

Tell me the legends of long ago
When the kings and queens would dance in the realm of the Black Rose
Play me the melodies I want to know
So I can teach my children, oh

Pray tell me the story of young Cú Chulainn
How his eyes were dark his expression sullen
And how he’d fight and always won
And how they cried when he was fallen

Oh tell me the story of the queen of this land
And how her sons died at her own hand
And how fools obey commands
Oh tell me the legends of long ago

Where the mountains of Mourne
come down to the sea
Will she no come back to me
Will she no come back to me

Oh Shenandoah I hear you calling
Far away you rolling river
Roll down the mountain side
On down on down, go lassie go

Oh tell me the legends of long ago
When the kings and queens would dance in the realms of the Black Rose
Play me the melodies so I might know
So I can tell my children, oh

My Roisin Dubh is my one and only true love
It was a joy that Joyce brought to me
While William Butler waits
And Oscar, he’s going Wilde

Ah sure, Brendan where have you Behan?
Looking for a girl with green eyes
My dark Rosaleen is my only colleen
That Georgie knows Best

But Van is the man
Starvation once again
Drinking whiskey in the jar-o
Synge’s Playboy of the Western World

As Shaw, Sean I was born and reared there
Where the Mountains of Mourne
come down to the sea
Is such a long, long way from Tipperary

• Black Rose (Thin Lizzy)

[Stacy2]

Well, the night’s begun and you want some fun
Do you think you’re gonna find it (think you’re gonna find it)?
You got to treat yourself like number one
Do you need to be reminded (need to be reminded)?

It doesn’t matter what you do or say
Just forget the things that you’ve been told
We can’t do it any other way
Everybody’s got to rock and roll, whoo, oh, oh

Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud
Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud

If you don’t feel good, there’s a way you could
Don’t sit there broken-hearted
(sit there broken-hearted)
Call all your friends in the neighborhood
And get the party started (get the party started)

Don’t let 'em tell you that there’s too much noise
They’re too old to really understand
You’ll still get rowdy with the girls and boys
'Cause it’s time for you to take a stand,
yeah, yeah

Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud
Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud

Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud
You’ve got to have a party
Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud
Turn it up louder
Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud
Everybody shout it now
Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud
Oh yeah
Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud
Hear it getting louder
Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud
And everybody shout it now
Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud

• Shout It out Loud (Kiss)

[Stacy2]

Johnny saw her riding on a street car
named Desire
His fate was sealed
She could see him coming like a
hundred other liars
It was no big deal

Rosa had a lover on the shady side of town
Tito, he was king of the streets
She was his possession like a jewel on his crown
Johnny better run, better run

Better hide your heart, better hold on tight
Say your prayers, 'cause there’s trouble tonight
When pride and love battle with desire
Better hide your heart, 'cause you’re playing with fire

The ride was over but the story doesn’t end
He took her heart
She looked him in the eye and
said they couldn’t meet again
You could see the trouble start

The word went out that Rosa’s messing with someone
It was on the street
Tito looked for Johnny with a
vengeance and a gun
Johnny better run, better run

Better hide your heart, better hold on tight
Say your prayers, 'cause there’s trouble tonight
When pride and love battle with desire
Better hide your heart, 'cause you’re playing with fire

Johnny’s holding Rosa on a rooftop in the night
As time stood still
They couldn’t hear him coming 'til he had them both in sight
You could feel a chill

A shot ran out like thunder and the blood was on her hands
With nothing won
When someone lies there dying
Lovers finally understand

Better hide your heart, better hold on tight
Say your prayers, 'cause there’s trouble tonight
When pride and love battle with desire
Better hide your heart,
'cause you’re playing with fire

• Hide Your Heart (Kiss)

[wildflower]

Shock Wave - Black Sabbath

There’s no reason for you to run
You can’t escape the fate of the chosen one
Black moon rising, in a blood red sky
This time you realise that you’re gonna die

Drinking your blood brew is your answer
That’s what you plan to do
No dreaming, time you cheat this master
You’re on your own going through

Wind of mist has taken over your mind
And you think you’re on your own
Don’t believe you are the only one here
Look around, you’re not alone

Feel the forces from another world
Ghostly shadows fill your mind
Evil power hanging over you
As you freeze, you’re like a child
Look behind you!

Somebody’s calling
Someone is near
Feel yourself falling
Falling with fear
You tell yourself you’re dreaming
You realise you’re screaming
You know that this shouldn’t happen to you
You tell yourself that it’s scary too
But there is nothing you can do, oh!

Ghostly shadows from the other world
Evil forces in your mind
Trapped between the worlds of life and death
Frozen in the realms of time
Look behind you!

You feel yourself falling, you’re at the end of the line
Your body is crawling, but your senses are blind
Cold, cold feelings are running through your brains
Ice cold fingers, running through your veins

[wildflower]

Rough An’ Ready - Whitesnake

I take what I want and I steal anything that I need
I would do anything to get my satisfaction guaranteed

‘Cause I’m looking for love
The time has come
I’m looking for love
And I need to get me some
I’m looking for love right now
I’m rough an’ ready

All of you woman better lift up your skirts and run
'Cause I aim to shoot my pistol and fire like a Gatlin gun

‘Cause I’m looking for love
Believe me when I say
I’m looking for love
In the worst kind of way
I’m looking for love right now
I’m rough an’ ready

Rough an’ ready
Rough an’ ready
Rough an’ ready

Rough an’ ready

I take what I want and I steal anything that I need
I would do anything to get my satisfaction guaranteed

‘Cause I’m looking for love
The time has come
I’m looking for love
And I mean to get me some
I’m looking for love right now
I’m rough an’ ready

Rough an’ ready
Rough an’ ready
Rough an’ ready

I’m rough an’ ready
Rough an’ ready
I’m rough an’ ready
Rough an’ ready
It’s okay
Rough an’ ready

[WillC]

Love the wordplay at the end regarding famous Irish men “That Georgie he knows Best” etc!

Phil Lynott’s mum had a guesthouse for celebrities in Manchester and the likes of George Best stayed there, so he and Phil were friends and drinking buddies. The Clifton Grange, there’s an early Thin Lizzy song about it.

[Stacy2]

What you get and what you see
Things that don’t come easily
Feeling happy in my pain
Icicles within my brain (cocaine)

Something blowing in my head
Winds of ice that soon will spread
Down to freeze my very soul
Makes me happy, makes me cold

My eyes are blind, but I can see
The snowflakes glisten on the tree
The sun no longer sets me free
I feel the snowflakes freezing me

Let the winter sunshine on
Let me feel the frost of dawn
Fill my dreams with flakes of snow
Soon I’ll feel the chilling glow

Don’t you think I know what I’m doing
Don’t tell me that it’s doing me wrong
You’re the one that’s really the loser
This is where I feel I belong

Kiss the world with winter flowers
Turn my days to frozen hours
Lying snowblind in the sun
Will my ice age ever come?

• Snowblind (Black Sabbath)

[Stacy2]

Although the things you’ve done,
I wouldn’t criticize
I guess you had your way
You see, I gotta make you understand

I know it sounds a foolish thing to say
But it don’t matter, baby
'Cause today’s another day

You shine a little love on my life
You shine a little love on my life
You shine a little love on my life
And let me see

Remember, tonight we’re gonna run ‘til dawn
Remember, tonight we’re gonna say
We’ll never stop, we got a good thing goin’ on

I know you’ve heard it all before
But I really need you, darlin’
Every day, I need you more

You shine a little love on my life
You shine a little love on my life
You shine a little love on my life
And let me see

Can you understand (yes, I understand)
Can you feel it’s right (I know it is)
Will you be the same (I’ll do it all again)
Hu, hu, hu-ha, hu-ha, hu-ha, hu-ha, hu

It’s been a year now and it’s gettin’ so much better
Came home without a word
Though everybody said you’ll soon forget her

They couldn’t see and they just didn’t understand
And lookin’ in the mirror
There were fools at either hand

You shine a little love on my life
You shine a little love on my life
You shine a little love on my life
And let me see

Can you understand (yes, I understand)
Can you feel it’s right (I know it is)
Will you be the same (I’ll do it all again)
Hu-ah-aah-aah-aah-aah-hu-aah, hu

How many days had I been waitin’ there to tell you
I really can’t believe
We’re walkin’ out into the world tonight

We’ll do it all again until the break of light
And the feeling in your heart
Will soon be shinin’ in your eyes

You shine a little love on my life
You shine a little love on my life
You shine a little love on my life
And let me see

You shine a little love on my life
(Shine on me)
You shine a little love on my life
(Whoa, whoa, whoa)
You shine a little love on my life
And let me see

You shine a little love on my life (Shine)
You shine a little love on my life (E.L.O.)
You shine a little love on my life
And let me see

• Shine a little Love (ELO)

[Stacy2]

As I was goin’ over the Cork
and Kerry mountains
I saw Captain Farrell and his money he was countin’
I first produced my pistol and
then produced my rapier
I said stand and deliver or
the devil he may take ya

I took all of his money and it was a pretty penny
I took all of his money yeah and I brought it home to Molly
She swore that she’d love me,
no never would she leave me
But the devil take that woman yeah for you know she tricked me easy

Musha ring dum a doo dum a da
Whack for my daddy-o
Whack for my daddy-o
There’s whiskey in the jar-o

Being drunk and weary I went to Molly’s chamber
Takin’ my money with me,
but I never knew the danger
For about six or maybe
seven in walked Captain Farrell
I jumped up, fired off my pistols
and I shot him with both barrels

Musha ring dum a doo dum a da
Whack for my daddy-o
Whack for my daddy-o
There’s whiskey in the jar-o

Now some men like the fishin’
and some men like the fowlin’
And some men like ta hear,
ta hear the cannon ball a roarin’
Me I like sleepin’, specially in my Molly’s chamber
But here I am in prison, here I am with a ball and chain yeah

Musha ring dum a doo dum a da
Whack for my daddy-o
Whack for my daddy-o
There’s whiskey in the jar-o

Whiskey in the jar-o
Musha ring dum a doo dum a da
Musha ring dum a doo dum a da
Hey, musha ring dum a doo dum a da
Musha ring dum a doo dum a da

• Whiskey in the Jar (Metallica)

[wildflower]

Poundcake - Van Halen

Yeah, she’s gotta have soul
Or it won’t feel right
Well, just plain, clean and simple
Wrapped up, nice and tight

In a home-grown and down home
That makes a woman
Cookin’ up that old time, long lost recipe, for me

It’s gettin’ hard to find
Guess it ain’t hip enough now
You take an average guy
Who can’t identify
And there’s a short supply
Ooh, of the fine, fine stuff

Let me get on, let me get on, let me get on some of that
Shake it up, pick it out nice
Let me get on, let me get on, let me get on outta there
I still love my baby’s poundcake

Home-grown and down home
Yeah, that’s the woman
Still cookin’ with that old time, long lost recipe

Let me get on some of that
Uh-huh, uh-huh, ho
Uh-huh, uh-huh, ho
I want some of that
Uh-huh, uh-huh, ho
Give me some of that
Uh-huh, uh-huh, ho

Ooh, got some real fine poundcake

I’ve been out there
Tried a little bit of everything
But it’s all sex without love
I found the real thing is poundcake

Home-grown and down home
Yeah, that’s the woman
Still cookin’ with that old time
Long lost recipe, yeah, woo

She’s down home and down home
Oh, that’s my woman

Give me some of that
Uh-huh, uh-huh, ho
Uh-huh, uh-huh, ho
Let me hold that
Uh-huh, uh-huh, ho
Uh-huh, uh-huh, ho, yeah

Home-grown and down home, woo
Come on, baby
Gimme some of that, gimme some of that
Home-grown, way down home, yeah

Uh-huh, uh-huh, ho, yeah
Give me some of that, woo
C’mon, baby

[wildflower]

A New Day Yesterday - Jethro Tull

My first and last time with you
And we had some fun.
Went walking through the trees, yeah!
And then I kissed you once.

Oh I want to see you soon
But I wonder how.
It was a new day yesterday
But it’s an old day now.

Spent a long time looking
For a game to play.
My luck should be so bad now
To turn out this way.

Oh I had to leave today
Just when I thought I’d found you.
It was a new day yesterday
But it’s an old day now.

[Stacy2]

…and the road becomes my bride
I have stripped of all but pride
So in her I do confide
And she keeps me satisfied
Gives me all I need

…and with dust in throat I crave
Only knowledge will I save
To the game you stay a slave

Rover, wanderer
Nomad, vagabond
Call me what you will

But I’ll take my time anywhere
Free to speak my mind anywhere
And I’ll redefine anywhere

Anywhere I roam
Where I lay my head is home

…and the earth becomes my throne
I adapt to the unknown
Under wandering stars I’ve grown
By myself but not alone
I ask no one

…and my ties are severed clean
The less I have the more I gain
Off the beaten path I reign

Rover, wanderer
Nomad, vagabond
Call me what you will

But I’ll take my time anywhere
I’m free to speak my mind anywhere
And I’ll never mind anywhere

Anywhere I roam
Where I lay my head is home

But I’ll take my time anywhere
I’m free to speak my mind
And I’ll take my find anywhere

Anywhere I roam
Where I lay my head is home

But I’ll take my time anywhere
I’m free to speak my mind anywhere
And I’ll redefine anywhere

Anywhere I roam
Where I lay my head is home

Carved upon my stone
My body lie but still I roam

Wherever I may roam
Wherever I may roam
Wherever I may roam
Wherever I may roam
Wherever I may wander, wander, wander
Wherever I may roam

• Wherever I may roam (Metallica)

[Stacy2]

Our first stop is in Bogotá
To check Colombian fields
The natives smile and pass along
A sample of their yield
Sweet Jamaican pipe dreams
Golden Acapulco nights
Then Morocco, and the East
Fly by morning light

We’re on the train to Bangkok
Aboard the Thailand Express
We’ll hit the stops along the way
We only stop for the best

Wreathed in smoke in Lebanon
We burn the midnight oil
The fragrance of Afghanistan
Rewards a long day’s toil
Pulling into Kathmandu
Smoke rings fill the air
Perfumed by a Nepal night
The Express gets you there

We’re on the train to Bangkok
Aboard the Thailand Express
We’ll hit the stops along the way
We only stop for the best

We’re on the train to Bangkok
Aboard the Thailand Express
We’ll hit the stops along the way
We only stop for the best

Yes, we’re on the train to Bangkok
Aboard the Thailand Express
We’ll hit the stops along the way
We only stop for the best

• A Passage To Bangkok (Rush)

[Stacy2]

I have often told you stories about the way
I lived the life of a drifter
Waiting for the day
When I’d take your hand and sing you songs
Then maybe you would say
“Come lay with me and love me”
And I would surely stay

But I feel I’m growing older
And the songs that I have sung
Echo in the distance
Like the sound of a windmill going 'round
I guess I’ll always be a soldier of fortune

Many times I’ve been a traveler, I looked for something new
In days of old, when nights were cold
I wandered without you
But those days I thought my eyes had seen you standing near
Though blindness is confusing
It shows that you’re not here

Now I feel I’m growing older
And the songs that I have sung
Echo in the distance
Like the sound of a windmill going 'round
I guess I’ll always be a soldier of fortune

Yes, I can hear the sound of a windmill going 'round
I guess I’ll always be a soldier of fortune
I guess I’ll always be a soldier of fortune

• Soldier of Fortune (Deep Purple)

[WillC]

Territories-Rush still as relevant 40 years later…

I see the Middle Kingdom between Heaven and Earth

Like the Chinese call, the country of their birth

We all figure that our homes, our homes are set above

Other people than the ones, the ones we know and love, hey

In every place with a name

They play the same territorial game

Hiding behind the lines

Sending up warning signs

The whole wide world, an endless universe

Yet we keep looking through the eyeglass in reverse

Don’t feed the people, but we feed the machines

Can’t really feel what international means

In different circles we keep holding our ground

Indifferent circles, we keep spinning 'round and 'round and 'round

We see so many tribes overrun and undermined

While their invaders dream of lands they left behind

Better people, better food, and better beer

Why move around the world, Eden was so near? Oh-oh

The bosses get talking so tough

And if that wasn’t evil enough

We get the drunken and the passionate pride

Of the citizens along for the ride

The whole wide world, an endless universe

Yet we keep looking through the eyeglass in reverse

Don’t feed the people, but we feed the machines

Can’t really feel what international means

In different circles, we keep holding our ground

Indifferent circles, we keep spinning 'round and 'round and-

They shoot without shame

In the name of a piece of dirt

For a change of accent

Or the color of your shirt

Better the pride that resides

In a citizen of the world

Than the pride that divides

When a colorful rag is unfurled

The whole wide world, an endless universe

Yet we keep looking through the eyeglass in reverse

Don’t feed the people, but we feed the machines

Can’t really feel what international means

In different circles we keep holding our ground

Indifferent circles, we keep spinning 'round and 'round and 'round

[Stacy2]

You need my love baby, oh so bad
You’re not the only one I’ve ever had
And if I say I wanna set you free
Don’t you know you’ll be in misery

They call me “Dr. Love”
They call me “Dr. Love” (calling Dr. Love)
I’ve got the cure you’re thinking of (calling Dr. Love)

And even though I’m full of sin
In the end you’ll let me in
You’ll let me through,
there’s nothing you can do
You need my loving,
don’t you know it’s true

So answer, please
Get on your knees
There are no bills
There are no fees
Baby, I know what your problem is
The first step of the cure is a kiss

So call me “Dr. Love”
They call me “Dr. Love” (calling Dr. Love)
I am your doctor of love (calling Dr. Love)

They call me “Dr. Love”
They call me “Dr. Love”
(calling Dr. Love)
I’ve got the cure you’re thinking of
(calling Dr. Love)

Ooh, they call me “Dr. Love”
I am the doctor of love
(calling Dr. Love)
I’ve got the cure you’re thinking of
(Calling Dr. Love)

Ooh, they call me “Dr. Love”
I am your doctor of love (calling Dr. Love)
I’ve got the cure you’re thinking of
(calling Dr. Love), yeah

Yeah, they call me “Dr. Love”
They call me “Dr. Love” (calling Dr. Love)
I’ve got the cure you’re thinking of
(calling Dr. Love)
Love, love, love (Dr. Love)
Love, love, love, love
(calling Dr. Love) love
Dr. Love
(Calling Dr. Love)

I’ve got the cure you’re thinking (Dr. Love)
I’ve got the cure you’re thinking
(calling Dr. Love)

I’ve got the cure you’re thinking of
(calling Dr. Love)
They call me “Dr. Love” (Dr. Love)
They call me “Dr. Love”
(calling Dr. Love)
I’ve got the cure

• Calling Dr. Love (Kiss)

[Stacy2]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Dig, if you will, the picture
Of you and I engaged in a kiss
The sweat of your body covers me
Can you, my darling, can you picture this?

Dream, if you can, a courtyard
An ocean of violets in bloom
Animals strike curious poses
They feel the heat, the heat between me and you

How can you just leave me standing
Alone in a world that’s so cold? (So cold)
Maybe I’m just too demanding
Maybe I’m just like my father, too bold
Maybe you’re just like my mother
She’s never satisfied (She’s never satisfied)
Why do we scream at each other?
This is what it sounds like
When doves cry

Touch, if you will, my stomach (Hmm)
Feel how it trembles inside (Mm)
You’ve got the butterflies all tied up
Don’t make me chase you, even doves have pride

How can you just leave me standing
Alone in a world so cold? (World so cold)
Maybe I’m just too demanding
Maybe I’m just like my father, too bold
Maybe you’re just like my mother
She’s never satisfied (She’s never satisfied)
Why do we scream at each other?
This is what it sounds like
When doves cry

Yeah, yeah
Doo-doo, whoa-oh
(Yeah, yeah)

How can you just leave me standing
Alone in a world that’s so cold?
(World that’s so cold)
Maybe I’m just too demanding (Maybe, maybe)
Maybe I’m just like my father, too bold
(My father, you know he’s cruel)
Maybe you’re just like my mother
(Maybe you’re just like my mother)
She’s never satisfied (Never, never satisfied, why scream?)
Why do we scream at each other? (Why?)
This is what it sounds like
When doves cry

When doves cry
(When doves cry, when doves cry)
When doves cry
(When doves cry, they cry)
Oh, no, oh
Oh, no, yeah
Oh, oh, yeah
Oh, oh, yeah
Oh, oh, yeah
When doves cry
When doves cry (Hoo)
When doves cry (Hoo)
Baby, baby, baby, yeah

When doves cry
(When doves cry, when doves cry)
Don’t cry
Darling, don’t cry
Don’t cry, don’t cry, don’t, don’t cry

• When doves Cry (Prince)

[Stacy2]

Live another day
Climb a little higher
Find another reason to stay
Ashes in your hands
Mercy in your eyes
If you’re searching for a silent sky

You won’t find it here
Look another way
You won’t find it here
So die another day

The coldness of his words
The message in his silence
“Face the candle to the wind…”
This distance in my voice
Isn’t leaving you a choice
So if you’re looking for a time to run away

You won’t find it here
Look another way
You won’t find it here
So try another day

They took pictures of our dreams
Ran to hide behind the stairs
And said, “Maybe when it’s right for you, they’ll fall”
But if they don’t come down
Resist the need to pull them in and throw them away
Better to save the mystery
Than surrender to the secret

You won’t find it here
Look another way
You won’t find it here
So try another day

• Another Day (Dream Theater)

[wildflower]

14 Years - Guns N’ Roses

I try and feel the sunshine, you bring the rain
You try and hold me down with your complaints
You cry and moan and complain, you whine an tear
Up to my neck in sorrow the touch you bring

You just don’t step inside to, to 14 years
So hard to keep my own head, that’s what I say and you know
I’ve been the beggar, I’ve played the thief
I was the dog they all tried to beat

But it’s been 14 years of silence
It’s been 14 years of pain
It’s been 14 years that are gone forever and I’ll never have again

Your stupid girlfriends tell you, that I’m to blame
Well, they’re all used up has-beens out of the game
This time I’ll have the last word, you hear what I say?
I tried to see it your way, it won’t work today

You just don’t step inside to, to 14 years
So hard to keep my own head, that’s what I say, you know
I’ve been the dealer hangin’ on your street
I was the dog they all tried to beat

But it’s been 14 years of silence
It’s been 14 years of pain
It’s been 14 years that are gone forever and I’ll never have again

Bullshit and contemplation, gossip’s their trade
If they knew half the real truth, what would they say?
Well I’m past the point of concern, it’s time to play
These last four years of madness sure put me straight

You don’t get back 14 years in just one day
So hard to keep my own head, just go away, you know
Just like a hooker, she said, “Nothin’s for free”
Oh, I tried to see it your way
I tried to see it your way