Great Song Lyrics

[jeh1967]

I'm looking for the best lyrics from songs. Can I have recommendations . Please give me artiste, song title, and the lyrics - If you can - however, it doesn't have to be the whole song. Also, the words don't have to be beautiful in the traditional sense; they can be artistic ,surreal, funny, poetic ,etc. Thanks Jason.

LOTS OF RESPONSES PLEASE!!!!

[halfadaily]

You could try checking out any of the lyrics by Pete Townshend (The Who) or Difford and Tilbrook (Squeeze), both great 3 minute story tellers.

[noxlumos]

leonard cohen!!!

[yoda's mum]

You'd do well to try some Morrissey lyrics. Here's some of my faves:

"And if you must go to work tomorrow
Well, if I were you I wouldn't bother
For there are brighter sides to life, and I should know, because I've seen them (but not very often)" - Still Ill

"Scratch my name on your arm with a fountain pen
This means you really love me" - Rusholme Ruffians

"I dreamt about you last night
And I fell out of bed twice.
You can pin and mount me like a butterfly.
But take me to the haven of your bed
Was something that you never said.
Two lumps please, you're the bee's knees
but so am I" - Reel Around The Fountain

"What she read, all heady books,
She'd sit and prophesise.
It took a tattooed boy from Birkenhead
To really really open her eyes" - What She Said