From an old friend of mine:
“You’re just making the most of your borrowed time
Waiting for the white light”
Lots of Wilco fans here.
How about:
*I dreamed about killing you again last night
And it felt all right to me
*
"I’m prayin’ for the end of time
So I can end my time with you
Meat Loaf.
Joe
There’s nothing at the end of the rainbow
There’s nothing to grow up for anymore
Richard Thompson
They say that to love is to bury, those demons from which we all hide,
But tonight by this river beneath this willow tree, becoming one with the earth and the sky…
“Don’t know what you’ve got
til it’s gone”
-Cinderella
Okay, so I cheated to make it two lines.
You don’t like me but you love me
Either way you’re wrong
Morrissey - “All You Need Is Me”
Your twisted fate has found you out and it’s finally turned the table.
They stole your dreams and paid you with regret
Desperado (Reprise)–The Eagles
And though she feels as if she’s in a play
She is anyway
“Penny Lane” - John Lennon
I’m gonna throw my datebook over the fence and find me one for 5 or 10 cents
Keep it 'til it’s covered with age, ‘cause I’m writin’ your name down on every page
Hey Good Lookin’ by Hank Sr.
If there’s anything at all that’s wrong with her, it’s somethin’ that I can’t see.
Ain’t no doubt about it; she’s the same kinda crazy as me.
Same Kinda Crazy by Delbert McClinton
And now I just thought I’d mention my grandma’s old-age pension is the reason why I’m standin’ here today.
I got all my country learnin’, milkin’ and a-churnin’, pickin’ cotton, raisin’ hell and bailin’ hay.
Georgia On a Fast Train by Billy Joe Shaver
Well this one old shirt is about all I’ve got and a dollar is all that I crave
‘Cause I brought nothin’ with me into this old world and I ain’t gonna take nothin’ to my grave.
Way Downtown by Doc Watson (also Gib Tanner and the Skillet Lickers)
It’s better to burn out
than to fade away.
-Neil Young
And in the end, The love you take
is equal to the love you make.
-Paul McCartney
Warren Zevon on love:
“You can’t start it like a car
You can’t stop it with a gun.”
Wouldn’t that be Paul McCartney? Or was that one of those cases where one guy added a line to the other’s song?
“I can’t forget the sound, 'cause it’s here to stay
The sound of people chasing money and money getting away”
Whiskey Bottle - Uncle Tupelo (probably Jay Farrar)
“I never gave a second thought, never crossed my mind
What’s right, what’s not - I’m not the judgin’ kind”
Twilight - The Band
“And you know that you’re over the hill
When your mind makes a promise that your body can’t fill”
Old Folks Boogie - Little Feat
“Is anybody goin to San Antone, or Phoenix, Arizona?
Anyplace is alright as long as I can forget I’ve ever known her”
(Is Anybody Goin’ To) San Antone - Doug Sahm/Sir Douglas Quintet
“Forward!” he cried from the rear, and the front rank died.
The generals sat while the lines on the map moved from side to side.
Us and Them - Pink Floyd
And you run, and you run to catch up with the sun, but it’s sinking
Racing around to come up behind you again
Time, Pink Floyd
“I go to parties, sometimes until four.
It’s tough to leave when you can’t find the door”
Walsh, Joe.