Folk Rock Bands

"Well you think you had a good time With the boy that you just met, Kicking sand from beach to beach, Your clothes all soaking wet. But if you look around and see A shadow on the run, Don't be too surprised if it's just a paper sun."

"But Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man That he didn't, didn't already have. And Cause never was the reason for the evening Or the tropic of Sir Galahad."

"You can do magic. You can have anything that you desire. Magic, and you know You're the one who can put out the fire.You know darn well When you cast your spell you will get your way. When you hypnotize with your eyes, A heart of stone can turn to clay."

"Amber cascades all over today. Then we walk on a crooked catwalk Only to be delayed. Bubbles of blue burst into two Eaten up by the incoming tide Of the new.Then we call to the man who walks on the water. We talk of a plan to stop all the slaughter in view. It's in view."

"Hold me close. You turn nighttime into day. And you're the most Brightest star that lights my way.So come home to me now. 'Cause it won't matter anyhow. I've got this feeling that today's the day. I've got this feeling today's the day."

"Sometimes the free thoughts clash; Sometimes I see through the grass. Sometime the light begins to dim. Somebody should come and be me; Somebody should come and free me."

"This is for all the lonely people Thinking that life has passed them by. Don't give up until you drink from the silver cup And ride that highway in the sky.This is for all the single people Thinking that love has left them dry. Don't give up until you drink from the silver cup You never know until you try."

"Well I tried to make it Sunday, but I got so damn depressed That I set my sights on Monday and I got myself undressed. I ain't ready for the altar but I do agree there's times When a woman sure can be a friend of mine.Well, I keep on thinkin' 'bout you, Sister Golden Hair surprise. And I just can't live without you; can't you see it in my eyes? I been one poor correspondent, and I been too, too hard to find But it doesn't mean you ain't been on my mind."

"Don't cross the river if you can't swim the tide. Don't try denyin' livin' on the other side. All your life You were on your own."

"We used to laugh, we used to cry. We used to bow our heads, then wonder why. And now you're gone, I guess I'll carry on. And make the best of what you've left to me; Left to me, left to me.I need you like the flower needs the rain. You know I need you, guess I'll start it all again. You know I need you like the winter needs the spring. You know I need you, I need you."

"Whenever it's a rainy day I pack my troubles up in my room. I chase all the clouds away; I get myself back to the womb.But I know that you're gonna cry. Tears are runnin' from your eyes. The piece of my life you take Is one that so often breaks."

"Ventura Highway in the sunshine. Where the days are longer The nights are stronger than moonshine. You're gonna go I know.'Cause the free wind is blowin' through your hair. And the days surround your daylight there. Seasons crying no despair Alligator lizards in the air, in the air."

"I've been through the desert on a horse with no name. It felt good to be out of the rain. In the desert you can remember your name 'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain."

"I understand you've been running from the man That goes by the name of the Sandman. He flies the sky like an eagle in the eye Of a hurricane that's abandoned."

"To each his own it's plain to see; To walk alone you have to be. It's all for you and all for me, you'll see.I'm gonna miss you, yes, I will. No matter who you are, I'll love you still. For my life is my conscience, the seeds I sow. I just wanted to let you know."

"After nine days I let the horse run free 'Cause the desert had turned to sea. There were plants and birds and rocks and things, There was sand and hills and rings. The ocean is a desert with its life underground, And a perfect disguise above. Under the cities lies a heart made of ground, But the humans will give no love."

"Days I'll remember all my life, Days when you can't see wrong from right. You took my life, But then I knew that very soon you'd leave me, But it's all right, Now I'm not frightened of this world, believe me."

"Long ago life was clean Sex was bad and obscene And the rich were so mean Stately homes for the Lords Croquet lawns, village greens Victoria was my queen Victoria, Victoria, Victoria, 'toria."

"Now that you've found your paradise This is your Kingdom to command You can go outside and polish your car Or sit by the fire in your Shangri-la Here is your reward for working so hard Gone are the lavatories in the back yard Gone are the days when you dreamed of that car You just want to sit in your Shangri-la."

"In a dark and misty house, Where no Christian man has been, Wicked Annabella mixes a brew That no one's ever seen."

"My makeup is dry and it clags on my chin I'm drowning my sorrows in whisky and gin The lion tamer's whip doesn't crack anymore The lions they won't fight and the tigers won't roar."

"You don't have to look at me You don't have to smile at me You just have to love me till the sun shines You don't have to cook for me You don't have to laugh with me You just have to love me till the sun shines."

"We shall defend our island On the land and on the sea We shall fight them on the beaches On the hills and in the fields We shall fight them in the streets Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed to so few 'Cos they have made our British Empire A better place for me and you."

"Dirty old river, must you keep rolling Flowing into the night People so busy, makes me feel dizzy Taxi light shines so bright But I don't need no friends As long as I gaze on Waterloo sunset I am in paradise."

"Well, lived my life and never stopped to worry 'bout a thing Opened up and shouted out and never tried to sing Wondering if I'd done wrong Will this depression last for long?"

"Dandy, you know you're moving much too fast, And Dandy, you know you can't escape the past. Look around you and see the people settle down, And when you're old and grey you will remember what they said, That two girls are too many, three's a crowd and four you're dead."

"The tax man's taken all my dough, And left me in my stately home, Lazing on a sunny afternoon. And I can't sail my yacht, He's taken everything I've got, All I've got's this sunny afternoon."

"Yeah, you and me We live this life From when we get up Till we go sleep at night You and me we're free We do as we please, yeah From morning, till the end of the day Till the end of the day."

"Girl, you really got me goin' You got me so I don't know what I'm doin' Yeah, you really got me now You got me so I can't sleep at night."

"I am a dull and simple lad Can not tell water from champagne And I have never met the queen And I wish I could have all that he has got I wish I could be like David Watts."

"It's your life And you can do what you want Do what you like But please don't keep-a me waiting Please don't keep-a me waiting'Cause I'm so tired Tired of waiting Tired of waiting for you."

"Where are you going I don't mind I've killed my world and I've killed my time So where do I go what do I see I see many people coming after me So where are you going to I don't mind If I live too long I'm afraid I'll die So I will follow you wherever you go If your offered hand is still open to me Strangers on this road we are on We are not two we are one."

"Lyin' awake in a cold, cold sweat Am I overdrawn, am I going in debt? It gets worse, the older that you get No escape from the state of confusion I'm in State of confusion I'm in"

"They put a parking lot on a piece of land Where the supermarket used to stand. Before that they put up a bowling alley On the site that used to be the local palais. That's where the big bands used to come and play. My sister went there on a Saturday.Come dancing, All her boyfriends used to come and call. Why not come dancing, it's only natural?"

"Here's hoping all the days ahead Won't be as bitter as the ones behind you. Be an optimist instead, And somehow happiness will find you. Forget what happened yesterday, I know that better things are on the way."

"Should feel happy, should feel glad I'm alive and it can't be bad But back on planet earth they shatter the illusion The world's going 'round in a state of confusion"

"You look out of your window, Into the night. Could be rain, could be snow, But it can't feel as cold as what you're feeling inside.And all of you friends are either married, vanished, Or just left alone. But that's no reason to just stop living. That's no excuse to just give in to a sad and lonely heart.Don't forget to dance, no, no, no, Don't forget to smile. Don't forget to dance, no, no, no, Forget it for a while."

"Everybody say I'm lazy They all tell me get a job you slob, I'd rather be a hobo walking round with nothing Than a rich man scared of losing all he's got.So I'm just sitting in the midday sun Just soaking up that currant bun, Why should I have to give my reasons For sitting in the midday sun?"

"You can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood Boulevard, Some that you recognise, some that you've hardly even heard of, People who worked and suffered and struggled for fame, Some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain."

"Father Christmas, give us some money Don't mess around with those silly toys. We'll beat you up if you don't hand it over We want your bread so don't make us annoyed Give all the toys to the little rich boys."

"On my supersonic rocket ship Nobody has to be hip Nobody needs to be out of sight. Out of sight. Nobody's gonna travel second class There'll be equality And no suppression of minorities. Well alright. We'll take this planet, shake it round And turn it upside down. My supersonic rocket ship."

"Everybody's a dreamer and everybody's a star, And everybody's in movies, it doesn't matter who you are. There are stars in every city, In every house and on every street, And if you walk down Hollywood Boulevard Their names are written in concrete."

"Have yourself a merry merry Christmas Have yourself a good time. But remember the kids who got nothin' While you're drinkin' down your wine."

"The Kinks were a major rock influence in the 1960s throughout England, the U.K., and America. The band meshed the pop-rock feel of the British invasion with a bluesy tint that offered a unique sound that turned on the likes of the Ramones, The Doors, Van Halen, and Oasis."

"Man made the buildings that reach for the sky And man made the motorcar and learned how to fly But he didn't make the flowers and he didn't make the trees And he didn't make you and he didn't make me And he got no right to turn us into machines He's got no right at all 'Cause we are all God's children And he got no right to change us Oh, we gotta go back the way the good lord made us all."

"Got to be free to do what I want Walk if I want, talk if I want Got to be free to say what I want Make what I want and play what I want."

"This is the age of machinery, A mechanical nightmare, The wonderful world of technology, Napalm, hydrogen bombs, biological warfare.This is the twentieth century, But too much aggravation It's the age of insanity. What has become of the green pleasant fields of Jerusalem?"

"I was lost just wandering round downtown Many people pushing me around Hate spreads just like infection Those rats jumping on and off my back."

"I know what I am and I'm glad Im a man and so is Lola."

"I think I'm so educated and I'm so civilised 'Cos I'm a strict vegetarian But with the over-population and inflation and starvation And the crazy politicians I don't feel safe in this world no more I don't want to die in a nuclear war I want to sail away to a distant shore and make like an ape man. I'm an ape man, I'm an ape ape man."