# Moving lyrics **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [July 23, 2023, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-lyrics/987421 "2023-07-23T18:35:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-lyrics/987421/1 "2023-07-23T18:35:57Z")
I know we’ve had a couple of old threads about memorable lyrics, but I hope there will be some interest in this one, concerning song lyrics that have moved you. Here’s Elton John in ‘Border Song’ with: “there’s a man over there - what’s his colour? I don’t care! He’s my brother; let us live in peace.” [Elton John- Border Song W/ Lyrics - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kVgrvOpf9A) ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-lyrics/987421/2 "2023-07-23T18:43:53Z")
_Love is a temple_ _Love is a higher law_ _You ask me to enter_ _But then you make me crawl_ _And I can’t be holding on_ _To what you’ve got_ _When all you’ve got is hurt_ U2 - One Who hasn’t been there? ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-lyrics/987421/3 "2023-07-23T19:55:19Z")
_Yeah, sure I’ll admit there are times when I miss you_ _Especially like now when I need someone to hold me_ (Cowboy Junkies - Sun Comes Up It’s Tuesday Morning) Not just the lyric, but the vulnerable way Margo Timmins delivers these lines. [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48pFXE28y8Y&ab_channel=CowboyJunkiesVEVO) mmm ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-lyrics/987421/4 "2023-07-23T21:40:04Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Sb-6A4IGRrw/hqdefault.jpg "Charlie Poole - Moving Day") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb-6A4IGRrw) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-lyrics/987421/5 "2023-07-23T21:50:07Z")
The Hollies If I’m laden at all I’m laden with sadness That everyone’s heart Isn’t filled with the gladness Of love for one another ---
**Author:** ![WhyKickAMooCow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9fc29f/32.png) [@WhyKickAMooCow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyKickAMooCow)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-lyrics/987421/6 "2023-07-24T13:25:04Z")
Fade to Gray by Visage (1980): Feel the rain like an English summer Hear the notes from a distant song Stepping out from a back shop poster Wishing life wouldn’t be so long ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-lyrics/987421/7 "2023-07-24T13:30:02Z")
“Peace on earth” was all it said. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![veryfrank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/87869e/32.png) [@veryfrank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/veryfrank)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-lyrics/987421/8 "2023-07-24T14:13:29Z")
_Now the crickets are singing_ _The vesper bells ringing_ _The cat’s curled asleep in his chair_ _I’ll go down to Bill’s Bar_ _I can make it that far_ _And I’ll see if my friends are still there_ _Yes, and here’s to the few_ _Who forgive what you do_ _And the fewer who don’t even care_ _And the night comes on_ _It’s very calm_ _I want to cross over, I want to go home_ _But she says, “Go back, go back to the World”_ (Leonard Cohen) ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-lyrics/987421/9 "2023-07-24T14:14:17Z")
Ani DiFranco wrote a song called “School Night”, about a woman saying goodbye to the person she loves, in order to stay with the one she loved first; the whole song is lyrically brilliant, but one verse on particular sticks out to me: _What kind of scale compares the weight of two beauties, the gravity of duties, and the groundspeed of joy? What kind of gauge can quantify elation, what kind of equation could I possibly employ?_ ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-lyrics/987421/10 "2023-07-24T17:15:12Z")
**Still** by Alanis Morissette I think it was written for the movie Dogma, in which AM has a cameo as God. At least that’s where I first heard it. God is telling us all the atrocities they witnesses humans perpetrating and loves us anyway. I see you averting your glances I see you cheering on the war I see you ignoring your children And I love you still, and I love you still I see you altering history I see you abusing the land I see you, your selective amnesia And I love you still, and I love you still ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-lyrics/987421/11 "2023-07-24T19:26:54Z")
_The Jeweller_, Pearls Before Swine The coins are often very old by the time they reach the jeweller. With his hand and ashes he will try the best he can. He knows that he can only shine them, cannot repair the scratches. He knows that even new coins have scars so he just smiles. He knows the use of ashes. He worships god with ashes. ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-lyrics/987421/12 "2023-07-24T19:47:08Z")
“Beetin’ Knockin’ Ringin’,” Jimmy Dawkins Beetin’ knockin’ and ringin’. Yes, it hurt my heart, too. Hear you beetin’ knockin’ and ringin’. Yes, it broke my heart in two. Yes, I’m gonna take you back, baby. In your heart, I hope you can forgive me, too. ---
**Author:** ![alovem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-lyrics/987421/13 "2023-07-24T19:56:01Z")
I’ll see that and raise you this: If you don’t believe I’m gone Watch this train that I crawl on Lord, I’m 900 miles away from home 900 miles away from My wife and my child Lord, I wish I was 900 more According to the friend who showed me this video, some people sing the last line “And they wish I was 900 more.” The verse is sung at 16:19. > [https://youtu.be/Avo0M1JG6bg?t=868/](https://youtu.be/Avo0M1JG6bg?t=868/) ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-lyrics/987421/14 "2023-07-24T23:36:53Z")
Among lines about drunken stupors and throwing up in the toilet are these heart breaking gems: _If only you were lonely If only you was lonely too If only you was lonely I’d go home with you_ … _And I’ll be dreamin’ of that smile Without a care in the world_ … _I walked out of the kitchen, I was tired as hell Another day’s here, oh well Somewhere there’s a smile with my name on it_ **The Replacements: “If Only You Were Lonely”** ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2023, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-lyrics/987421/15 "2023-07-25T01:05:52Z")
Someone I know confided in me that before he discovered his wife’s affair, the lyrics that moved him the most were from a **Billy Joel** song, **You’re my home** : _If I travel all my life_ _And I never get to stop and settle down_ _Long as I have you by my side_ _There’s a roof above and good walls all around_ _You’re my castle, you’re my cabin_ _And my instant pleasure dome_ _I need you in my house_ _'Cause you’re my home_ _You’re my home_ After discovering the affair, that changed to lyrics from a **Blind Faith** song, **Can’t find my way home** : _But I can’t find my way home._ _But I can’t find my way home._ _But I can’t find my way home._ _But I can’t find my way home._ _Still I can’t find my way home,_ _And I ain’t done nothing wrong,_ _But I can’t find my way home._ ---
**Author:** ![Steven\_Maven](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steven_maven/32/3272_2.png) [@Steven\_Maven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steven_Maven)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2023, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-lyrics/987421/16 "2023-07-25T02:26:06Z")
_When things go wrong with you, it hurts me too…_ Originally by Tampa Red (1940), based on an earlier song Recorded by many artists including: Elmore James The Grateful Dead Junior Wells Bob Dylan Eric Clapton ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2023, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-lyrics/987421/17 "2023-07-25T13:10:33Z")
The Eagles - Ol’ '55 This song just fills me up with the hope of a new day. I know how hokey that sounds! _Well my time went so quickly_ _I went lickety-splickly out to my old '55_ _As I drove away slowly, feeling so holy_ _God knows, I was feeling alive_ _And now the sun’s coming up_ _I’m riding with Lady Luck, freeway cars and trucks_ _Stars beginning to fade, and I lead the parade_ _Just a-wishing I’d stayed a little longer_ _Lord, let me tell you that the feeling’s getting stronger_ ---
**Author:** ![veryfrank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/87869e/32.png) [@veryfrank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/veryfrank)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2023, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-lyrics/987421/18 "2023-07-25T13:14:45Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > **Still** by Alanis Morissette > I think it was written for the movie Dogma, in which AM has a cameo as God. At least that’s where I first heard it. > > God is telling us all the atrocities they witnesses humans perpetrating and loves us anyway. It kind of reminds me of Randy Newman’s “God’s Song (That’s Why I Love Mankind)” though his is undoubdtedly much more cynical: _I burn down your cities-how blind you must be_ _I take from you your children and you say how blessed are we_ _You all must be crazy to put your faith in me_ _That’s why I love mankind_ _You really need me_ _That’s why I love mankind_ ---
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2023, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-lyrics/987421/19 "2023-07-25T13:57:40Z")
_They took all the trees, put 'em in a tree museum_ _And they charged all the people a dollar and a half just to see 'em_ _Don’t it always seem to go_ _You don’t know what you’ve got 'til it’s gone_ _They paved paradise, put up a parking lot._ **-Joni Mitchell** , “Big Yellow Taxi” ---
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> [@Rebo](#): > > The Eagles - Ol’ '55 Credit where credit is due. Written by Tom Waits. The Eagles did a nice cover. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-lyrics/987421.md?page=2)