FAVORITE MUSIC LYRICS
“Cathy,” I said as we boarded a Greyhound in Pittsburgh, / “Michigan seems like a dream to me now, / it took me four days to hitch-hike from Saginaw / I’ve come to look for America.” “Laughing on the bus, playing games with the faces, / she said the man in the gabardine suit was a spy. / I said his bowtie is really a camera.” – Simon & Garfunkle – AMERICA – Paul Simon – 1968
“Did you write the book of love / and do you have faith in God above / if the Bible tells you so? / Ah, do you believe in rock and roll? / Can music save your mortal soul? / And can you teach me how to dance real slow? / Well, I know that you’re in love with him / ‘cause I saw you dancin’ in the gym. / You both kicked off your shoes; / man, I dig those rhythm and blues! / He was a lonely teenage bronkin’ buck / with a pink carnation and a pickup truck, / but I knew that I was out’a luck / the day the music died.” I started singin’ / “Bye, bye, Miss American Pie”; / drove my Chevy to the levee / but the levee was dry. / Them good ole boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye, / and singin’ ‘This’ll be the day that I die; / this’ll be the day that I die.’” – Don McLean – AMERICAN PIE – 1971
“In every heart there is a room / a sanctuary safe and strong / to heal the wounds from lovers past / until a new one comes along. I spoke to you in cautious tones / You answered me with no pretense / And still I feel I said too much / My silence is my best defense. And every time I’ve held a rose / It seems I only felt the thorns / And so it goes, / and so it goes / And so will you soon I suppose. But if my silence made you leave / Then that would be my first mistake / So I will share this room with you / And you can have this heart to break. And this is why my eyes are closed / It’s just as well for all I’ve seen / And so it goes, / and so it goes / And you’re the only one who knows. So I would choose to be with you / That’s if the choice were mine to make / But you can make decisions too / and you can have this heart to break. And so it goes, / and so it goes / And you’re the only one who knows.” – Billy Joel – AND SO IT GOES – Billy Joel – 1989
“Beautiful faces, ‘loud, empty places, / look at the way that we live! / Wasting our time / on cheap talk and wine / left us so little to give. / That same old crowd / was like a cold, dark cloud / that we could never rise above; / but here, in my heart, / I give you the best of my love.” – The Eagles – BEST OF MY LOVE – Don Henley / Glenn Frey / J.D. Souther – 1974
