Song Lyrics Thread

[mightyrooster]

I like this one by Simon snd Garfunkel It got a lot of play at my home during the last lockdown Which was a dark period that ended up being filled with love joy and happiness A time of learning it doesn’t matter where you are It is who you share that time with Enjoy the song

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NAEppFUWLfc

I love that song too. I am partial to a bit of S&G.

[redwhiteblue]

I think 99% of the sane population want a partner who is kind and even tempered anyway so I’m not unique in that respect. There will always be the one percenters (as SBW would say) who do however want their life partner to also be their sparring partner. They enjoy slamming doors, spitting vitriol via drunken rambling incoherent emails or texts and generally turning any conversation into a heated debate (quite often over nothing). Listening to them rubbish every ex partner they’ve ever had and running them down years later is also playing the victim, rather than learning from that experience and moving on gracefully. That’s not the world I live in. I can’t stand raised voices hence me complaining in the other thread about the footy commentators the other day. The only yelling that should go on is if Bohemian Rhapsody is playing.. Is this the real life? Or just fantasy?

I’m going to be 55 on 3rd August (just got my leave approved by my new manager for the whole week off as we have Bank Holiday then too on the Monday) and the only senior family members we have now are in their 70’s with serious health problems. The last thing they need is worrying about me being shackled to someone unstable with substance abuse problems. We already have a couple of men like that who have married into our family and there are young impressionable teenagers involved too. There is nothing worse than living a life walking on eggshells around someone depending on their mood swings. It’s exhausting, toxic and certainly not line with my Keep Calm and Follow Easts lifestyle. So only us sensible people of a certain age will choose their next partners carefully, tastefully and mindfully as there is no rush..but if I do get to be like Sophie Lee and yell “I’m a bride! I’m supposed to be euphoric!” like she did in Muriel’s Wedding, then everyone on here will be amongst the first to know. If not, well I’m ok with that too. Our lives can be as beautiful as we want them to be regardless of marital status. It’s not the job of another human being to make each other happy. That comes from within.


rented tracksuit - thanks so much again for reaching out to me. You and I turned something that started out as negative into something I can only now view a valuable experience. I really hope you and your family have a safe trip back to the US and if you do get a chance to go out to San Fran, I highly recommend Cow Hollow. It’s a really interesting place and reminds me of Sydney’s east. Again, I’m sorry about your Dad.


It was so good being back on here again and catching up with so many lovely people but I just found out I’ve been chosen to work on something new so won’t have a lot of free time as the hours will be very long (plus still getting through those 900 episodes of Sons & Daughters on 7PLUS. I like my dramas onscreen only and not in real life) and getting in some much needed daily walking in the darker winter months (I think I was offended only when RT described me as someone not very fit and healthy..LOL. I’ve already lost 40kg so don’t need to rent any XXL tracksuits any time soon) I don’t want anyone worrying about me like some of you did before but I did appreciate the warm welcome back. Every forum member is a valued human being behind that keyboard, so please be kind or be quiet.


I will leave you all with one final song from another Bernie:

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

[mightyrooster]

I think 99% of the sane population want a partner who is kind and even tempered anyway so I’m not unique in that respect. There will always be the one percenters (as SBW would say) who do however want their life partner to also be their sparring partner. They enjoy slamming doors, spitting vitriol via drunken rambling incoherent emails or texts and generally turning any conversation into a heated debate (quite often over nothing). Listening to them rubbish every ex partner they’ve ever had and running them down years later is also playing the victim, rather than learning from that experience and moving on gracefully. That’s not the world I live in. I can’t stand raised voices hence me complaining in the other thread about the footy commentators the other day. The only yelling that should go on is if Bohemian Rhapsody is playing.. Is this the real life? Or just fantasy?

I’m going to be 55 on 3rd August (just got my leave approved by my new manager for the whole week off as we have Bank Holiday then too on the Monday) and the only senior family members we have now are in their 70’s with serious health problems. The last thing they need is worrying about me being shackled to someone unstable with substance abuse problems. We already have a couple of men like that who have married into our family and there are young impressionable teenagers involved too. There is nothing worse than living a life walking on eggshells around someone depending on their mood swings. It’s exhausting, toxic and certainly not line with my Keep Calm and Follow Easts lifestyle. So only us sensible people of a certain age will choose their next partners carefully, tastefully and mindfully as there is no rush..but if I do get to be like Sophie Lee and yell “I’m a bride! I’m supposed to be euphoric!” like she did in Muriel’s Wedding, then everyone on here will be amongst the first to know. If not, well I’m ok with that too. Our lives can be as beautiful as we want them to be regardless of marital status. It’s not the job of another human being to make each other happy. That comes from within.


rented tracksuit - thanks so much again for reaching out to me. You and I turned something that started out as negative into something I can only now view a valuable experience. I really hope you and your family have a safe trip back to the US and if you do get a chance to go out to San Fran, I highly recommend Cow Hollow. It’s a really interesting place and reminds me of Sydney’s east. Again, I’m sorry about your Dad.


It was so good being back on here again and catching up with so many lovely people but I just found out I’ve been chosen to work on something new so won’t have a lot of free time as the hours will be very long (plus still getting through those 900 episodes of Sons & Daughters on 7PLUS. I like my dramas onscreen only and not in real life) and getting in some much needed daily walking in the darker winter months (I think I was offended only when RT described me as someone not very fit and healthy..LOL. I’ve already lost 40kg so don’t need to rent any XXL tracksuits any time soon) I don’t want anyone worrying about me like some of you did before but I did appreciate the warm welcome back. Every forum member is a valued human being behind that keyboard, so please be kind or be quiet.


I will leave you all with one final song from another Bernie:

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

Hey RWB, hope you’re doing ok?

[redwhiteblue]

Hey RWB, hope you’re doing ok?

All good thanks MR. Andy's going to help me choose my husband so he was just cranky because I didn't put him on my Chookpen wedding list. He's going to host a Bachelorette type show for me but only Roosters fans may apply. (We don't use the word spinster...!). So I have to make special weekend guest appearances on here....

[redwhiteblue]

For all my friends on here. May we always have each others backs and don't log out of this forum cranky with one another. Life is far too short.

And now, is it too late to say
How you made my life so different in your quiet way?
I can see the joy in simple things,
A sunlit sky and all the songs we used to sing.
I have walked and I have I prayed.
I could forgive and we could start again.
In the end,
You are my one true friend.
For all, all the times you closed your eyes,
Allowing me to stumble or to be surprised,
By life, with all it's twists and turns.
I made mistakes, you always knew that I would learn.
And when I left, it's you who stayed.
You always knew that I'd come home again.
In the end,
You are my one true friend.
Though love may break, it never dies.
It changes shape, through changing eyes.
What I denied, I now can see.
You always were the light inside of me.
I know, I know, I know, I know it was you.
I have walked and I have I prayed.
I could forgive and we could start again.
In the end, you are my one true friend.
My one true friend.
I always, always knew,
I always knew that it was you,
My one true friend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxCEAGun5MQ

[redwhiteblue]

Just love the lyrics "Human kindness is overflowing"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_psW2tcJTfI

[redwhiteblue]

This was a break up song from the 1990's..golly I played this over and over so many times..I ended up going back home to Queensland for a while as I needed my Mum so badly. This song is from that time in my life and it just came up my my shuffle. Haven't thought it about this song in such a long time yet it meant everything to me nearly 30 years ago now. It was written by one of the most prolific song writers in music, Diane Warren, whom I refer to as the queen of the power ballad. She has written too many songs for me to even mention on here but if you look her up, you will find a back catalogue of world wide hits:

Gonna break these chains around me
Gonna learn to fly again
May be hard, may be hard, but I'll do it
When I'm back on my feet again
Soon these tears will all be dryin'
Soon these eyes will see the sun
Might take time, might take time, but I'll see it
When I'm back on my feet again
When I'm back on my feet again
I'll walk proud down this street again
And they'll all look at me again
And they'll see that I'm strong
Gonna hear the children laughing
Gonna hear the voices sing
Won't be long, won't be long till I hear them
When I'm back on my feet again
Gonna feel the sweet light of heaven
Shining down its light on me
One sweet day, one sweet day I will feel it
When I'm back on my feet again
When I'm back on my feet again
I'll walk proud down this street again
And they'll all look at me again
And they'll see that I'm strong
And I'm not gonna crawl again
I will learn to stand tall again
No, I'm not gonna fall again
'Cause I'll learn to be strong
Soon these tears will all be dryin'
Soon these eyes will see the sun
Won't be long, won't be long till I see it
When I'm back on my feet again
When I'm back on my feet again
I'll be back on my feet again

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALU23yoRPm4

[redwhiteblue]

Mum came down to Clovelly to help me pack up the apartment back in 1996 and this song reminds me of that time. My playground was Bondi Junction with my bank mates (some of whom I can now still work with), the beaches, Randwick, Kensington, Kingsford, Darlo and Paddington. I found Mum sitting at the window having a good cry when we were packing up. She said she was going to miss it more than me! Little did we know that one B Fittler was going to move in across the road a few years later...dang! Whose crying now?

No Roosters premierships to celebrate back in those days but we sure did have some good times. No camera phones, no social medial, just the Duke of Gloucester, Coach & Horses, Billy the Pigs, Death by Chocolate down at Bondi Beach and Montezuma's too..

This one is from A League of Their Own..there's no crying! No crying in baseball..or 2004 grand finals..according to Mum..I know Mother's Day isn't until next Sunday but I like to plan ahead..this one is for her..She always taught me to be prompt, plan ahead and don't be late for anything..

This used to be my playground
This used to be my childhood dream
This used to be the place I ran to
Whenever I was in need of a friend
Why did it have to end?
And why do they always say?
Don't look back
Keep your head held high
Don't ask them why because life is short
And before you know you're feeling old
And your heart is breaking
Don't hold on to the past
Well that's too much to ask
This used to be my playground (ah used to be)
This used to be my childhood dream
This used to be the place I ran to
Whenever I was in need of a friend
Why did it have to end?
And why do they always say?, no regrets
But I wish that you were here with me
Well then there's hope yet
I can see your face in our secret place
You're not just a memory
Say goodbye to yesterday
Those are words I'll never say (I'll never say)
This used to be my playground (used to be)
This used to be our pride and joy
This used to be the place we ran to
That no one in the world could dare destroy
This used to be our playground (used to be)
This used to be our childhood dream
This used to be the place we ran to
I wish you were standing here with me
This used to be our playground (used to be)
This used to be our childhood dream
This used to be the place we ran to
The best things in life are always free
Wishing you were here with me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5inqY5UsULs

[redwhiteblue]

This one is for everyone on here I've had the pleasure of meeting in person and having some cracking good times with when I needed it. For helping me through the loss of loved ones, being assaulted, illness and job loss during Covid. I'm Still Standing and Thank You (because without you I don't think I would be still standing)

Have a beautiful happy week everyone..love from redwhiteblue

xx

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

You could never know what it's like
Your blood like winter freezes just like ice
And there's a cold lonely light that shines from you
You'll wind up like the wreck you hide behind that mask you use
And did you think this fool could never win?
Well look at me, I'm coming back again
I got a taste of love in a simple way
And if you need to know while I'm still standing, you just fade away
Don't you know I'm still standing better than I ever did
Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid
I'm still standing after all this time
Picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind
I'm still standing (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'm still standing (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Once I never could have hoped to win
You're starting down the road leaving me again
The threats you made were meant to cut me down
And if our love was just a circus, you'd be a clown by now
You know I'm still standing better than I ever did
Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid
I'm still standing after all this time
Picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind
I'm still standing (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'm still standing (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Don't you know that I'm still standing better than I ever did
Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid
I'm still standing after all this time
Picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind
I'm still standing (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'm still standing (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'm still standing (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'm still standing (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'm still standing (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'm still standing (Yeah, yeah, yeah)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TO48Cnl66w

Lyrics
My tea's gone cold
I'm wondering why I got out of bed at all
The morning rain clouds up my window
And I can't see at all
And even if I could, it'd all be grey
But your picture on my wall
It reminds me that it's not so bad
It's not so bad
I drank too much last night, got bills to pay
My head just feels in pain
I missed the bus and there'll be hell today
I'm late for work again
And even if I'm there, they'll all imply
That I might not last the day
And then you call me and it's not so bad
It's not so bad
And I want to thank you
For giving me the best day of my life
Oh, just to be with you
Is having the best day of my life
Push the door, I'm home at last
And I'm soaking through and through
And then you handed me a towel
And all I see is you
And even if my house falls down now
I wouldn't have a clue
Because you're near me
And I want to thank you
For giving me the best day of my life
Oh, just to be with you
Is having the best day of my life
And I want to thank you
For giving me the best day of my life
Oh, just to be with you
Is having the best day of my life

[redwhiteblue]

This song started my love of Powderfinger:


When you are set
To throw in your hand
When you are far from home
When what you believe
Is buried in your hands
When you feel outgrown
I'll be the one to pick you up again
When you decide you've had enough of it
I'll be the one
I'll be the one
When your speech is slow
When your eyes are closed
When you feel betrayed
When your heart is frayed
When your feet are cold
When your sights are low
I'll be the one to pick you up again
When you decide you've had enough of it
I'll be the one
I'll be the one


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ha-dtNXTM8

[redwhiteblue]

These lyrics are chilling:



I don't love you anymore
I don't think I ever did
And if you ever had Any kind of love for me
You kept it all so well hid


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqrw3_604_c

[horrie hastings]

These lyrics are chilling:



I don't love you anymore
I don't think I ever did
And if you ever had Any kind of love for me
You kept it all so well hid


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqrw3_604_c

Probably my favourite Eurythmics song, that or Here come The Rain Again.

[redwhiteblue]

Probably my favourite Eurythmics song, that or Here come The Rain Again.

This is another good one you gave me. Excellent lyrics:

The bigger, the better
Some stolen from Japan
Collected from around the world
They'll catch you if they can
Lies, lies, lies, yeah
Lies, lies, lies, yeah
Lies, lies, lies, yeah
Lies, lies, lies, yeah
Do I have to catch you out?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wuv4f-AmKE4

[redwhiteblue]

My darling Freddie knew exactly what I needed to hear the other day. (My dad's name was Freddie too) I was standing at the top of Heartbreak Hill looking out at the entire city and this came up:

I want to break free, I want to break free
I want to break free from your lies
You're so self-satisfied I don't need you
I've got to break free
God knows, God knows I want to break free

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3w5gVM_4y8

[redwhiteblue]

This one is for someone I know fond of writing stories:

Don't tell me you don't know what love is
When you're old enough to know better
When you find strange hands in your sweater
When your dreamboat turns out to be a footnote
I'm a man with a mission on two or three editions
And I'm giving you a longing look
Everyday
Everyday
Everyday I write the book
Chapter One: We didn't really get along
Chapter Two: I think I fell in love with you
You said you'd stand by me in the middle of Chapter Three
But you were up to your old tricks in Chapters Four
Five and Six.
And I'm giving you a longing look
The way you walk
The way you talk and try to kiss me
And laugh in four or five paragraphs.
All your compliments and your cutting remarks
Are captured here in my quotation marks.
And I'm giving you a longing look
Everyday I write the book
Don't tell me you don't know the difference
Between a lover and a fighter
With my pen and my electric typewriter
Even in a perfect world where everyone was equal
I'd still own the film rights and be working on the sequel.
And I'm giving you a longing look
Everyday
Everyday
Everyday I write the book
Everyday
Everyday
Everyday
Everyday I write the book

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1d4r9awjKE