# classic rock lyrics **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 21, 2004, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-lyrics/235478 "2004-03-21T00:28:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2004, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-lyrics/235478/21 "2004-03-21T19:51:53Z")
“'Cause the record company, Rosie, just gave me a big advance!” The most joyful line in rock. ---
**Author:** ![Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9dc877/32.png) [@Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightwatch_Trailer)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2004, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-lyrics/235478/22 "2004-03-21T20:22:15Z")
“Did you exchange A walk-on part in the war For a lead role in a cage?” _Wish You Were Here_ by Pink Floyd. Well-known but still great. The Beatles song referenced earlier is _Across the Universe_ on the album **Let It Be**. As I’m sure everyone knew. **Murcielago** , great choice. “I’ve got a clan of gingerbread men Here a man, there a man, Lots of gingerbread men. Take a couple if you wish, They’re on the dish.” ---
**Author:** ![Roadwalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@Roadwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadwalker)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2004, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-lyrics/235478/23 "2004-03-21T21:30:31Z")
I remember us riding in my brother’s car Her body tan and wet down at the reservoir At night on them banks I’d lie awake And pull her close just to feel each breath she’d take Now those memories come back to haunt me they haunt me like a curse Is a dream a lie if it don’t come true Or is it something worse _The River_ Bruce Springsteen ---
**Author:** ![Made\_in\_Macau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@Made\_in\_Macau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Made_in_Macau)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2004, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-lyrics/235478/24 "2004-03-21T22:18:20Z")
I would have made this instrumental but the words got in the way - XTC ‘No Language in Our Lungs’ I said I love you so much I could die - she said ‘drop dead’ then left with another guy - Costello, Red Shoes I’ll just look in the Book of Liars for your name - Steely Dan ‘Book of Liars’ How can you lie there and think of England when you dont even know who’s in the team - Billy Bragg, ‘Greetings to the New Brunette’ Never take the cheaper option when it comes to buying shoes, never claim to have seen a film when you’ve only read reviews - Craig Stevens, ‘How not to live your life’ ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Joe\_Meager](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bb73d2/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Joe\_Meager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Joe_Meager)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2004, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-lyrics/235478/25 "2004-03-21T22:35:29Z")
I’ll see you at the weighing-in, When your life’s sum-total’s made And you set your wealth in godly deeds Against the sins you’ve laid. - Jethro Tull Hmmmm… can you say “judgement day”? “Karma”? The Egyptian myth of weighing your heart against a feather? ---
**Author:** ![bombilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bombilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bombilla)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-lyrics/235478/26 "2004-03-22T02:54:47Z")
“There’s a hole in daddy’s arm where all the money goes…” Not quite classic _rock_, but I think it counts. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-lyrics/235478/27 "2004-03-22T04:39:24Z")
One of my favorites: Just take it like a sweet injection Just a token of my affection Another night we’ll take another direction I’m gonna play you like a rhythm section Mista Bone, Great White. ---
**Author:** ![jweb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@jweb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jweb)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-lyrics/235478/28 "2004-03-22T04:53:38Z")
> [@SexyWriter](#): > > The wise and wonderful AC/DC, quoted from Back in Black, I believe: > > “My balls are always bouncing to the left and to the right, > It’s my believe that my big balls should be held every night.” The song’s actually called “Big Balls”, and it’s on the album \*\*Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap". Just thought I’d let ya know. ---
**Author:** ![bluecanary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bluecanary/32/3614_2.png) [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-lyrics/235478/29 "2004-03-22T11:30:53Z")
Green Day: _“Why does my life have to be so small and death is forever But does Forever have a life to call its own Don’t give me an answer, 'cause you only know as much as I know Unless you’ve been there, which Well I hardly think so”_ 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Clanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@Small\_Clanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Clanger)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-lyrics/235478/30 "2004-03-22T12:16:03Z")
Good ole Pete again. Meet the new boss Same as the old boss And another one from Roger You bought a guitar to punish your ma’ You didn’t like school And you know you’re nobody’s fool Some welcome to the machine And Syd Arnold Lane Had a strange hobby Collecting clothes Moonshine washing-line They suit him fine And Mr Zappa The book says he made us to be just like him So if we’re dumb Then maybe - god is dumb And maybe even a little bit ugly on the side Dumb all over A little ugly on the side (repeat) Cramps (Lux) You got good taste You got good taste You come here Sit on my… Lap Since we’re going for a pretty broad interpretation of “classic rock” Robyn Hitchcock All aboard Brenda’s iron sledge All aboard Brenda’s iron sledge All aboard Brenda’s iron sledge Please don’t call me Reg’ It’s not my name ---
**Author:** ![Nathan\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/47e85d/32.png) [@Nathan\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nathan_S)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-lyrics/235478/31 "2004-03-22T12:18:31Z")
_When you’re driving down the highway at night and you’re feeling that Wild Turkey’s bite Don’t give Johnny Walker a ride, 'Cause Jack Black is right by your side. How could anybody be so unkind To arrest a man for driving while blind?_ ZZ Top - \*Arrested for Driving While Blind \* (Tejas) ---
**Author:** ![verbenabeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c4cdca/32.png) [@verbenabeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/verbenabeast)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-lyrics/235478/32 "2004-03-22T20:27:08Z")
> [@](#): > > All at once, > The clouds are parted > Light streams down > In bright unbroken beams > > Follow men’s eyes > As they look to the skies > The shifting shafts of shining > Weave the fabric of their dreams… > **Rush** – _Jacob’s Ladder_ > [@](#): > > These walls that still surround me > Still contain the same old me, > Just one more who’s searching for > A world that ought to be. > **Rush** – _Circumstances_ > [@](#): > > Wind > In my hair > Shifting and drifting > Mechanical music > Adrenaline surge… > > Well-weathered leather, > Hot metal and oil, > The scented country air. > Sunlight on chrome, > The blur of the landscape, > Every nerve aware. > **Rush** – _Red Barchetta_ and the piece of resistance > [@](#): > > But it was only fantasy. > The wall was too high, > As you can see. > No matter how he tried, > He could not break free. > And the worms ate into his brain. > > \*\*Pink Floyd \*\* – _Hey You_ ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-lyrics/235478/33 "2004-03-22T20:46:34Z")
While I’m not really a big Rush fan, there was always one line in “New World Man” that really struck me as my early-20’s set to music: _Old enough to know what’s right … and young enough not to choose it._ ---
**Author:** ![FatDaddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@FatDaddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatDaddy)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-lyrics/235478/34 "2004-03-22T22:08:07Z")
The percentage you’re paying is too high priced While you’re living beyond all your means and the man in the suit has just bought a new car from the profit he’s made on your dreams **Low Spark of High Heeled Boys - Traffic** ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-lyrics/235478/35 "2004-03-22T23:13:24Z")
It’s better to burn out than it is to rust. I’ve seen the needle and the damage done A little part of it in everyone But every junkie’s like a settin’ sun. ---
**Author:** ![cleops](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2acd7d/32.png) [@cleops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cleops)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-lyrics/235478/36 "2004-03-23T03:18:18Z")
From the Chuckster’s Carol: Jump into my machine so we can cruise on out I know a little joint where we can jump and shout Not too far back off the highway 'bout an hour’s ride You park your car in the open and you walk inside A little cutie takes your hat and you can thank her m’am Don’t let the heat overcome you when the joint is jammed Oh Carol, don’t let him steal your hear away I’ve got to learn to dance if it takes me all night and day. For some reason, those lyrics sum up for me my youth in the 60s USA, rock 'n roll, and what I am sure heaven is like. ---
**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-lyrics/235478/37 "2004-03-23T03:29:41Z")
> [@verbenabeast](#): > > and the piece of resistance Either I got swooshed, or you need [this.](http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=piece%20de%20resistance) ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-lyrics/235478/38 "2004-03-23T04:34:33Z")
No one is going to nominate **Hotel California**?? Or **Come Together**? I know, they’re _way_ over-exposed and clichéd now, but, oh the sacrilege! ---
**Author:** ![Made\_in\_Macau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@Made\_in\_Macau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Made_in_Macau)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-lyrics/235478/39 "2004-03-23T07:57:18Z")
‘Everybody needs a bosom for a pillow, everybody needs a bosom.’ 😃 ---
**Author:** ![AV8R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@AV8R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AV8R)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-lyrics/235478/40 "2004-03-23T15:24:48Z")
For years, this line from the Eagles’ **Take it Easy** was always my favorite: \*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 \* [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-lyrics/235478.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-lyrics/235478.md?page=3)