Songs of our lives

[Jessie]

Is there a song that seems to tell the story of your life?  Is there one that you just really relate to?

Here's mine.  You'll never guess what band it's from:

"End Of The Movie"

People you love
Will turn their backs on you
You'll lose your hair
Your teeth
Your knife will fall out of its sheath
But you still don't like to leave before the end of the movie
People you hate will get their hooks into you
They'll pull you down
You'll frown
They'll tar you and drag you through town
But you still don't like to leave before the end of the movie
No you still don't like to leave before the end of the show
People you hate will get their hooks into you
They'll pull you down
You'll frown
They'll tar you and drag you through town
But you still don't like to leave before the end of the movie
No you still don't like to leave before the end of the show

[OBB]

I don't think my life has a song about it right now. I'm still doing the things right now that I'm supposed to look back upon and value later.

[Beefy]

Can't get the stink off
He's been hanging round for days
Comes like a comet
Suckered you but not your friends
One day he'll get to you
And teach you how to be a holy cow

You do it to yourself, you do
And that's what really hurts
Is that you do it to yourself
Just you and no one else
You do it to yourself
You do it to yourself

Don't get my sympathy
Hanging out the 15th floor
You've changed the locks three times
He still comes reeling through the door
One day I'll get you
And teach you how to get to purest hell

You do it to yourself, you do
And that's what really hurts
Is that you do it to yourself
Just you, you and no one else
You do it to yourself
You do it to yourself

You do it to yourself, you do
And that's what really hurts
Is that you do it to yourself
Just you, you and no one else
You do it to yourself
You do it to yourself.. yourself.. yourself..

[Jessie]

So far we're looking really chipper.

[Beefy]

Well, let's be realistic.  The first person who posted the lyrics to Shiny Happy People was probably going to get pounced anyway.

[Gamplayerx]

I couldn't think of an appropriately sunny enough song to post. 

[Beefy]

approrpiately

Is that from the weird words website?

[ignom]

I'd rather be dreaming than living
Living's just too hard to do
It's chances not choices
Noises not voices
A day's just a thing to get through
Living's just too hard to do

I'd rather be dreaming than talking
There's nothing to hear or to say
With ears covered mouth closed
The world is opposed
Nothing gets in or away
There's nothing to hear or to say

I'd rather be dreaming than thinking
Thoughts are small comfort to me
Dreams might be pretend
But at least dreams end
And I just can't stop thinking you see
Thoughts are small comfort to me

I'd rather be dreaming than sleeping
Just sleeping you're just as well dead
In dreams I can fly
In dreams I don't die
That's why I lie here in this bed
Just sleeping you're just as well dead

I'd rather be dreaming

[Gamplayerx]

I have no idea what you're talking about, Beefy. 

appropriate appropriate appropriate  why do I have such trouble with that word?

[charmed]

I always thought this one was rather appropriate for myself..

Father of mine
Tell me where have you been
You know I just closed my eyes
My whole world disappeared
Father of mine
Take me back to the day
When I was still your golden boy
Back before you went away
I remember the blue skies, walking the block
I loved it when you held me high
I loved to hear you talk
You would take me to the movie
You would tke me to the beach
Take me to a place inside that is so hard to reach
Father of mine
Tell me where did you go
You had the world inside your hand
But you did not seem to know
Father of mine
Tell me what do you see
When you look back at your wasted life and you don't see me
I was ten years old
Doing all that i could
It wasn't easy for me to be a scared white boy in a black neighborhood
Sometimes you would send me a birthday card
With a five dollar bill
I never understood you then and I guess I never will
Daddy gave me a name
My dad he gave me a name
Then he walked away
Daddy gave me a name
Then he walked away
My dad gave me a name
Father of mine
Tell me where have you been
I just closed my eyes
And the world disappeared
Father of mine
Tell me how do you sleep
With the children you abandoned
And the wife I saw you beat
I will never be safe
I will never be sane
I will always be weird inside
I will always be lame
Now I am a grown man
With a child of my own
And I swear I'm not going to let her know
All the pain I have known
Then he walked away
Daddy gave me a name
Then he walked away
My dad gave me a name
Then he walked away

[Jessie]

I always thought this one was rather appropriate for myself..

Father of mine

That song used to make me cry when I thought of Timothy feeling that way when he gets old enough to understand.

[charmed]

I always thought this one was rather appropriate for myself..

Father of mine

That song used to make me cry when I thought of Timothy feeling that way when he gets old enough to understand.

Ah, he'll get over it. I'm over it, but I still think that song is something about my life.

[Jessie]

I always thought this one was rather appropriate for myself..

Father of mine

That song used to make me cry when I thought of Timothy feeling that way when he gets old enough to understand.

Ah, he'll get over it. I'm over it, but I still think that song is something about my life.

He was young enough when his dad left that he has more of a general 'why don't I have a dad' kind of feeling than actually missing the individual.  He misses the idea of him.

[charmed]

I kinda had that too. He spent the majority of time in a bar when he lived at home, and then when he moved out he would come back about 1-2 times a year and ask all kinds of wonerful questions like "uh so what grade are you in now?" which would just piss me off.

I think he'll be better off with the wondering instead of the seething rage I had towards my dad when I was growing up. Not seeing him for the past 2 years has done wonders for my attitude towards him, now I can kinda just think of him as some random stranger and not a deadbeat.

[Jessie]

I kinda had that too. He spent the majority of time in a bar when he lived at home, and then when he moved out he would come back about 1-2 times a year and ask all kinds of wonerful questions like "uh so what grade are you in now?" which would just piss me off.

I think he'll be better off with the wondering instead of the seething rage I had towards my dad when I was growing up. Not seeing him for the past 2 years has done wonders for my attitude towards him, now I can kinda just think of him as some random stranger and not a deadbeat.

There is no doubt in my mind that Timothy is better off.  Even when his dad was around it was sporadic and he was usually stoned and preoccupied with when he'd get to leave and tried to teach him to cuss and just random lovely things like that.

Last I heard he's strung out on meth and in and out of jail.  He's a real winner, that one.

[charmed]

Yeah some guys are assholes. At least you got one good thing out of it

[Jessie]

Yeah some guys are assholes. At least you got one good thing out of it

Wouldn't change it for the world.

[Bishamonten]

Hey man,
how come you treat your woman so bad?
That's not the way you do it. No, no, no..
you shouldn't do it like that.
I could show you how to do it right.
I used to practice every night on my wife now she's gone. Yeah, she's gone.

You see your mother and me
we never got along that way you see.
I'd love to help you but everybody's telling me you look like me
but please don't turn out like me.
You look like me
but you're not like me I know.
I had one, two, three, four shots of happiness.
I look like a big man but I've only got a little soul.
I only got a little soul.

Yeah, I wish I could be an example.
Wish I could say I stood up for you and
fought for what was right. But I never did.
I just wore my trenchcoat and stayed out every single night.
You think I'm joking? Well, try me. Yeah, try me. Yeah come on, try me tonight.
I did what was wrong though I knew what was right.
I've got no wisdom that I want to pass on. Just don't hang 'round here, no,
I'm telling you son. You don't wanna know me.
Oh, that's just what everybody's telling me.

& everybody's telling me you look like me but please don't turn into me.
You look like me but you're not like me I hope.
I have run away from the one thing that I ever made.
Now I only wish that I could show you - wish I could show a little soul.
Wish I could show a little soul. [x3]

[kelbel]

Here is mine with some chords so you can play it.

ROSE COLORED GLASSES
John Conlee

        C          F         G          F       
I don't know why I keep on believin' you need me,
            G
When you've proved so many times that it ain't true,
            C             F          G   
And I can't find one good reason for stayin',
F        G
Maybe my leaving would be the best for you,


          C    F       C             C   F       G   
But these rose colored glasses, that I'm looking through
     C         F       G                  C    F       G     
Show ooo.......nly the beauty, cause they hide all the truth,

         C           F         G               F   
And they let me hold on to the good times, the good lines,
    G
The ones I used to hear when I held you,
         C            F          G         F
And they keep me from feeling so cheated, defeated,
     G
When reflections in your eyes show me a fool


          C    F       C             C   F       G   
But these rose colored glasses, that I'm looking through
     C         F       G                  C    F       G     
Show ooo.......nly the beauty, cause they hide all the truth,

     C            F          G          F
So I just keep on hopin', believin that maybe,
   G
By countin the many times that I've tried,
       C               F       G         
You'll believe me when I say I love you and
F              G                    C        G
I'll lay these rose colored glasses aside,


          C    F       C             C   F       G   
But these rose colored glasses, that I'm looking through
     C         F       G                  C    F       G     
Show ooo.......nly the beauty, cause they hide all the truth,

I tried to find this song but I guess he has a guitar class and this is all I can find on google. I remember hearing this song when I was a youngster and know understand it.

[eo000]

wow, that takes posting lyrics to a whole new level.

Thanks, Kelbel.   

[curlingdog]

JT - 1977
Secret O' Life

The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time.
Any fool can do it, there ain't nothing to it.
Nobody knows how we got to the top of the hill.
But since we're on our way down, we might as well enjoy the ride.

The secret of love is in opening up your heart.
It's okay to feel afraid, but don't let that stand in your way.
Cause anyone knows that love is the only road.
And since we're only here for a while, might as well show some style. Give us a smile.

Isn't it a lovely ride? Sliding down, gliding down,
try not to try too hard, it's just a lovely ride.

Now the thing about time is that time isn't really real.
It's just your point of view, how does it feel for you?
Einstein said he could never understand it all.
Planets spinning through space, the smile upon your face, welcome to the human race.

Some kind of lovely ride. I'll be sliding down, I'll be gliding down.
Try not to try too hard, it's just a lovely ride.
Isn't it a lovely ride? Sliding down, gliding down,
try not to try too hard, it's just a lovely ride.
The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time.

[kelbel]

Damn anyone have a song for a Mother that is drunk and will not shut up?

[Gamplayerx]

Damn anyone have a song for a Mother that is drunk and will not shut up?

Hush, hush.  Keep it down now.  Voices carry.

Okay, perhaps not totally on point, but I'm not good at lyricing on demand.

[kelbel]

Damn anyone have a song for a Mother that is drunk and will not shut up?

Hush, hush.  Keep it down now.  Voices carry.

Okay, perhaps not totally on point, but I'm not good at lyricing on demand.

Geez I wish I could get her to Hush, hush.

[kelbel]

Ah I am now listening to the Blue Man Group with Venus Hum. I feel love. That song always makes me feel better.