cherylm 125 Report post Posted September 22, 2007 I'm glad this thread has resurfaced... there are some amazing lyrics posted here! Sam, I have a story about "The River"......... Many years ago, my town had an elementary school called "Old River School." The school was closed and torn down long ago... but a few years ago a new school was built on the same road as the old one, and we named it "Old River School" in honor of that long-ago school. The principal of the "new" Old River School thought that "The River" would be a good school song, and she wrote to Garth Brooks' management company asking what the procedure and costs would be to use the song. She expected that there would be royalty fees involved, and that an elementary school probably wouldn't be able to afford them, but she figured it was worth asking. Here's where the story gets interesting: a while later, she got a phone call from one of Garth's managers. He told her that he had lived in our town as a child and he had been a student at the "old" Old River School. Not only that, he informed her that Garth was happy to donate "The River" to the school, to use as the school song. So, while there are many schools that have marches and ballads as their alma mater, one small elementary school in California has a genuine country-music classic! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clearcna27 0 Report post Posted September 22, 2007 I'm glad this thread has resurfaced... there are some amazing lyrics posted here! Sam, I have a story about "The River"......... Many years ago, my town had an elementary school called "Old River School." The school was closed and torn down long ago... but a few years ago a new school was built on the same road as the old one, and we named it "Old River School" in honor of that long-ago school. The principal of the "new" Old River School thought that "The River" would be a good school song, and she wrote to Garth Brooks' management company asking what the procedure and costs would be to use the song. She expected that there would be royalty fees involved, and that an elementary school probably wouldn't be able to afford them, but she figured it was worth asking. Here's where the story gets interesting: a while later, she got a phone call from one of Garth's managers. He told her that he had lived in our town as a child and he had been a student at the "old" Old River School. Not only that, he informed her that Garth was happy to donate "The River" to the school, to use as the school song. So, while there are many schools that have marches and ballads as their alma mater, one small elementary school in California has a genuine country-music classic! Wow! hat's kool.. I loe Garth, he is my all time favorite singer. He is my idol, and I can say I AM HIS #1 FAN! I can not wait till Nov. 6th so I can go get his new CD, but that's a very kool story.. Thank you for sharing that with me. I appreciate it.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clearcna27 0 Report post Posted September 22, 2007 I'm glad this thread has resurfaced... there are some amazing lyrics posted here! Sam, I have a story about "The River"......... Many years ago, my town had an elementary school called "Old River School." The school was closed and torn down long ago... but a few years ago a new school was built on the same road as the old one, and we named it "Old River School" in honor of that long-ago school. The principal of the "new" Old River School thought that "The River" would be a good school song, and she wrote to Garth Brooks' management company asking what the procedure and costs would be to use the song. She expected that there would be royalty fees involved, and that an elementary school probably wouldn't be able to afford them, but she figured it was worth asking. Here's where the story gets interesting: a while later, she got a phone call from one of Garth's managers. He told her that he had lived in our town as a child and he had been a student at the "old" Old River School. Not only that, he informed her that Garth was happy to donate "The River" to the school, to use as the school song. So, while there are many schools that have marches and ballads as their alma mater, one small elementary school in California has a genuine country-music classic! Did I forget in my last post that I LOVE GARTH.. I would absolutely pass out like a little girl if I actually got to meet him, LOL.. I have every CD, 3 scrapbooks full of pics, newspaper interviews, sales ads, LOL.. I have Garth on my friends list on myspace. YES, I AM A TRUE GARTH FAN!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebtalley 0 Report post Posted September 22, 2007 Its like having a conversation with my ex. It inspires me :D September - "Cry For You" I never had to say goodbye You must have known I wouldn't stay While you were talking about our life You killed the beauty of today Forever and ever Life is now or never Forever never comes around You never heard me break your heart You didn't wake up when we died Since I was lonely from the start I think the end is mine to write Forever and ever Life is now or never Forever never comes around People love and let go Forever and ever Life is now or never Forever's gonna slow you down You'll never see me again So now who's gonna cry for you You'll never see me again No matter what you do You'll never see me again So now who's gonna cry for you You'll never see me again No matter what you do Forever and ever Life is now or never Forever never comes around Forever and ever Life is now or never Forever never comes around You'll never see me again So now who's gonna cry for you You'll never see me again No matter what you do You'll never see me again So now who's gonna cry for you You'll never see me again No matter what you do Forever and ever Life is now or never Forever never comes around Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat 2 Report post Posted October 8, 2007 I was listening to this earlier and thought about the wonderful words. Especially the words I put in bold type. I Am Mine Pearl Jam The selfish, they’re all standing in line Faithing and hoping to buy themselves time Me, I figure as each breath goes by I only own my mind The north is to south what the clock is to time There's east and there's west and there's everywhere life I know I was born and I know that I'll die The in between is mine I am mine And the feeling, it gets left behind All the innocence lost at one time Significant, behind the eyes There's no need to hide,.... We're safe tonight The ocean is full cause everyone's crying The full moon is looking for friends at high tide The sorrow grows bigger when the sorrow's denied I only know my mind I am mine And the meaning, it gets left behind All the innocents lost at one time Significant, behind the eyes There's no need to hide,.... We're safe tonight And the feelings that get left behind All the innocence broken with lies Significance, between the lines We may need to hide And the meanings that get left behind All the innocents lost at one time We're all different behind the eyes There's no need to hide Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shane 0 Report post Posted October 8, 2007 Another happy little song... :D Daydream Written By John Sebastian -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What a day for a daydream What a day for a daydreamin' boy And I'm lost in a daydream Dreamin' bout my bundle of joy And even if time ain't really on my side It's one of those days for takin' a walk outside I'm blowin' the day to take a walk in the sun And fall on my face on somebody's new mowed lawn I've been havin' a sweet dream I've been dreamin' since I woke up today It's starred me and my sweet dream 'Cause she's the one makes me feel this way And even if time is passin' me by a lot I couldn't care less about the dues you say I got Tomorrow I'll pay the dues for droppin' my load A pie in the face for bein' a sleepy bull toad And you can be sure that if you're feelin' right A daydream will last a long into the night Tomorrow at breakfast you may pick up your ears Or you may be daydreamin' for a thousand years What a day for a daydream Custom made for a daydreamin' boy And I'm lost in a daydream Dreamin' 'bout my bundle of joy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shane 0 Report post Posted October 8, 2007 This one comes from the documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" Haven't seen it yet, but think I should, soon. Me thinks Ally will be familiar with this one?... ;) I Need To Wake Up- Mellisa Etheridge Have I been sleeping? I've been so still Afraid of crumbling Have I been careless? Dismissing all the distant rumblings Take me where I am supposed to be To comprehend the things that I can't see Cause I need to move I need to wake up I need to change I need to shake up I need to speak out Something's got to break up I've been asleep And I need to wake up Now And as a child I danced like it was 1999 My dreams were wild The promise of this new world Would be mine Now I am throwing off the carelessness of youth To listen to an inconvenient truth That I need to move I need to wake up I need to change I need to shake up I need to speak out Something's got to break up I've been asleep And I need to wake up Now I am not an island I am not alone I am my intentions Trapped here in this flesh and bone And I need to move I need to wake up I need to change I need to shake up I need to speak out Something's got to break up I've been asleep And I need to wake up Now I want to change I need to shake up I need to speak out Oh, Something's got to break up I've been asleep And I need to wake up Now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shane 0 Report post Posted October 8, 2007 Ooops! Not sure how that double post happened. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cherylm 125 Report post Posted October 8, 2007 Okay, Shane... we've got you down to one "Daydream"... one of my favorite little "happy songs," BTW....... :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky 3 Report post Posted October 8, 2007 Shane, "Daydream" brings back some good memories. On The Turning Away - Pink Floyd On the turning away from the pale and downtrodden And the words they say which we won't understand I Don't accept that what's happening is just a case of other's suffering Or you'll find that you're joining in the turning away. It's a sin that somehow light is changing to shadow And casting its shroud over all we have known Unaware how the ranks have grown driven on by a heart of stone We could find that we're all alone in the dream of the proud On the wings of the night as the daytime is stirring Where the speechless unite in a silent accord Using words you will find are strange, mesmerized as they light the flame Feel the new wind of change on the wings of the night No more turning away from the weak and the weary No more turning away from the coldness inside Just a world that we all must share, it's not enough just to stand and stare Is it only a dream that there'll be no more turning away? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky 3 Report post Posted October 8, 2007 Now I know what he means. Nobody Told Me John Lennon Everybody's talking and no one says a word Everybody's making love and no one really cares There's Nazis in the bathroom just below the stairs Always something happening and nothing going on There's always something cooking and nothing in the pot They're starving back in China so finish what you got Nobody told me there'd be days like these Nobody told me there'd be days like these Nobody told me there'd be days like these Strange days indeed -- strange days indeed Everybody's runnin' and no one makes a move Everyone's a winner and nothing left to lose There's a little yellow idol to the north of Katmandu Everybody's flying and no one leaves the ground Everybody's crying and no one makes a sound There's a place for us in the movies you just gotta lay around Nobody told me there'd be days like these Nobody told me there'd be days like these Nobody told me there'd be days like these Strange days indeed -- most peculiar, mama Everybody's smoking and no one's getting high Everybody's flying and never touch the sky There's a UFO over New York and I ain't too surprised Nobody told me there'd be days like these Nobody told me there'd be days like these Nobody told me there'd be days like these Strange days indeed -- most peculiar, mama Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky 3 Report post Posted October 9, 2007 Bill Withers - Lean On Me Sometimes in our lives, we all have pain, we all have sorrow. But if we are wise, we know that there's always tomorrow. Lean on me, when you're not strong and I'll be your friend. I'll help you carry on, for it won't be long 'til I'm gonna need somebody to lean on. Please swallow your pride, if have things you need to borrow. For no one can fill those needs that you won't let show. You just call on me brother when you need a hand. We all need somebody to lean on. I just might have a problem that you'll understand. We all need somebody to lean on. Lean on me when you't not strong, and I'll be your friend. I'll help you carry on, for it won't be long 'til I'm gonna' need somebody to lean on. You just call on me brother if you need a friend. We all need somebody to lean on. I just might have a problem that you'll understand. We all need somebody to lean on. If there is a load you have to bear that you can't carry. I'm right up the road, I'll share your load if you just call me. Call me ( if you need a friend) Call me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shane 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2007 Good stuff, Sparky. I LOVE Pink Floyd! Cheryl? Down to just one daydream? Is that per day or hour? I really think I'll be needing a larger alotment than that!! :P :D :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shane 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2007 This guy is my favorite of the "newer" singer/songwriters. I listened to a live version of this song a while back and he introduced it ..."when you're a kid and you get hit in the nuts with a tennis ball , it sure is great when it stops hurting. This song is about being messed up, but coming out of it." (or something like that) JOHN MAYER "In Repair" Too many shadows in my room Too many hours in this midnight Too many corners in my mind So much to do to set my heart right Oh it's taking so long i could be wrong, i could be ready Oh but if i take my heart's advice I should assume it's still unsteady I am in repair, i am in repair Stood on the corner for a while To wait for the wind to blow down on me Hoping it takes with it my old ways And brings some brand new look upon me Oh it's taking so long i could be wrong, i could be ready Oh but if i take my heart's advice I should assume it's still unsteady I am in repair, i am in repair And now i'm walking in a park All of the birds they dance below me Maybe when things turn green again It will be good to say you know me Oh it's taking so long i could be wrong, i could be ready Oh but if i take my heart's advice I should assume it's still unready Oh i'm never really ready, i'm never really ready I'm in repair, i'm not together but i'm getting there I'm in repair, i'm not together but i'm getting there Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fivestringcooper 1 Report post Posted October 11, 2007 Here is an old one that no one here has heard before :lol: :lol: :lol: Jerry Baby call your dog off, please There was an old bachelor, in our neighborhood He wanted to marry a young girl, He would if he could Haw, haw, baby call your dog off please He combed up his hair, and shined up his shoes And threw away his cane, that he used to use Haw, haw, baby call your dog off please He went to the merchant, and bought a set of clothes Stiff collared shirt, and a pair of silk hose Haw, haw, baby call your dog off please He went down the road, stepping mighty spry His heart all a flutter, and his hopes mighty high Haw, haw, baby call your dog off please He went through the gate, with a grin on his face The bulldog spotted him, and lord what a race Haw, haw, baby call your dog off please He went across the yard, and jumped the garden fence The bulldog hanging, from the bosom of his pants Haw, haw, baby call your dog off please Out through the barnyard, twice around the wagon Down through the brier patch, his shirt tail a flagging Haw, haw, baby call your dog off please He went down the road, until he came to his home Says to himself, I’ll never more roam Haw, haw, baby call your dog off please Now young men, my warning take When you go a courting call at the gate Haw, haw, baby call your dog off please Haw, haw, baby call your dog off please Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ally 9 Report post Posted October 13, 2007 :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Excellent! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marilyn 0 Report post Posted October 14, 2007 Jerry, that's way awesome!! I was hoping I'd recognize the song and prove you wrong, but NOPE! Even this old mountain girl hasn't heard that song!! :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky 3 Report post Posted October 14, 2007 Jerry, that is my sort of lyric, never heard this side of the pond. Wally Pleasant - Two For One Coupon Friday afternoon and I get home early I call you up cause I got to see my girly I thought about you, all day And I just want to celebrate in a real special way So fix your hair up just right Put your best dress on I got a two for one coupon Being with you is like being in paradise Especially when I don't pay full price I got a two for one coupon That's you and me Buy one get one free I got a two for one coupon And I just got to say It expires today The way your looking at me is giving me chills Man, I hope this place has free refills And the flowers that I got you that you hold so dear Make me glad I passed the cemetery on the way here And I don't want to ruin this magical moment that were sharing But on the way home can we stop at the store and return the suit that I'm wearing And after that we'll walk under the moonlight and hold hands While we search for returnable cans I got a two for one coupon That's you and me Buy one get one free I got a two for one coupon And I just got to say It expires today Baby, baby, your heaven sent Let me move in with you cause right now I live in a tent And if things don't work out I won't lament I'll just crash out on your couch and we can split the rent I got a two for one coupon That's you and me Buy one get one free Let's celebrate this love between us Until we have to catch our bus Whoahoahoahoahoahoahoahoa Could you get the tip I got a two for one I got a two for one I got a two for one coupon, baby Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shane 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2007 Another by John Mayer that I'm sure we can all relate to. :P :lol: "Gravity" Gravity is working against me And gravity wants to bring me down Oh I'll never know what makes this man With all the love that his heart can stand Dream of ways to throw it all away Oh Gravity is working against me And gravity wants to bring me down Oh twice as much aint twice as good And can't sustain like a one half could It's wanting more That's gonna send me to my knees [repeat] Oh gravity, stay the hell away from me And gravity has taken better men than me (Now how can that be?) Just keep me where the light is Just keep me where the light is Keep you all where the light is Just keep us where the light is Ohh.. where the light is! [repeat] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shane 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2007 Did I mention I'm really diggin' John Mayer lately? This one's a tricky subject, but....well? Belief Is there anyone who Ever remembers changing their mind from The paint on a sign? Is there anyone who really recalls Ever breaking rank at all For something someone yelled real loud one time Everyone believes In how they think it ought to be Everyone believes And they're not going easily Belief is a beautiful armor But makes for the heaviest sword Like punching under water You never can hit who you're trying for Some need the exhibition And some have to know they tried It's the chemical weapon For the war that's raging on inside Everyone believes From emptiness to everything Everyone believes And no ones going quietly We're never gonna win the world We're never gonna stop the war We're never gonna beat this If belief is what we're fighting for What puts a hundred thousand children in the sand Belief can Belief can What puts the folded flag inside his mother's hand Belief can Belief can Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shane 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2007 ...and another from him. Stop This Train No I'm not color blind I know the world is black and white Try to keep an open mind; I just can't sleep on this tonight Stop this train I want to get out and go home again I can't take the speed it's moving in I know I can But honestly will someone stop this train Don't know how else to say it, don't want to see my parents go One generation's length away From fighting life out on my own Come on stop this train I want to get off and go home again I can't take the speed it's moving in I know I can but honestly won't someone stop this train So afraid of getting older I'm only good at being young So I play the numbers game to find away to say that life has just begun Had a talk with my old man Said help me understand He said turn 68, you'll renegotiate Don't stop this train Don't for a minute change the place you're in Don't think I couldn't ever understand I tried my hand John, honestly we'll never stop this train See once in a while when it's good It'll feel like it should When you're all still around And you're still safe and sound And you don't miss a thing so you cry when you're driving away in the dark. Singing stop this train I want to get out and go home again I can't take this speed it's moving in I know I can Cause now I see I'll never stop this train Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shane 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2007 I heard this, for the first time in years, the other day and thought it needed a spot here. Really good stuff. :D :D Everybody's Free (to wear sunscreen) Artist(Band): Baz Luhrmann Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of '97. Wear sunscreen. If I could offer you one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience... I will dispense this advice now Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh, nevermind, you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now, how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are NOT as fat as you imagine. Don't worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum. The real toubles in life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday Do one thing everyday that scares you. Sing. Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with your's. Floss. Don't waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself. Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you suceed in doing this, tell me how. Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements. Stretch. Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives; some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don't. Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees, you'll miss them when they're gone. Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40. Maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either - your choices are half chance, so are everybody else's. Enjoy your body, use it every way you can... don't be afraid of it, or what other people think of it... it's the greatest instrument you'll ever own. Dance... even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room. Read the directions, even if you don't follow them. Do NOT read beauty magazines they will only make you feel UGLY. CHORUS Brother and sister together we'll make it through. Someday your spirit will take you and guide you there. I know you've been hurting, but I've been waiting to be there for you. And I'll be there just helping you out whenever I can. Get to know your parents, you never know when they might be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings; they're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future Understand that friends come and go, but for the precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young. Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft. Travel. Accept certain inalienable truths. Prices will rise, Politicians will philander, you too will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble, and children respected their elders. Respect your elders. Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one might run out. Don't mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will look 85. Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia; dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts, and recycling it for more than it's worth. But trust me on the sunscreen. CHORUS Everybody's free. Everybody's free Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ally 9 Report post Posted October 17, 2007 11 year old, Declan. If this doesn't move you, I think you're already dead...... Tell me why..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shane 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2007 Well, what can I say? I am VERY alive! Everyone that supports war, all the way up the chain, should have to listen to this young man and then... ANSWER THE QUESTION! Answer the question without pointing at everyone else in the world. Stop trying to force your beliefs on everyone else, simply because you THINK you have a monopoly on the truth. Be the change you wish to see in the world. - Gandhi Ally- Thanks! :D Shane<---------One footin' it down off the soap box. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjusa71 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2007 clearcna27 being the garth fan that you are I am really supprized that you did not use this one for the video itself deals with people with challanges Garth Brooks Standing outside the fire We call them cool Those hearts that have no scars to show The ones that never do let go And risk it the tables being turned We call them fools Who have to dance within the flame Who chance the sorrow and the shame That always come with getting burned But you got to be tough when consumed by desire 'Cause it's not enough just to stand outside the fire We call them strong Those who can face this world alone Who seem to get by on their own Those who will never take the fall We call them weak Who are unable to resist The slightest chance love might exist And for that forsake it all They're so hell bent on giving, walking a wire Convinced it's not living if you stand outside the fire Chorus: Standing outside the fire Standing outside the fire Life is not tried it is merely survived If you're standing outside the fire There's this love that is burning Deep in my soul Constantly yearning to get out of control Wanting to fly hiher and higher I can't abide standing outside the fire Repeat Chorus(twice) I have used this song many a times to keep me going and well I am still here thanks to music and wonderful friends like the ones I have made on here I want to take this time to thank all of you for being here and being supportive and a special thanks to lizzie2 for being so wonderful and inviting me here Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
