Folk Rock Bands

"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"

"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."

"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?"

"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."

"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."

"And in the middle of the night I may watch you go. There'll be no value in the strength of walls that I have grown. There'll be no comfort in the shade of the shadows thrown. But I'll be yours if you'll be mine."

"I came home Like a stone. And I fell heavy into your arms. These days of dust Which we've known Will blow away with this new sun.And I'll kneel down, Wait for now. And I'll kneel down, Wait for now.And I will wait, I will wait for you."

"Cold is the water It freezes your already cold mind Already cold, cold mind And death is at your doorstep And it will steal your innocence But it will not steal your substance."

"Spare me your judgements and spare me your dreams Cause recently mine have been tearing my seams. I sit alone in this winter clarity which clouds my mind, Alone in the wind and the rain you left me. It's getting dark darling, too dark to see; And I'm on my knees, and your faith in shreds, it seems."

"How can you say that your truth is better than ours? Shoulder to shoulder, now brother, we carry no arms. The blind man sleeps in the doorway, his home. If only I had an enemy bigger than my apathy I could have won."

"As the winter winds litter London with lonely hearts Oh the warmth in your eyes swept me into your arms Was it love or fear of the cold that led us through the night? For every kiss your beauty trumped my doubt."

"Cause I need freedom now And I need to know how To live my life as it's meant to be.And I will hold on hope And I won't let you choke On the noose around your neck.And I'll find strength in pain And I will change my ways I'll know my name as it's called again."

"Weep for yourself, my man, You'll never be what is in your heart Weep Little Lion Man, You're not as brave as you were at the start Rate yourself and rake yourself, Take all the courage you have left Wasted on fixing all the problems That you made in your own head."

"Love that will not betray you, Dismay or enslave you, It will set you free. Be more like the man You were made to be. There is a design, An alignment to cry, At my heart you see, The beauty of love As it was made to be."

"It's empty in the valley of your heart The sun, it rises slowly as you walk Away from all the fears And all the faults you've left behind.The harvest left no food for you to eat You cannibal, you meat-eater, you see But I have seen the same I know the shame in your defeat."

"But you, you've gone too far this time You have neither reason nor rhyme With which to take this soul that is so rightfully mine."

"But it was not your fault but mine. And it was your heart on the line. I really fucked it up this time. Didn't I, my dear?"

"Lend me your hand and we'll conquer them all But lend me your heart and I'll just let you fall Lend me your eyes I can change what you see But your soul you must keep, totally free."

"Roll away your stone, I’ll roll away mine; Together we can see what we will find. Don’t leave me alone at this time, For I am afraid of what I will discover inside.You told me that I would find a hole, Within the fragile substance of my soul And I have filled this void with things unreal, And all the while my character it steals."

"Desperado, oh, you ain't gettin' no younger. Your pain and your hunger, they're drivin' you home. And freedom, oh freedom well, that's just some people talkin' Your prison is walking through this world all alone."

"Well, I heard some people talkin' just the other day And they said you were gonna put me on a shelf. But let me tell you I got some news for you, And you'll soon find out it's true. And then you'll have to eat your lunch all by yourself. 'Cause I'm already gone And I'm feelin' strong. I will sing this vict'ry song."

"Don't you draw the queen of diamonds, boy She'll beat you if she's able. You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet."

"The letter that you wrote me made me stop and wonder why. But I guess you felt like you had to set things right, Just remember this, my girl, when you look up in the sky, You can see the stars and still not see the light (that's right)."

"Raven hair and ruby lips Sparks fly from her finger tips. Echoed voices in the night She's a restless spirit on an endless flight. Wooo hooo witchy woman, see how high she flies. Woo hoo witchy woman she got the moon in her eyes."

"And I found out a long time ago What a woman can do to your soul. Ah, but she can't take you anyway You don't already know how to go I get a Peaceful Easy Feeling And I know you won't let me down Because I'm already standing On the ground."

"James Dean, James Dean I know just what you mean. James Dean, you said it all so clean. And I know my life would look alright If I could see it on the silver screen."

"It's another tequila sunrise Starin' slowly 'cross the sky, said goodbye He was just a hired hand Workin' on the dreams he planned to try The days go by."

"Take It easy, take it easy Don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy. Lighten up while you still can, Don't even try to understand Just find a place to make your stand, and take it easy."

"Every night I'm lyin' in bed Holdin' you close in my dreams Thinkin' about all the things that we said And comin' apart at the seams We try to talk it over But the words come out too rough I know you were tryin' To give me the best of your love."

"Last thing I remember, I was Running for the door. I had to find the passage back To the place I was before. "Relax," said the night man, "We are programmed to receive. You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave!""

"Johnny come lately, the new kid in town Will she still love you when you're not around? There's so many things you should have told her, but night after night you're willing to hold her, Just hold her, tears on your shoulder."

"He was a hard-headed man He was brutally handsome, and she was terminally pretty She held him up, and he held her for ransom In the heart of the cold, cold city. He had a nasty reputation as a cruel dude They said he was ruthless, they said he was crude. They had one thing in common, they were good in bed. She'd say, 'Faster, faster. The lights are turnin' red."

"Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device' And in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast They stab it with their steely knives, But they just can't kill the beast."

"Welcome to the Hotel California. Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place) Such a lovely face. Plenty of room at the Hotel California Any time of year (Any time of year) You can find it here."

"Her Mind is Tiffany-twisted She got the Mercedes Bends She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys That she calls "Friends" How they dance in the courtyard Sweet, summer sweat Some dance to remember Some dance to forget So, I called up the Captain "Please, bring me my wine," and he said "We haven't had that spirit here since 1969" And still those voices are calling from far away Wake you up in the middle of the night Just to hear them say"

"Welcome to the Hotel California. Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place) Such a lovely face They're living it up at the Hotel California What a nice surprise (What a nice surprise) Bring your alibis"

"You can't hide your lyin' eyes And your smile is a thin disguise I thought by now you'd realize There ain't no way to hide your lyin' eyes."

"You know I've always been a dreamer (Spent my life running 'round) And it's so hard to change. (Can't seem to settle down) But the dreams I've seen lately Keep on turning out and burning out And turning out the same. So put me on a highway And show me a sign And take it to the limit one more time."

"You're afraid you might fall out of fashion, And you're feeling cold and small. Any kind of love without passion, That ain't no kind of loving at all, wellSame dances in the same old shoes, You get too careful with the steps you choose. You don't care about winning but you don't want to lose."

"Late at night a big old house gets lonely. I guess every form of refuge has its price. And it breaks her heart to think her love is Only given to a man with hands as cold as ice."

"One of these nights One of these crazy old nights We're gonna find out Pretty mama What turns on your lights. The full moon is calling, The fever is high, And the wicked wind whispers And moans. You got your demons You got desires Well, I got a few of my own."

"I've been searching for the daughter Of the devil himself I've been searching for an angel in white. I've been waiting for a woman who's a little Of both And I can feel her but she's nowhere In sight."

"On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim I had to stop for the night There she stood in the doorway; I heard the mission bell. And I was thinking to myself, 'This could be Heaven or this could be Hell. But then she lit up a candle And then she showed me the way. I heard voices down the corridor I thought I heard them say"

"Man, come on. I had a rough night, and I hate the fucking Eagles, man."

"They say that anger is just love disappointed. They say that love is just a state of mind, But all this fighting over who will be anointed. Oh how can people be so blind."

"Somewhere out there on that horizon Out beyond the neon lights I know there must be somethin' better but there's nowhere else in sight It's survival in the city When you live from day to day City streets don't have much pity When you're down, that's where you'll stay."

"Somebody's gonna hurt someone Before the night is through Somebody's gonna come undone. There's nothin' we can do. Everybody wants to touch somebody If it takes all night. Everybody wants to take a little chance, Make it come out right."

"Tell us what you're gonna do tonight mama, There must be someplace you can go. In the middle of the tall drinks and the drama, There must be someone you know. God knows you're looking good enough But you're so smooth and the world's so rough. You might have something to lose. Oh no, pretty mama, What you gonna do in those shoes?"

"Look at us baby, up all night Tearing our love apart Aren't we the same two people who lived Through years in the dark? Ahh... Every time I try to walk away Something makes me turn around and stay. And I can't tell you why."

"And you can see them there on Sunday morning Stand up and sing about what it's like up there They called it paradise, I don't know why You call some place paradise, kiss it goodbye"