I'm ready for another music thread. Are you? I like these threads because they seem to be more joyful and objective [even though they are very subjective ..lol] than most threads. Certainly, there is less animosity. I need some happy time. Hope y'all will oblige me.
Us music guys and gals like music for different reasons. Some like the instrumental aspect. Others are all about the beat. Some like to dance to the music. Some prefer deep and meaningful lyrics. Others are about the arrangement. Etc, etc...Some of us like all of it...LOL I want this thread to only be about the lyrics, though. Hope that is cool. What songs have the best lyrics in your opinion?
As a poet and sometimes writer, I really respect the people who can write great lyrics. I love those who can write poetic and meaningful lyrics. It's truly an art.
Here is the format I would like to see.......post the lyrics first so we can examine them. Then, if you wish, post an example of an artist performing that particular song. Cool?
Oh, one more thing...........if you want to add an interpretation of the lyrics, that would be so freaking cool. You don't have to, but I absolutely love that kind of thing.
I actually came up w/the idea for this thread while answering Pastor in the bowl games thread. So, w/out further ado, here is my first entry:
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Both Sides, Now
by Joni Mitchell
Rows and floes of angel hair And ice cream castles in the air And feather canyons everywhere I've looked at clouds that way
But now they only block the sun They rain and snow on everyone So many things I would have done But clouds got in my way
I've looked at clouds from both sides now From up and down, and still somehow It's cloud illusions I recall I really don't know clouds at all
Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels The dizzy dancing way you feel As every fairy tale comes real I've looked at love that way
But now it's just another show You leave 'em laughing when you go And if you care, don't let them know Don't give yourself away
I've looked at love from both sides now From give and take, and still somehow It's love's illusions I recall I really don't know love at all
Tears and fears and feeling proud To say "I love you" right out loud Dreams and schemes and circus crowds I've looked at life that way
But now old friends are acting strange They shake their heads, they say I've changed Well something's lost, but something's gained In living every day
I've looked at life from both sides now From win and lose and still somehow It's life's illusions I recall I really don't know life at all
I've looked at life from both sides now From up and down and still somehow It's life's illusions I recall I really don't know life at all
I think this song is about a person who had certain thoughts as a child and as she matured, realized that those those thoughts were just whimsical fantasies.
And here is the cool part, even though she understands that her childhood thoughts were mere fantasies, she has come to the realization that she still doesn't have a clear grasp on reality, which is the bitter pill that many intellectual adults have to contend with.
I'd love to partake in this thread, but I can't. Too many songs..........and I lean towards contemporary country (Kenny, Darius, etc), or gospel quartet (Kingsmen Quartet circa early 80's to early 90's, or Acapella).
If my words did glow with the gold of sunshine And my tunes were played on the harp unstrung, Would you hear my voice come through the music? Would you hold it near as it were your own?
It's a hand-me-down, the thoughts are broken, Perhaps they're better left unsung. I don't know, don't really care Let there be songs to fill the air.
Ripple in still water, When there is no pebble tossed, Nor wind to blow.
Reach out your hand if your cup be empty, If your cup is full may it be again, Let it be known there is a fountain, That was not made by the hands of men.
There is a road, no simple highway, Between the dawn and the dark of night, And if you go no one may follow, That path is for your steps alone.
Ripple in still water, When there is no pebble tossed, Nor wind to blow.
You, who choose to lead, must follow But if you fall you fall alone. If you should stand then who's to guide you? If I knew the way I would take you home
You don't have to go into as much detail as I did. Just list some great lyrics you like. There are really no rules. It's just love of music/song writing.
I was just trying to make it a really cool thread. However, I would never want to discourage any input. Post away, arch.
Excellent addition. Robert Hunter's song is pretty mysterious. I have seen interpretations that the song was influenced by the far east, especially the Haiku chorus. Others have said it has biblical references.
I was never really a Dead Head and am not educated enough in the Dead to interpret it, but I am going to look at it and see if I can figure it out.
Hunter/Garcia and Barlow/Weir wrote so many amazing lyrics over the years. Their music may not be for everyone but their poetry transcends. As to not spam with Dead lyrics, but to provide others another chance to be exposed to what they did, this will be my last.
Wharf Rat
"Wharf Rat"
Old man down, way down down, down by the docks of the city. Blind and dirty, asked me for a dime, a dime for a cup of coffee. I got no dime but I got some time to hear his story. My name is August West, and I love my Pearly Baker best more than my wine. More than my wine - more than my maker, though he's no friend of mine.
Everyone said, I'd come to no good, I knew I would Pearly, believe them. Half of my life, I spent doin' time for some other [censored]'s crime, The other half found me stumbling 'round drunk on Burgundy wine.
But I'll get back on my feet again someday, The good Lord willin', if He says I may. I know that the life i'm livin's no good, I'll get a new start, live the life I should. I'll get up and fly away, I'll get up and fly away, fly away.
Pearly's been true, true to me, true to my dyin' day he said, I said to him, I said to him, "I'm sure she's been." I said to him, "I'm sure she's been tru to you."
Got up and wandered, wandered downtown, nowhere to go but just hang around. I've got a girl, named Bonnie Lee, I know that girl's been true to me. I know she's been, I'm sure she's been true to me.
Eve, I think that Alanis is one of the great songwriters of her generation and possibly ever. I loved her anger. I loved how she rebelled against stereotypes and generalizations. However, I think she had several other songs that were much better in regards to lyrics and actually...........better overall.
But whatever, I absolutely love Alanis Morisette. Great writer. Very innovative. Not afraid to step out of the norm. And she pretty much said............"blank you all........I'm out!"
arch, I know we don't get along............but, don't worry about getting dumped on. It's not allowed on this thread. LOL
Post what moves you. It's just our opinions, man.
Come on, I NEED some good conversation. Music is so freaking cool. Many of us hold our musical preferences so dearly. We get mad if someone disses our music. We pound our chests about why our music is so special. We gyrate, we groove, we stomp, we beat, we sing when no one is around because why??????????? Music moves us, man.
No hostilities on this thread. No harsh evaluations. Just pure expression. That damn Joni Mitchell got me pumped. She was such a pure person. Let it flow, arch.
Like anyone would be I am flattered by your fascination with me Like any hot-blooded woman I have simply wanted an object to crave But you, you're not allowed You're uninvited An unfortunate slight
Must be strangely exciting To watch the stoic squirm Must be somewhat heartening To watch shepherd need shepherd But you you're not allowed You're uninvited An unfortunate slight
Like any uncharted territory I must seem greatly intriguing You speak of my love like You have experienced love like mine before But this is not allowed You're uninvited An unfortunate slight
I don't think you unworthy I need a moment to deliberate
I think this song is about an illicit love interest. Whether it is from an older male while she was younger; another woman who desires her; or a man that is deemed undesirable by societies standards, I don't know..........but, something along those lines.
Here is the recording. Please note the tone of music behind her and how it builds throughout the piece. Also, note how the piece starts. The first note. It's foreboding. It precludes doom, perhaps disaster, but at the very least, sadness in the end result. The rest of the remaining musical arrangement is biting, harsh, and cold. It assists in painting a picture that the relationship will never work, even if it is worthy. Disaster is the message here.
Excellent song there. She's really scary singing it live, lol. I think Fleetwood Mac's "Gold Dust Woman" is another great example of angry ex girlfriend lyrics. Actually, that whole album Rumours was written as the relationships between John/Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks/Lindsey Buckingham fell apart.
And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul. - John Muir
Changing gears a bit. I want to talk about Roger Waters. He is from Pink Floyd. And while I was disappointed in some of what I heard about the bickering and in-fighting the group had, it is undeniable that Floyd is perhaps the best band of all time and Waters is one of the world's greatest song writers.
Waters wrote many great songs, such as Time, Hey You, and Comfortably Numb, but I am going to choose this one:
Quote:
"Us And Them"
Us and them And after all we're only ordinary men
Me and you God only knows it's not what we would choose to do
"Forward!" he cried From the rear And the front rank died And the General sat As the lines on the map Moved from side to side
Black and blue And who knows which is which and who is who?
Up and down And in the end it's only round and round and round
"Haven't you heard It's a battle of words?" The poster bearer cried. "Listen, son," Said the man with the gun, "There's room for you inside."
"Well, I mean, they're gonna kill ya, so like, if you give 'em a quick sh...short, sharp shock, they don't do it again. Dig it? I mean he got off light, 'cause I could've given 'I'm a thrashin' but I only hit him once. It's only the difference between right and wrong innit? I mean good manners don't cost nothing, do they? Eh?"
Down and out It can't be helped but there's a lot of it about
With, without And who'll deny it's what the fighting's all about?
Get out of the way, It's a busy day And I've got things on my mind For want of the price Of tea and a slice The old man died
Obviously, this song is about war. However, I think it goes beyond that. I think that it's about the differences that exist between human beings. Please consider the board. Liberals vs Conservatives. Dems vs Republicans. Blacks vs whites. Pro FO vs those who doubt the FO. Pro religious vs those who don't believe. It's truly a society of Us and Them.
Not sure if this song rises to the level of greatness, but it speaks to me.
Skillet
Monster The secret side of me, I never let you see I keep it caged but I can't control it So stay away from me, the beast is ugly I feel the rage and I just can't hold it
It's scratching on the walls, in the closet, in the halls It comes awake and I can't control it Hiding under the bed, in my body, in my head Why won't somebody come and save me from this, make it end?
I feel it deep within, it's just beneath the skin I must confess that I feel like a monster I hate what I've become, the nightmare's just begun I must confess that I feel like a monster
I, I feel like a monster I, I feel like a monster
My secret side I keep hid under lock and key I keep it caged but I can't control it 'Cause if I let him out he'll tear me up, break me down Why won't somebody come and save me from this, make it end?
I feel it deep within, it's just beneath the skin I must confess that I feel like a monster I hate what I've become, the nightmare's just begun I must confess that I feel like a monster
I feel it deep within, it's just beneath the skin I must confess that I feel like a monster I, I feel like a monster I, I feel like a monster
It's hiding in the dark, it's teeth are razor sharp There's no escape for me, it wants my soul, it wants my heart No one can hear me scream, maybe it's just a dream Maybe it's inside of me, stop this monster
I feel it deep within, it's just beneath the skin I must confess that I feel like a monster I hate what I've become, the nightmare's just begun I must confess that I feel like a monster
I feel it deep within, it's just beneath the skin I must confess that I feel like a monster I've gotta lose control, here's something radical I must confess that I feel like a monster
I, I feel like a monster I, I feel like a monster I, I feel like a monster I, I feel like a monster
The Pretender Lyrics Keep you in the dark You know they all pretend Keep you in the dark And so it all began
Send in your skeletons Sing as their bones go marching in, again The need you buried deep The secrets that you keep are ever ready Are you ready? I'm finished making sense Done pleading ignorance That whole defense
Spinning infinity, boy The wheel is spinning me It's never-ending, never-ending Same old story
What if I say I'm not like the others? What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the pretender What if I say I will never surrender? What if I say I'm not like the others? What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the pretender What if I say that I'll never surrender?
In time our soul untold I'm just another soul for sale, oh well The page is out of print We are not permanent We're temporary, temporary Same old story
What if I say I'm not like the others? What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the pretender What if I say that I'll never surrender? What if I say I'm not like the others? What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the pretender What if I say that I'll never surrender?
I'm the voice inside your head You refuse to hear I'm the face that you have to face Mirrored in your stare I'm what's left, I'm what's right I'm the enemy I'm the hand that will take you down Bring you to your knees
So who are you? Yeah, who are you? Yeah, who are you? Yeah, who are you?
Keep you in the dark You know they all pretend
What if I say I'm not like the others? What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the pretender What if I say I will never surrender? What if I say I'm not like the others? What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the pretender What if I say that I'll never surrender?
What if I say I'm not like the others? (Keep you in the dark) What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? (You know they all pretend) You're the pretender (Who dares) What if I say I will never surrender?
What if I say I'm not like the others? (Keep you in the dark) What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? (You know they all pretend) You're the pretender (Who dares) What if I say I will never surrender?
So who are you? Yeah, who are you? Yeah, who are you?
Can't go too far wrong with Becker and Fagen's "Babylon Sisters" or Dylan's "Buckets of Rain", but lately I've been enjoying some Jesse Merchant (JBM). The following is a passage from his song "Going Back Home":
"And every time that I think that you find that I see The distance I keep makes a poor judging fool out of me Just like coming around to a part of your town that you've been But everything's changed from the lights to the houses to tree But the smell is the same, and it makes me remember your dreams
Oh, my love Gather your feet and start walking to the sun My love Kill off your demons before your heart turns into one."
When we were waiting the long months to bring home our son from Guatemala, I heard this song and really identified with the lyrics.
From American Tale, "Somewhere Out There"
Somewhere out there, Beneath the pale moonlight, Someone's thinking of me, And loving me tonight.
Somewhere out there, Someone's saying a prayer, That we'll find one another, In that big somewhere out there.
And even though I know how very far apart we are, It helps to think we might be wishing on the same bright star, And when the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby, It helps to think we're sleeping underneath the same big sky!
Somewhere out there, If love can see us through, Then we'll be together, Somewhere out there, Out where dreams Come true...
When Sunny gets blue, her eyes get gray and cloudy Then the rain begins to fall, pitter-patter, pitter-patter Love is gone, what can matter No sweet lover man comes to call
When Sunny gets blue, she breaths a sigh of sadness Like the wind that stirs the trees Wind that sets the leaves to swaying Like some violin is playing strange and haunting melodies
People used to love to hear her laugh, see her smile That's how she got her name Since that sad affair, she lost her smile, changed her style Somehow she's not the same
But memories will fade and pretty dreams will rise up Where her other dreams fell through Hurry new love, hurry here, to kiss away each lonely tear And hold her near when Sunny gets blue
People used to love to hear her laugh, see her smile That's how she got her name Since that sad affair, she lost her smile, changed her style Somehow she's not the same
Hurry new love, hurry here, to kiss away each lonely tear And hold her near when Sunny gets blue
A lovestruck Romeo sings the streets a serenade Laying everybody low with a love song that he made Finds a streetlight, steps out of the shade Says something like, "You and me babe — how 'bout it?"
Juliet says, "Hey it's Romeo. You nearly gimme a heart attack" He's underneath the window; she's singing, "Hey, la, my boyfriend's back. You shouldn't come around here singing up at people like that. Anyway what you gonna do about it?"
Juliet, the dice was loaded from the start And I bet, then you exploded in my heart And I forget, I forget the movie song When you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong, Juliet?
Come up on different streets, they both were streets of shame Both dirty, both mean, yes, and the dream was just the same And I dreamed your dream for you and now your dream is real How can you look at me as if I was just another one of your deals?
When you can fall for chains of silver you can fall for chains of gold You can fall for pretty strangers and the promises they hold You promised me everything, you promised me thick and thin, yeah. Now you just say, "Oh Romeo, yeah. You know, I used to have a scene with him."
Juliet, when we made love you used to cry You said, "I love you like the stars above, I'll love you 'til I die." There's a place for us, you know the movie song When you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong, Juliet?
I can't do the talk like they talk on the TV And I can't do a love song like the way it's meant to be I can't do everything but I'll do anything for you I can't do anything except be in love with you
And all I do is miss you and the way we used to be All I do is keep the beat, the bad company All I do is kiss you through the bars of a rhyme Julie, I'd do the stars with you any time
Juliet, when we made love you used to cry You said, "I love you like the stars above, I'll love you 'til I die." There's a place for us, you know the movie song When you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong, Juliet?
And a lovestruck Romeo sings the streets a serenade Laying everybody low with a love song that he made Find a convenient streetlight, steps out of the shade And says something like, "You and me babe — how 'bout it?"
Dude, I could give so many examples I didn't even know where to start. But I gotta start somewhere.
maybe my favourite band, period, is the 70/80s Canadian power trio Triumph. I think these lyrics speak for themselves, but I like how they start with a sense of despair then go in a positive-thinking direction by the end.
TIME GOES BY Can't you feel the thunder, rollin' in a young man's heart Can't you see the frustration it's tearin' him apart He's got a hunger for power, he wants to have it all Sometimes he feels like he's bangin' his head up against the wall Out in the real world living a lie Can't seem to make the change, but he can't say why As Time Goes By Nobody really knows what to say, tomorrow is another day That seems a million miles away, so far away
Time Goes By, bridges burn and big wheels turn and Time can fly, will it ever bring you back again? You know that I can't live without your love Time Goes By, you know I'll never make it alone
Can't you see the fire burnin' in a young girl's eyes Does she think that she moves ahead if she cuts me down to size Everybody's got two cents to try to buy some time But they don't even know their own hearts What can they know of mine? Call out for reasons echoes the cry She waits, anticipates; no reply as Time Goes By Oh baby I don't know what to say Tomorrow is another day You seem a million miles away, so far away
We all bear witness as history unfolds Let's hope tomorrow can deliver on the promise that she holds Don't look back in anger, don't look ahead in fear You just keep takin' her as she comes until she comes in clear The love you send out returns to you in time The wheel gets turned around by those who try For all their lives
Romeo & Juliet slays me. Takes me back to a certain point in time, and a certain girl I'll never forget (I'm happily married now, but you know how it is.....)
I've always like a lot of Crosby, Still, Nash and Young, probably because their lyrics were very politically charged and gave us "liberal/progressives" a voice in the mainstream. Granted, the Kent State Massacre happened a year before I was born.
I chose a Neil Young tune "Old Man'
Old man look at my life, I'm a lot like you were. Old man look at my life, I'm a lot like you were.
Old man look at my life, Twenty four and there's so much more Live alone in a paradise That makes me think of two.
Love lost, such a cost, Give me things that don't get lost. Like a coin that won't get tossed Rolling home to you.
Old man take a look at my life I'm a lot like you I need someone to love me the whole day through Ah, one look in my eyes and you can tell that's true.
Lullabies, look in your eyes, Run around the same old town. Doesn't mean that much to me To mean that much to you.
I've been first and last Look at how the time goes past. But I'm all alone at last. Rolling home to you.
Old man take a look at my life I'm a lot like you I need someone to love me the whole day through Ah, one look in my eyes and you can tell that's true.
Old man look at my life, I'm a lot like you were. Old man look at my life, I'm a lot like you were.
Hold on to the thread The currents will shift, glide me towards You know something's left And we're all allowed to dream of the next Oh, oh the next, time we touch Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
You don't have to stray tho oceans away
Waves roll in my thoughts, hold on tight the ring The sea will rise, please stand by the shore Oh, oh, oh, I will be, I will be there once more Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Sorry I'm blowing up this thread, but this the last one for now.
This song holds some deep sentimental value to me because I heard a few days after one of my life-long friends lost his battle with ALS. The song says basically everything I don't have the eloquence to put forth into thought.
Marc Broussard "Man Ain't Supposed to Cry"
They say a man ain't supposed to cry. But I can't seem to stop these tears. It's too hard living life without a friend. To help me smile. If my tears could bring you back to me. I'd gladly cry a thousand years. Thinking 'bout the feel I get to see your face. And say, old friend. I'm happy to see you again.
These walls are not the same. Sunny you have gone and changed. You've changed it all. I'm so tired of the pain. I was never good at explaining, Can't carry it all. I don't know why. But I know I miss you.
That's why they say a man ain't supposed to cry. But I can't seem to stop these tears. It's too hard living life without a friend. To help me smile. If my tears could bring you back to me. I'd gladly cry a thousand years. Thinking 'bout the feel I get to see your face. And say, old friend. I'm happy to see you again.
The decisions we all make. So written on the page. It's written on your face. You can try to turn that corner. But when you're so deep in the water. Tryna see the break. What can you take? Who's gonna save me?
That's why they say a man ain't supposed to cry. But I can't seem to stop these tears. It's too hard living life without a friend. To help me smile. If my tears could bring you back to me. I'd gladly cry a thousand years. Thinking 'bout the feel I get to see your face. And say, old friend. I'm happy to see you again, oh.
It won't be long, no, now, now. When I get to see your face, oh. They say a man ain't supposed to cry. But I can't seem to stop these tears. It's too hard living life without a friend. To help me smile. If my tears could bring you back to me. I'd gladly cry a thousand years. Thinking 'bout the feel I get to see your face. And say, old friend. I'm happy to see you again. No, no, that a man, no. No, no, that a man, no. I just wish I had my friend, now. Oh, oh, oh.
I saw her in concert a couple of times. I think she sounds waaaaaayyyyy better live than recorded. Her voice is a little more raw and not cleaned up and digitized.
[constant "doo wop"s in the background throughout the song]
Aahh
Well I heard that you're leavin' (leavin') Gonna leave me far behind (so far behind) 'Cause you found a brand new lover You decided that I'm not your kind (aahh..)
So I pulled (I pulled) your name out (name out) of my Rolodex (oohh..) And I tore all your pictures in two And I burned down the malt shop where we used to go Just because it reminds me of you (dippity dippity doo)
That's right (that's right) you ain't gonna see me cryin' I'm glad (I'm glad) that you found somebody new 'Cause I'd rather spend eternity eating shards of broken glass Than spend one more minute with you
I guess I might seem kinda bitter You got me feeling down in the dumps 'Cause I'm stranded all alone in the gas station of love And I have to use the self-service pumps
Oh, so honey, let me help you with that suitcase You ain't (you ain't) gonna break my heart in two 'Cause I'd rather get a hundred thousand paper cuts on my face Than spend one more minute with you
I'd rather rip out my intestines with a fork Than watch you going out with other men I'd rather slam my fingers in a door (yah) Again and again and again and again and again
Oh, can't you see what I'm tryin' to say, Darlin...
I'd rather have my blood sucked out by leeches (leeches) Shove an icepick under a toenail or two I'd rather clean all the bathroom in Grand Central Station with my tongue Than spend one more minute with you
Yes, I'd rather jump naked on a huge pile of thumbtacks Or stick my nostrils together with crazy glue I'd rather dive into a swimming pool filled with double-edged razor blades Than spend one more minute with you
I'd rather rip my heart out of my ribcage with my bare hands and then throw it on the floor and stomp on it 'till I die Than spend one more minute with you
I saw her in concert a couple of times. I think she sounds waaaaaayyyyy better live than recorded. Her voice is a little more raw and not cleaned up and digitized.
That's why I said she's scary live....she's all about raw emotion.
And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul. - John Muir
Nice. That is one of all-time favorite songs. And yeah, CSN&Y were freaking awesome. Here is a tie to the original post in this thread. Joni Mitchell wrote this song for CSN&Y to sing at Woodstock.
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Woodstock
Well, I came upon a child of God He was walking along the road And I asked him, Tell me, where are you going This he told me
Said, I'm going down to Yasgur's Farm Gonna join in a rock and roll band Got to get back to the land and set my soul free
We are stardust, we are golden We are billion year old carbon And we got to get ourselves back to the garden
Well, then can I roam beside you? I have come to lose the smog, And I feel myself a cog in somethin' turning And maybe it's the time of year Yes and maybe it's the time of man And I don't know who I am But life is for learning
We are stardust, we are golden We are billion year old carbon And we got to get ourselves back to the garden
We are stardust, we are golden We are billion year old carbon And we…
I think this song is about the movement of that generation. They believed in peace, self-expression, and changing the world for the good. It very well could be an anthem for the hippie movement.
I believe you're right about that song. They had such idealism back then. Jim Morrison (speaking of great lyricists) once said the flower power movement will look very romantic to future generations - and time proved him right.
Well, she's fashionably lean And she's fashionably late She'll never rank a scene She'll never break a date But she's no drag Just watch the way she walks
She's a twentieth century fox She's a twentieth century fox No tears, no fears No ruined years, no clocks She's a twentieth century fox, oh yeah
She's the queen of cool And she's the lady who waits Since her mind left school It never hesitates She won't waste time On elementary talk
'Cause she's a twentieth century fox She's a twentieth century fox Got the world locked up Inside a plastic box She's a twentieth century fox, oh yeah Twentieth century fox, oh yeah Twentieth century fox She's a twentieth century fox
Once in a blue moon Something good comes along Once in a blue moon Everything's not going wrong When you get weary Beating on the same old gong Once in a blue moon Someone like you comes along Once every once in a while Something comes along that feels just right Once every once in a while Just like switching on an electric light And sometimes you try till you're blue in the face But when you get that feeling Nothing's going to take its place Once in a blue moon There's a thing called happiness It happens when you're in A state of natural grace When the wind is blowing All around the fence I get that happy feeling Things start making sense All just feels so lucky That you just can't go wrong Once in a blue moon Someone like you comes along Once in a blue moon There's a thing called happiness It happens when you're in A state of natural grace When the grass is growing All around the fence And you get that happy feeling Everything starts making sense And you get so lucky That you can't go wrong Once in a blue moon Something comes along Once in a blue moon Someone like you comes along Once in a blue moon Something good comes along Once in a blue moon Someone like you comes along Songwriters: VAN MORRISON
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