Harry Carroll

Joseph McCarthy

Matthew Benbrook

Paul Herman

Body

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Time

Clothing/Apparel

Money

Animals

Dance

Pop

1998

why have I always been a failure (3 times)
what could the reason be?

talking to myself at stations
slipping in the pouring rain
ripped my new shirt
pocket with a hole and
chasing all the coins
rolling down the drain
everything you said was hazy
you called me sad, lost and lazy
scratched my records and slapped my face
you left no clue
I'm blue

why have I always been a failure (3 times)
what could the reason be?

lying in my bed for hours
rolling up and feeling down
burying my head in the space you left
and I'm trying on the bra that I found
I couldn't see the signs for ages
you ran off with my heart and wages
your gone - quit me
stray dog - bit me
left hook - hit me - I'm down

why have I always been a failure (3 times)
what could the reason be?

Bruce Welch

Hank Marvin

John Farrar

Weather

Country/Nature

Pop

1971

Watch her ride the morning tide
Easy as she sways
As the sunlight plays upon the water

Faithful is the name she bears
Faithful has she been
Once an ocean queen but still a lady

And as I watch the white of the sails in the sun catch the breeze
I sigh, All too soon she'll be gone beyond the horizon

Gracefully she turns her head out to open sea
Eager for the freedom that she knows is there

And as I watch the white of the sails in the sun catch the breeze
I sigh, All too soon she'll be gone beyond the horizon
All too soon she'll be gone beyond the horizon

Ronnie Dio

Terrenece Butler

Tony Iommi

Weather

Time

Rock

Metal

1981

I think about closing the door
And lately I think of it more
Im living well out of my time
I feel like Im losing my mind

I should be at the table round
A servant of the crown
The keeper of the sign
To sparkle and to shine

Never, no never again!
Listen to me and believe what I say if you can
Never, this is the end
You know Ive seen the faces of doom and Im only a man
Help me, tell me Im sane
I feel a change in the earth, in the wind and the rain
Save me, take me away
You know Ive seen some creatures from hell and Ive heard what they say!

Ive got to be strong
Oh, Im falling off the edge of the world
Think youre safe, but youre wrong!
We are falling off the edge of the world!

Look out! theres danger! no where to run!
It seems like desperate measures but sometimes it has to be done
Over, its over at last
Theres a message inside as we build a new life from the past

Were falling off the edge of the world!
Yes, the edge of the world!
Its the end of the world!

Elvis Presley

Inspirational

Weather

Time

Rock 'n' Roll

Rock

1967

(We'll understand it all by and by)
Tempted and tried we're oft' made to wonder
Why it should be thus all the day long
While there are others living about us
Never molested, though in the wrong

Farther along we'll know more about it
Farther along we'll understand why
Cheer up my brother live in the sunshine
We'll understand it all by and by

When death has come and taken our loved ones
Leaving our homes so lonely and drear
Then do we wonder how others prosper
Living so wicked year after year

Farther along we'll know more about it
Farther along we'll understand why
Cheer up my brother live in the sunshine
We'll understand it all by and by

Johnny Cash

Food and Drink

Weather

Time

Numbers

Animals

Country and Western

1959

My mama always taught me that good things come from adversityif we put our faith in the LordWe couldn't see much good in the flood waters when theywere causing us to have to leave homeBut when the water went downwe found that it had washed a load of rich black bottom dirt across our landThe following year we had the best cotton crop we'd ever hadI remember hearingHow high's the water, mama?Two feet high and risin'How high's the water, papa?Two feet high and risin'We can make it to the road in a homemade boatThat's the only thing we got left that'll floatIt's already over all the wheat and the oatsTwo feet high and risin'How high's the water, mama?Three feet high and risin'How high's the water, papa?Three feet high and risin'Well, the hives are goneI've lost my beesThe chickens are sleepin'In the willow treesCow's in water up past her kneesThree feet high and risin'How high's the water, mama?Four feet high and risin'How high's the water, papa?Four feet high and risin'Hey, come look through the window paneThe bus is comin', gonna take us to the trainLooks like we'll be blessed with a little more rain4 feet high and risin'How high's the water, mama?Five feet high and risin'How high's the water, papa?Five feet high and risin'Well, the rails are washed out north of townWe gotta head for higher groundWe can't come back till the water comes downFive feet high and risin'Well, it's five feet high and risin'

Barry Gibb

Love

Weather

Colours

Pop

1965

I'm so weary from holding this load
But it's only , love for you, that I walk this lonely road
I must follow the wind , follow the wind
And the wind will take me hold before the cold

Ev'ry stay I have counted
Each flower I have seen
But the place where I'm going , there's no grass as green
I must follow the wind , follow the wind
And the wind will take me home where I can dream

In the hour I am lonely, you're love will be mine
I will stay in your arms dear, until comes the time
I must be on my way for my home is anywhere
I have no time to stay , I have no time to care
I must follow the wind , follow the wind
As the wind gently blows in my hair

(break)

I must follow the wind , follow the wind
As the wind gently blows in my hair
I must follow the wind , follow the wind
As the wind gently blows in my hair

Johnny Cash

Names

Food and Drink

Weather

Places

Time

Blues

Country and Western

1955

I hear the train a comin'
It's rolling round the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when,
I'm stuck in Folsom prison, and time keeps draggin' on
But that train keeps a rollin' on down to San Antone..
When I was just a baby my mama told me. Son,
Always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns.
But I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die
When I hear that whistle blowing, I hang my head and cry..

I bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car
They're probably drinkin' coffee and smoking big cigars.
Well I know I had it coming, I know I can't be free
But those people keep a movin'
And that's what tortures me...

Well if they freed me from this prison,
If that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it on a little farther down the line
Far from Folsom prison, that's where I want to stay
And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away.....

Mike Rutherford

Peter Gabriel

Steve Hackett

Tony Banks

Baby/Children

Weather

Time

Numbers

Clothing/Apparel

Rock

Pop

1971

Sunday at six when they close both the gates
a widowed pair,
still sitting there,
Wonder if they're late for church
and it's cold, so they fasten their coats
and cross the grass, they're always last.

Passing by the padlocked swings,
the roundabout still turning,
ahead they see a small girl
on her way home with a pram.

Inside the archway,
the priest greets them with a courteous nod.
He's close to God.
Looking back at days of four instead of two.
Years seem so few (four instead of two).
Heads bent in prayer
for friends not there.

Leaving twopence on the plate,
they hurry down the path and through the gate
and wait to board the bus
that ambles down the street.

Jim Steinman

Love

Weather

Country/Nature

Places

Time

Clothing/Apparel

Rock

2004

I was lost 'til you were found
And I never knew how far down
I was fallin' before I reached the bottom
But I was cold and you were fire
And I never knew how the pyre
could be burning on the edge
Of the ice field

And the now chilly California wind
Is blowing down our bodies again
And we're sinking deeper and deeper into the chilly California sand
Oh I know you belong inside my aching heart
And can't you see my faded Levis bursting apart
And don't you hear me crying oh babe don't go
And don't you hear me screamin' how was I to know
I'm in the middle of nowhere
Near the end of the line
But there's a border to somewhere waiting
And there's a tankful of time
Oh give me just another moment
To see the light of the day
And take me to another land
where I don't have to stay
And I'm gonna need somebody to
make me feel like you do
And I will receive somebody with open arms open eyes
Open up the sky and let the planet
that I love shine through

For crying out loud you know I love you
For crying out loud you know I love you
For crying out loud you know I love you

I was damned and you were saved
And I never knew how enslaved I was kneeling
In the chains of my master
I could laugh, ah but you could cry
And I never knew just how high I was flying
With you right above me

And the now chilly California wind
Is blowing down our bodies again
And we're sinking deeper and deeper into the chilly California sand
Oh I know you belong inside my aching heart
And can't you see my faded Levis bursting apart
And don't you hear me crying oh babe don't go
And don't you hear me screamin' how was I to know
I'm in the middle of nowhere
Near the end of the line
But there's a border to somewhere waiting
And there's a tankful of time
Oh give me just another moment
To see the light of the day
And take me to another land
where I don't have to stay
And I'm gonna need somebody to
make me feel like you do
And I will receive somebody with open arms open eyes
Open up the sky and let the planet
that I love shine through

For crying out loud you know I love you
For crying out loud you know I love you
For crying out loud you know I love you
For crying out loud you know I love you

For taking in the rain when I'm feelin' so dry
For giving me the answers when I'm asking you why
My oh my, for that I thank you
For takin' in the sun when I'm feelin' so cold
For givin' me a child when my body is old
Don't you know for that I need you
For comin' to my room when you know I'm alone
For findin' me a highway and drivin' me home
You gotta know for that I serve you
For pullin' me away when I'm startin' to fall
For revvin' me up when I'm startin' to stall
And all in all for that I want you
For taking and for giving and for playing the game
For praying for my future in the days that remain
Oh lord for that I hold you
Ah but most of all
For cryin' out loud
For that I love you
Ah but most of all
For cryin' out loud
For that I love you
Ah but most of all
For cryin' out loud
For that I love you

When you're crying out loud
You know I love you

Jim Steinman

Love

Weather

Places

Time

Clothing/Apparel

Country/Nature

Rock

1977

I was lost 'til you were found
And I never knew how far down
I was fallin' before I reached the bottom
But I was cold and you were fire
And I never knew how the pyre
could be burning on the edge
Of the ice field

And the now chilly California wind
Is blowing down our bodies again
And we're sinking deeper and deeper into the chilly California sand
Oh I know you belong inside my aching heart
And can't you see my faded Levis bursting apart
And don't you hear me crying oh babe don't go
And don't you hear me screamin' how was I to know
I'm in the middle of nowhere
Near the end of the line
But there's a border to somewhere waiting
And there's a tankful of time
Oh give me just another moment
To see the light of the day
And take me to another land
where I don't have to stay
And I'm gonna need somebody to
make me feel like you do
And I will receive somebody with open arms open eyes
Open up the sky and let the planet
that I love shine through

For crying out loud you know I love you
For crying out loud you know I love you
For crying out loud you know I love you

I was damned and you were saved
And I never knew how enslaved I was kneeling
In the chains of my master
I could laugh, ah but you could cry
And I never knew just how high I was flying
With you right above me

And the now chilly California wind
Is blowing down our bodies again
And we're sinking deeper and deeper into the chilly California sand
Oh I know you belong inside my aching heart
And can't you see my faded Levis bursting apart
And don't you hear me crying oh babe don't go
And don't you hear me screamin' how was I to know
I'm in the middle of nowhere
Near the end of the line
But there's a border to somewhere waiting
And there's a tankful of time
Oh give me just another moment
To see the light of the day
And take me to another land
where I don't have to stay
And I'm gonna need somebody to
make me feel like you do
And I will receive somebody with open arms open eyes
Open up the sky and let the planet
that I love shine through

For crying out loud you know I love you
For crying out loud you know I love you
For crying out loud you know I love you
For crying out loud you know I love you

For taking in the rain when I'm feelin' so dry
For giving me the answers when I'm asking you why
My oh my, for that I thank you
For takin' in the sun when I'm feelin' so cold
For givin' me a child when my body is old
Don't you know for that I need you
For comin' to my room when you know I'm alone
For findin' me a highway and drivin' me home
You gotta know for that I serve you
For pullin' me away when I'm startin' to fall
For revvin' me up when I'm startin' to stall
And all in all for that I want you
For taking and for giving and for playing the game
For praying for my future in the days that remain
Oh lord for that I hold you
Ah but most of all
For cryin' out loud
For that I love you
Ah but most of all
For cryin' out loud
For that I love you
Ah but most of all
For cryin' out loud
For that I love you

When you're crying out loud
You know I love you

Alex Lifeson

Geddy Lee

Neil Peart

Pye Dubois

Dreams

Weather

Rock

1987

Tough times demand tough talk
Demand tough hearts demand tough songs
Demand...

We can rise and fall like empires
Flow in and out like the tide
Be vain and smart, humble and dumb
We can hit and miss like pride
Just like pride

We can circle around like hurricanes
Dance and dream like lovers
Attack the day like birds of prey
Or scavengers under cover

[Chorus:]
Look in...to the eye of the storm
Look out...for the force without form
Look around...at the sight and the sound
Look in look out look around...

We can move with savage grace
To the rhythms of the night
Cool and remote like dancing girls
In the heat of the beat and the lights

We can wear the rose of romance
An air of joie de vivre
Too tender hearts upon our sleeves
Or skin as thick as thieves
Thick as thieves...

[Chorus]

Narada Walden

Puff Johnson

Sally Dakota

Body

Love

Weather

Time

Soul

1996

When you close your eyes
I hope you think of me
just say the word
and I will be there for you
no need to hesitate
my love will be here always-0h

forever more
you will be what l'm living for
and deep in my soul
there's a light that shine
just for you and only you
forever more, forever more

when you need a friend
I'll be there till the end
come rain or shine
I'll be standing by your side
l'll never turn away, my love
will be here always, oh

Chorus

never felt this way before, until you
made sweet love to me, oh baby
your the one my heart adores
the only man I need- forever more

Chorus

Alex Gottlieb

Benjamin Weisman

Frederick Karger

Body

Names

Love

Weather

Rock 'n' Roll

Rock

1966

Frankie and me we were lovers
Oh Lordy how we could love
Swore we'd be true to each other
Just as true as stars above
I was her man, she caught me doing her wrong.

My luck in poker was fading
When a new gal caught my eye
I gambled, I tried to change my luck
With a chick named Nellie Bly
I was Frankie's man but I was doing her wrong.

Yeah! Frankie came looking to find me
Yes, she wasn't looking for fun
For in her sweet loving hand
She was totin' a 44 gun
To shoot her man if he was doin' her wrong

Well Frankie walked into the bar room
And right there in front of her eyes
There was her loving Johnny
Making love to that Nellie Bly
I was her man, she caught me doing her wrong.

Frankie, I beg, Please don't shoot me
Well they'll put you away in a cell
You know they'll put your where the cold wind blows
From the hottest corner in hell
I'm your man, I know I done you wrong.

Easy on the roll, real easy
Easy on the roll, real slow
Roll me over real gently
'Cause my wound hurts me so
Well I was her man
Well I done her wrong

Well Frankie told Johnny
Well this is the end of my song
I was her man, well I done her wrong
Well , hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Done her wrong

Van Morrison

Baby/Children

Weather

Places

Time

Rock

Pop

1967

From the North
to the South,
ya' walked all the way.
Ya' know ya' left your,
left your home
for good to stay,
while ya' built all,
all of your castles
in the sun,
and I watched ya' knock 'em down,
knock 'em down, each and every one.
Whoa-oh, Friday's child
ya' can't stop now.
No.
Whoa-oh, Friday's child
ya' can't stop now.

And I watched you
'fore you 'came too ol' (??)
and I tol' ya'
a long time before ya' ever came to be told,
"You've got somethin'
that they all wanna know.
You gotta hold on
and never ever let go."
Whoa-oh, Friday's child
ya' can't stop now.
No, no.
Whoa-oh, Friday's child
ya' cannot stop now,
ya' can't stop.

There ya' go,
there ya' go, rainbows hangin' around your feet,
and you're makin' out,
you're makin' out with everyone that you meet.
even havin' a ball
and stayin' up late,
and watched the sun come up
'round Nottinghill Gate.
Whoa-oh, Friday's child
ya' can't stop now.
No, no.
Whoa-oh, Friday's child
ya' cannot stop.
You're drivin'.
Aaowwh,
no no no no no no no no no,
ya' cannot stop now.
You're too much.
Ya' can't stop, ya' can't stop, ya' can't stop, can't stop, no.

Alan Blaikley

Ken Howard

Body

Love

Weather

Time

Numbers

Rock

Pop

1967

Out of the land of shadows and
darkness, we were returning
Towards the morning light
Almost in reach of places I knew
Escaping the ghosts of Yesterday
You were behind me following
closely
"Don't turn around now"
I heard you whisper in my ear
"If you should turn now,
All that you won
Will vanish just like a passing dream.
Just on the very verge of the
morning, daylight was dawning,
freedom was but a step away
now with the deep dark river
behind us,
what could go wrong if I stayed
strong in mind.
What was the sudden lapse into
madness, what was the urge that
turned my head around to look at you?
What was the stubborn will
to destroy the love and the joy
I nearly held?
Three times the thunder roared
in my ears
in all of my years I'll see that lost
look in your eyes.
As, with a sigh like smoke in the wind
you slipped from my grasp into
the waiting shadows
so much I longed to say,
but my touch found only the
empty air and a black nights
coldness.
Into another world you entered
and never again I can reclaim you.

Graham Oliver

Paul Quinn

Peter Byford

Peter Gill

Stephen Dawson

Weather

Colours

Time

Rock

Metal

Instrumental

1979

Far below the valleys
Hidden deep beneath the snow
There's a man who guards the secret
Of the frozen rainbow
...of all the ages
Lies hidden neath the ice
The man who finds the secret
Holds the power of life

Far below the valleys
Hidden deep beneath the snow
There's a man who's got a secret
Waiting to be told
I've searched through all the ages
To find the hidden truth
The secret of the rainbow
Will never be revealed

I'll find the rainbow, frozen rainbow
I'll find the rainbow, frozen rainbow