# a song that sums up your life **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 11, 2001, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-that-sums-up-your-life/53964 "2001-02-11T00:10:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![minlokwat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minlokwat/32/2844_2.png) [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2001, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-that-sums-up-your-life/53964/1 "2001-02-11T00:10:52Z")
Well, maybe doesn’t ENTIRELY sum up your existence… But the one that you relate with a la the guy from Seinfeld who zoned out whenever “Desperado” came on. For me, it’s an obscure one, but I will go with Donald Fagen’s (off of the The Nightfly) “Walk Between the Raindrops”. It seems to suggest that true love doesn’t really exist but -hey- that’s not so bad. ---
**Author:** ![Nefarious\_Chipmunk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nefarious_chipmunk/32/1045_2.png) [@Nefarious\_Chipmunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nefarious_Chipmunk)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2001, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-that-sums-up-your-life/53964/2 "2001-02-11T00:16:05Z")
My sisters life can be summed up by one song. “Oops I Did it Again” by Brittney Spears. Sad ain’t it. You got feel soory for anyone who’s life can be summed up by a _gag_ Brittney Spears song. As for me, the song Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls always summed up how I was feeling pretty well. A couple of years ago it was I Am a Rock by Simon and Garfunkel, but I got over that. ---
**Author:** ![Upham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Upham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Upham)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2001, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-that-sums-up-your-life/53964/3 "2001-02-11T00:20:40Z")
> [@](#): > > _Lyrics deleted. See note a few posts below._ > Coldfire -_Willing to Fight_, Ani Difranco (gad i loves 'er) [Edited by Coldfire on 02-10-2001 at 08:56 PM] ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@The\_Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tim)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2001, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-that-sums-up-your-life/53964/4 "2001-02-11T00:25:49Z")
Metal, by Gary Numan. Though I like the NIN cover as much as the origional. I don’t know if it really sums up my life but it does demand my full attention when I listen to it. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalMuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@DigitalMuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalMuse)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2001, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-that-sums-up-your-life/53964/5 "2001-02-11T00:45:56Z")
Nobody Listens by Bad Religion _Lyrics deleted._ **Moderator Notes:** either you post a reasonably small exerpt of a song, or the entire lyrics with a link to a website where they are published with permission. Thanks. Coldfire [Edited by Coldfire on 02-10-2001 at 08:55 PM] ---
**Author:** ![SuperNova](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SuperNova](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperNova)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2001, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-that-sums-up-your-life/53964/6 "2001-02-11T00:51:44Z")
Free Fallin’ by Tom Petty. It’s just _SO_ perfect for me. ---
**Author:** ![TruePisces](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/truepisces/32/13628_2.png) [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2001, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-that-sums-up-your-life/53964/7 "2001-02-11T01:21:44Z")
(And of course, it will probably change in 6 months, but…) **I’m Alright** by JoDee Messina. I’ve recently moved back home with my parents, and I’m running into a lot of old HS friends. _Lyrics deleted. See note above._ Coldfire [Edited by Coldfire on 02-10-2001 at 08:57 PM] ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2001, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-that-sums-up-your-life/53964/8 "2001-02-11T02:58:26Z")
Please follow the rules, guys. My song would be **Cold Fire** by _Rush_, surprisingly. ---
**Author:** ![Skwerl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Skwerl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skwerl)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2001, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-that-sums-up-your-life/53964/9 "2001-02-11T04:38:49Z")
I can really relate to “She’s So High” by Tal Bachman. ---
**Author:** ![Nacho4Sara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Nacho4Sara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nacho4Sara)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2001, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-that-sums-up-your-life/53964/10 "2001-02-11T06:19:24Z")
Joni Mitchell, “A Case of You,” [http://www.jonimitchell.com/Frames1.html](http://www.jonimitchell.com/Frames1.html) I can’t get a closer link; you have to scroll halfway down and click on the “Lyrics” bar. It’s the ninth song on that page. > [@](#): > > Just before our love got lost you said, > “I am as constant as a northern star.” > And I said, “Constantly in the darkness > Where’s that at? > If you want me I’ll be in the bar.” > On the back of a cartoon coaster > In the blue TV screen light > I drew a map of Canada > Oh Canada > With your face sketched on it twice > Oh, you’re in my blood like holy wine > You taste so bitter and so sweet > Oh I could drink a case of you, darling > And I would still be on my feet > Oh I would still be on my feet > > Oh I am a lonely painter > I live in a box of paints > I’m frightened by the devil > And I’m drawn to those ones that ain’t afraid > I remember that time you told me, you said, > “Love is touching souls” > Surely you touched mine > 'Cause part of you pours out of me > In these lines from time to time > Oh, you’re in my blood like holy wine > You taste so bitter and so sweet > Oh I could drink a case of you, darling > Still, I’d be on my feet > I would still be on my feet > > I met a woman > She had a mouth like yours > She knew your life > She knew your devils and your deeds > And she said, > “Go to him, stay with him if you can > But be prepared to bleed” > Oh but you are in my blood > You’re my holy wine > You’re so bitter, bitter and so sweet > Oh, I could drink a case of you, darling > Still I’d be on my feet > I would still be on my feet I don’t know why, but this song always reminds me of myself, like I’m singing it about myself. Sounds weird, I know, but I relate to the singer and the guy in the lyrics, and it breaks my heart. Joni’s voice is breathtakingly flawless anyway. I love hearing it. ---
**Author:** ![Narile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@Narile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Narile)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2001, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-that-sums-up-your-life/53964/11 "2001-02-11T07:06:36Z")
Hmmm, of late it would be One is the loneliest number by Three Dog Night or Slip Sliding Away by Paul Simon. I am lonely and nothing is under my own control it feels like. So they both fit. ---
**Author:** ![Intriguing\_Question\_Mark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ee59a6/32.png) [@Intriguing\_Question\_Mark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intriguing_Question_Mark)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2001, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-that-sums-up-your-life/53964/12 "2001-02-11T07:15:15Z")
My songs are by (what a surprise) The Monkees. “This Just doesnt seem to be my day” “I guess I should have stayed in bed, my pillow wrapped around my head instead of waking up to find a nightmare of a different kind she went away (not this line though) This just doesnt seem to be my day” and “Love to love” “They say you need love to love you gotta have love to love they all say it works that way but if it’s true why do I love you” They dont always apply but when they do they hit it right on the head. ---
**Author:** ![dave99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/45deac/32.png) [@dave99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dave99)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2001, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-that-sums-up-your-life/53964/13 "2001-02-11T07:49:19Z")
Lately, I would have to say “She’s So Cold” by the Rolling Stones. Also, I concur on “She’s So High” by Tal Bachman. That one too, is poignant. No, I’m not at all bitter; why do you ask? ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2001, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-that-sums-up-your-life/53964/14 "2001-02-11T08:10:47Z")
I still gotta maintain: the theme to “Indiana Jones, Raiders of the Lost Ark” Two main movements of an adventurous dude, with a few minutes of a middle movement of Marion, the pause I take for a little love. Overall, it’s an adventure in music, which I think suits me. Other than that, we’re getting into Dire Straits, and that’s probably too many songs to list for one _main_ song here. Tripler ---
**Author:** ![Randy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2acd7d/32.png) [@Randy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2001, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-that-sums-up-your-life/53964/15 "2001-02-11T08:18:27Z")
I’m gonna have to go with the Theme to the Dick VanDyke Show. Not the one where he makes that smooth little shuffle around the ottoman, but the one where he trips and falls on his face in front of his company. ---
**Author:** ![Falcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2001, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-that-sums-up-your-life/53964/16 "2001-02-11T09:10:48Z")
Hrm. A song for my whole LIFE? Hell, I can’t pick a song that describes my mood right NOW half the time… After some thought, gotta go with “Marathon,” by Rush. And as for the song lyric that sums up my life, it’s from “Prime Mover,” by Rush - “The point of a journey is not to arrive.” ---
**Author:** ![Ayesha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@Ayesha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ayesha)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2001, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-that-sums-up-your-life/53964/17 "2001-02-11T09:29:43Z")
Garth Brooks, The Dance. ---
**Author:** ![BornDodgy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19b73/32.png) [@BornDodgy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BornDodgy)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2001, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-that-sums-up-your-life/53964/18 "2001-02-11T12:44:16Z")
I used to be a **“catapult” by the Counting Crows** : I wanna be the knife that cuts into my hand And I wanna be scattered from here in this catapult What a big baby Wont somebody save me please? You wount find nobody home… Feeling a tiny bit better I was able to listen to **Malibu by Hole (Courtney Love)** Crash and burn All the stars explode tonight How d you get so desperate How d you stay alive Help me please Burn the sorrow from your eyes Oh, come on be alive again Dont lay down and die… **For you by Tracy Chapman** pretty much sums love up for me. [http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palms/9541/11a.html](http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palms/9541/11a.html) **Right now I want Hary Nillson with Coconut** what can I say? I am a silly girl 😃 **Nacho4Sarah** I am just singing along to “A Case of You” by the way… hehe ---
**Author:** ![TPWombat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbce88/32.png) [@TPWombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TPWombat)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2001, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-that-sums-up-your-life/53964/19 "2001-02-11T12:56:03Z")
**"Paint Your Wagon"** “where are you going? I ain’t certain. When will you get there? I don’t know. All that I know is I am on my way” Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2001, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-that-sums-up-your-life/53964/20 "2001-02-11T18:14:39Z")
Gotta go with “Dammit” by Blink 182. Yes, it’s by a group some might call pop, but they actually are a real band with good music. The song just seems to describe my life right now. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-that-sums-up-your-life/53964.md?page=2)