"American Pie" [Intro] A long, long time ago I can still remember how that music used to make

me smile And I knew if I had my chance That I could make those people dance And maybe they'd be happy for a while But February made me shiver With every paper I'd deliver Bad news on the doorstep I couldn't take one more step I can't remember if I cried When I read about his widowed bride But something touched me deep inside The day the music died [Chorus] So bye-bye, Miss American Pie Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Singin' "This'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die" [Verse 1] Did you write the book of love And do you have faith in God above If the Bible tells you so? Now do you believe in rock and roll Can music save your mortal soul And can you teach me how to dance real slow? Well, I know that you're in love with him 'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym You both kicked off your shoes Man, I dig those rhythm and blues I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck With a pink carnation and a pickup truck But I knew I was out of luck The day the music died [Chorus] I started singin' bye-bye, Miss American Pie Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Singin' "This'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die"

[Verse 2] Now for ten years we've been on our own And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone But that's not how it used to be When the jester sang for the king and queen In a coat he borrowed from James Dean And a voice that came from you and me Oh, and while the king was looking down The jester stole his thorny crown The courtroom was adjourned No verdict was returned And while Lenin read a book on Marx A quartet practiced in the park And we sang dirges in the dark The day the music died [Chorus] We were singin' bye-bye, Miss American Pie Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Singin' "This'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die" [Verse 3] Helter skelter in a summer swelter The birds flew off with a fallout shelter Eight miles high and falling fast It landed foul on the grass The players tried for a forward pass With the jester on the sidelines in a cast Now the halftime air was sweet perfume While the sergeants played a marching tune We all got up to dance Oh, but we never got the chance 'Cause the players tried to take the field The marching band refused to yield Do you recall what was revealed The day the music died? [Chorus] We started singin' bye-bye, Miss American Pie Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye And singin' "This'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die"

[Verse 4] Oh, and there we were all in one place A generation lost in space With no time left to start again So come on, Jack be nimble, Jack be quick Jack Flash sat on a candlestick 'Cause fire is the devil's only friend Oh, and as I watched him on the stage My hands were clenched in fists of rage No angel born in Hell Could break that Satan's spell And as the flames climbed high into the night To light the sacrificial rite I saw Satan laughing with delight The day the music died He was singin' bye-bye, Miss American Pie Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye And singin' "This'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die" [Outro] I met a girl who sang the blues And I asked her for some happy news But she just smiled and turned away I went down to the sacred store Where I'd heard the music years before But the man there said the music wouldn't play And in the streets, the children screamed The lovers cried and the poets dreamed But not a word was spoken The church bells all were broken And the three men I admire most The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost They caught the last train for the coast The day the music died And they were singin' bye-bye, Miss American Pie Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Singin' "This'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die" [Chorus]

They were singin' bye-bye, Miss American Pie Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye And singin' "This'll be the day that I die"

Paul Simon Still Crazy After All These Years Lyrics

Words & music by paul simon I met my old lover On the street last night She seemed so glad to see me I just smiled And we talked about some old times And we drank ourselves some beers Still crazy afler all these years Oh, still crazy after all these years I'm not the kind of man Who tends to socialize I seem to lean on Old familiar ways And I ain't no fool for love songs That whisper in my ears Still crazy afler all these years Oh, still crazy after all these years Four in the morning Crapped out, yawning Longing my life a--way I'll never worry Why should i? It's all gonna fade Now I sit by my window And I watch the cars I fear I'll do some damage One fine day But I would not be convicted By a jury of my peers Still crazy after all these years Oh, still crazy

Still crazy Still crazy after all these years

Paul Simon 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover Lyrics

"The problem is all inside your head", she said to me The answer is easy if you take it logically I'd like to help you in your struggle to be free There must be fifty ways to leave your lover She said it's really not my habit to intrude Furthermore, I hope my meaning won't be lost or misconstrued But I'll repeat myself, at the risk of being crude There must be fifty ways to leave your lover Fifty ways to leave your lover You just slip out the back, Jack Make a new plan, Stan You don't need to be coy, Roy Just get yourself free Hop on the bus, Gus You don't need to discuss much Just drop off the key, Lee And get yourself free Ooo slip out the back, Jack Make a new plan, Stan You don't need to be coy, Roy Just listen to me Hop on the bus, Gus You don't need to discuss much Just drop off the key, Lee And get yourself free She said it grieves me so to see you in such pain I wish there was something I could do to make you smile again I said I appreciate that and would you please explain About the fifty ways She said why don't we both just sleep on it tonight And I believe in the morning you'll begin to see the light And then she kissed me and I realized she probably was right There must be fifty ways to leave your lover

Fifty ways to leave your lover You just slip out the back, Jack Make a new plan, Stan You don't need to be coy, Roy Just get yourself free Hop on the bus, Gus You don't need to discuss much Just drop off the key, Lee And get yourself free Slip out the back, Jack Make a new plan, Stan You don't need to be coy, Roy Just listen to me Hop on the bus, Gus You don't need to discuss much Just drop off the key, Lee And get yourself free

Tim Mcgraw Can't Be Really Gone Lyrics

Songwriters: BURR, GARY SCOTT
Her hat is hanging by the door The one she bought in Mexico It blocked the wind It stopped the rain She'd never leave that one So, she can't be really gone The shoes she bought on Christmas Eve She laughed and said they called her name It's like they're waiting in the hall For her to slip them on So, she can't be really gone I don't know when she'll come back She must intend to come back I've seen the error of my ways Don't waste the tears on me What more proof do you need Just look around the room So much of her remains Her book is lying on the bed The two of hearts to mark her page Now who could ever walk away at chapter 21 So, she can't be really gone Just look around this room So much of her remains Her book is lying on the bed The two of hearts to mark her page Now who could ever walk away With so much left undone So, she can't be really gone No, she can't be really gone

Beatles Eleanor Rigby Lyrics

Songwriters: LENNON, JOHN WINSTON / MCCARTNEY, PAUL JAMES
Ah, look at all the lonely people Ah, look at all the lonely people Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been, Lives in a dream Waits at the window, wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door Who is it for? All the lonely people Where do they all come from? All the lonely people Where do they all belong? Father Mckenzie writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear No one comes near. Look at him working, darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there What does he care? All the lonely people Where do they all come from? All the lonely people Where do they all belong? Ah, look at all the lonely people Ah, look at all the lonely people Eleanor Rigby died in the church and was buried along with her name Nobody came Father Mckenzie wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave No one was saved All the lonely people (ah, look at all the lonely people) Where do they all come from? All the lonely people (ah, look at all the lonely people) Where do they all belong?

"The End of the Innocence" (Don Henley) performed by Don Henley Songwriters: HORNSBY, BRUCE / HENLEY, DON
Remember when the days were long And rolled beneath a deep blue sky Didn't have a care in the world With mommy and daddy standin' by But "happily ever after" fails And we've been poisoned by these fairy tales The lawyers dwell on small details Since daddy had to fly But I know a place where we can go That's still untouched by men We'll sit and watch the clouds roll by And the tall grass wave in the wind You can lay your head back on the ground And let your hair fall all around me Offer up your best defense But this is the end This is the end of the innocence O' beautiful, for spacious skies But now those skies are threatening They're beating plowshares into swords For this tired old man that we elected king Armchair warriors often fail And we've been poisoned by these fairy tales

The lawyers clean up all details Since daddy had to lie But I know a place where we can go And wash away this sin We'll sit and watch the clouds toll by And the tall grass wave in the wind Just lay your head back on the ground And let your hair spill all around me Offer up your best defense But this is the end This is the end of the innocence Who knows how long this will last Now we've come so far, so fast But, somewhere back there in the dust That same small town in each of us I need to remember this So baby give me just one kiss And let me take a long last look Before we say goodbye Just lay your head back on the ground And let your hair fall all around me Offer up your best defense But this is the end This is the end of the innocence

"For No One" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) performed by The Beatles Songwriters: LENNON, JOHN WINSTON / MCCARTNEY, PAUL JAMES
Your day breaks, your mind aches You find that all the words of kindness linger on When she no longer needs you She wakes up, she makes up She takes her time and doesn't feel she has to hurry She no longer needs you And in her eyes you see nothing No sign of love behind the tears Cried for no one A love that should have lasted years You want her, you need her And yet you don't believe her when she said her love is dead You think she needs you And in her eyes you see nothing No sign of love behind the tears Cried for no one A love that should have lasted years You stay home, she goes out She says that long ago she knew someone but now he's gone She doesn't need him Your day breaks, your mind aches There will be time when all the things she said will fil your head You won't forget her And in her eyes you see nothing No sign of love behind the tears Cried for no one A love that should have lasted years

"The Great Pretender" (Buck Ram) performed by The Platters

Oh yes, I'm the great pretender Pretending I'm doing well My need is such I pretend too much I'm lonely but no one can tell Oh yes, I'm the great pretender

Adrift in a world of my own I play the game but to my real shame You've left me to dream all alone Too real is this feeling of make-believe Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal Oh yes, I'm the great pretender Just laughing and gay like a clown I seem to be what I'm not you see I'm wearing my heart like a crown Too real when i feel what my heart can't conceal Oh yes, I'm the great pretender Just laughing and gay like a clown I seem to be what I'm not you see I'm wearing my heart like a crown Pretending that you're... Pretending that you're still around

"Hasten Down the Wind" (Warren Zevon) performed by Warren Zevon Songwriters: ZEVON, WARREN
Written by Warren Zevon 1973 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Darkroom Music BMI She tells him she thinks she needs to be free He tells her he doesn't understand She takes his hand She tells him nothing's working out the way they planned She's so many women He can't find the one who was his friend So he's hanging on to half her heart He can't have the restless part So he tells her to hasten down the wind Then he agrees he thinks she needs to be free Then she says she'd rather be with him But it's just a whim By which she hopes to keep him on the limb She's so many women He can't find the one who was his friend So he's hanging on to half her heart He can't have the restless part So he tells her to hasten down the wind

"Heartbeat City" (Ric Ocasek) performed by The Cars Songwriters: OCASEK, RIC
Oh heartbeat city Here we come And happy days Count on thumbs And nothin' really Gets us down As long as jacki's Back in town=85hmm I'm glad you made it I can't complain Oh jacki (echo)

What took you so long On just a holiday Oh jacki (echo) What took you so long I thought you knew the way (heartbeat city) The noise electric Never stops And all you need Is what you got And there's a place For everyone Under heartbeat city's Golden sun (jacki) Oh jacki (what took you so long) What took you so long On just a holiday Oh jacki (echo) (what took you so long) What took you so long (so long) I thought you knew the way Oh, yeah yeah yeah You know? (unintelligible) I'm glad you made it I can't complain I missed you so badly When you jumped that train (jacki) Oh jacki (what took you so long) What took you so long On just a holiday Oh jacki (echo) (what took you so long) What took you so long (so long) (thought you knew the way) I thought you blew away (heartbeat city) Oh heartbeat city Lights at night (heartbeat city) Keeps getting closer Out of sight (heartbeat city) Heartbeat city's On the loose (heartbeat city) Better catch The blue caboose Oh, huh, heartbeat city It's my life, uh (heartbeat city) (heartbeat city) (heartbeat city)

"How Can We Hang On to a Dream" (Tim Hardin) performed by Tim Hardin

What can I say, she's walking away From what we've seen What can I do, still loving you

It's all a dream How can we hang on to a dream How can it, will it be, the way it seems What can I do, she's saying we're through With how it was What will I try, I still don't see why She says what she does How can we hang on to a dream How can it, will it be, the way it seems What can I say, she's walking away From what we've seen What can I do, still loving you It's all a dream How can we hang on to a dream How can it, will it be, the way it seems How can we hang on to a dream What can I say, she's walking away From what we've seen What can I do, still loving you It's all a dream How can we hang on to a dream How can it, will it be, the way it seems How can we hang on to a dream

"I Cant Make You Love Me" (Mike Reid/Allen Shamblin) performed by Bonnie Raitt Songwriters: REID, MICHAEL / SHAMBLIN, ALLEN
Turn down the lights, turn down the bed Turn down these voices inside my head Lay down with me, tell me no lies Just hold me close, don't patronize - don't patronize me Cause I can't make you love me if you don't You can't make your heart feel something it won't Here in the dark, in these final hours I will lay down my heart and I'll feel the power But you won't, no you won't 'Cause I can't make you love me, if you don't I'll close my eyes, then I won't see The love you don't feel when you're holding me Morning will come and I'll do what's right Just give me till then to give up this fight And I will give up this fight Cause I can't make you love me if you don't You can't make your heart feel something it won't Here in the dark, in these lonely hours I will lay down my heart and I'll feel the power But you won't, no you won't 'Cause I can't make you love me, if you don't

"In Front of the Alamo" (Gary Burr) performed by Hal Ketchum

Lyrics to In Front Of The Alamo : 1st Verse In front of the Alamo In the fading light of the Texas day San Antonio Through the windshield of a Chevrolet With the front tires pointed out of town She sighs and rolls the window down Counts to three and throws that wedding band Chorus In front of the Alamo That's a pretty good place to make a stand 2nd Verse In front of the Alamo Where the cameras click and the tourists stare A long, long time ago She met the man in question there She wanted trust, she wanted truth The two things he found hard to do So forever was shorter than she planned (Repeat Chorus) Bridge She didn't come for inspiration Or to breathe the mighty dust of heroes lost She just felt the time was right At this random traffic light To say, 'Enough is enough' and move on 3rd Verse In front of the Alamo In the fading light of the Texas day San Antonio Through the windshield of a Chevrolet Maybe something in the air Makes the timid braver there To cross the line that they've drawn in the sand Tag Chorus In front of the Alamo They held on, she lets go In front of the Alamo That's a pretty good place to make a stand "It Was a Very Good Year" (Ervin Drake) performed by Frank Sinatra Songwriters: ERVIN DRAKE
When I was seventeen It was a very good year It was a very good year for small town girls And soft summer nights Wed hide from the lights On the village green When I was seventeen When I was twenty-one It was a very good year

It was a very good year for city girls Who lived up the stair With all that perfumed hair And it came undone When I was twenty-one When I was thirty-five It was a very good year It was a very good year for blue-blooded girls Of independent means Wed ride in limousines Their chauffeurs would drive When I was thirty-five But now the days grow short Im in the autumn of the year And now I think of my life as vintage wine >from fine old kegs >from the brim to the dregs And it poured sweet and clear It was a very good year It was a mess of good years

"Judgement of the Moon and Stars (Ludwig's Tune)" (Joni Mitchell) performed by Joni Mitchell Songwriters: MITCHELL, JONI
No tongue in the bell And the fishwives yell But they might as well be mute So you get to keep the pictures That don't seem like much Cold white keys under your fingers Now you're thinking "That's no substitute It just don't do it Like the song of a warm, warm body Loving your touch" In the court they carve your legend With an apple in it's jaw And the women that you wanted They get their laughs Long silk stockings On the bedposts of refinement You're to raw They think you're too raw It's the judgement of the moon and stars Your solitary path Draw yourself a bath Think what you'd like to have For supper Or take a walk A park A bridge A tree A river Revoked but not yet cancelled The gift goes on In silence In a bell jar Still a song... You've got to shake your fists at lightning now You've got to roar like forest fire You've got to spread your light like blazes All across the sky They're going to aim the hoses on you Show them you won't expire Not till you burn up every passion Not even when you die

Come on now You've got to try If you're feeling contempt Well then you tell it If you're tired of the silent night Jesus, well then you yell it Condemned to wires and hammers Strike every chord that you fell That broken trees And elephant ivories Conceal

"One More Dollar" (Gillian Welch) performed by Gillian Welch Songwriters: WELCH, GILLIAN HOWARD / RAWLINGS, DAVID TODD
A long time ago I left my home For a job in the fruit trees But I miss those hills with the windy pines Their song seemed to suit me So I sent my wages to my home Said we'd soon be together For the next good crop would pay my way And I'd come home forever One more dime to show for my day One more dollar and I'm on my way When I reach those hills, boys, I'll never roam 'Cause one more dollar and I'm going home No work said the boss at the bunkhouse door There's a freeze on the branches So when the dice came out at the bar downtown I rolled and I took my chances One more dime to show for my day One more dollar and I'm on my way When I reach those hills, boys, I'll never roam 'Cause, one more dollar and I'm going home A long time ago I left my home Just a boy passing twenty Could you spare a coin and a Christian prayer For my luck has turned against me One more dime to show for my day One more dollar and I'm on my way When I reach those hills, boys, I'll never roam Just one more dollar and I'm going home One more dollar, boys, I'm going home

"Some Peoples Lives" (Janis Ian/Kye Fleming) performed by Janis Ian Some people's lives run down like clocks One day they stop and that's all they've got Some lives wear out like old tennis shoes No one can use, well, it's sad but it's true Didn't anybody tell them? Didn't anybody see? Didn't anybody love them Like you love me? Some people's lives fade like their dreams Too tired to rise, too tired to sleep Some people laugh when they need to cry And they never know why Didn't anybody tell them [ From: http://www.metrolyrics.com/some-peoples-lives-lyrics-janis-ian.html ] That's not how it has to be? Didn't anybody love them Like you love me? Some people ask if the tears have to fall Then why take your chances? Why bother at all? And some people's lives are as cold as their lips They just need to be kissed Doesn't anybody tell them? Doesn't anybody see? Doesn't anybody love them Like you love me? 'Cause that's all they need

 "Strawberry Wine" (Matraca Berg/Gary Harrison) performed by Deana Carter Songwriters: BERG, MATRACA MARIA / HARRISON, GARY STEFAN
He was working through college on my grandpa's farm I was thirsting for knowledge and he had a car, yeah I was caught somewhere between a woman and a child One restless summer we found love growing wild On the banks of the river on a well beaten path It's funny how those memories they last Like strawberry wine, seventeen The hot July moon saw everything My first taste of love, whoa bittersweet But green on the vine Like strawberry wine I still remember when thirty was old My biggest fear was September when he had to go A few cards and letters and one long distance call We drifted away like the leaves in the fall But year after year I come back to this place Just to remember the taste Of strawberry wine, seventeen The hot July moon saw everything My first taste of love, whoa bittersweet But green on the vine Like strawberry wine The fields have grown over now Years since they've seen a plow There's nothing time hasn't touched Is it really him or the loss of my innocence I've been missing so much? Yeah Like strawberry wine, and seventeen The hot July moon saw everything My first taste of love, whoa bittersweet And green on the vine Like strawberry wine, and seventeen The hot July moon saw everything My first taste of love, whoa bittersweet But green on the vine Like strawberry wine

"Sweet Baby James" (James Taylor) performed by James Taylor

There is a young cowboy, he lives on the range. His horse and his cattle are his only companions. He works in the saddle and he sleeps in the canyons, waiting for summer, his pastures to change. And as the moon rises he sits by his fire, thinking about women and glasses of beer. And closing his eyes as the doggies retire, he sings out a song which is soft but it's clear as if maybe someone could hear... Goodnight you moon light ladies, rock-a-bye sweet baby James. Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose, won't you let me go down in my dreams? And rock-a-bye sweet baby James. Now the first of December was covered with snow and so was the turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston. Though the Berkshires seemed dreamlike on account of that frosting, with ten miles behind me and ten thousand more to go. There's a song that they sing when they take to the highway,

a song that they sing when they take to the sea, a song that they sing of their home in the sky, maybe you can believe it if it helps you to sleep, but singing works just fine for me. So, goodnight you moon light ladies, rock-a-bye sweet baby James. Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose, won't you let me go down in my dreams? And rock-a-bye sweet baby James.

"Train in the Distance" (Paul Simon) performed by Paul Simon

She was beautiful as southern skies The night he met her She was married to someone He was doggedly determined that he would get her He was old, he was young From time to time he'd tip his heart But each time she withdrew Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance Everybody thinks it's true Well eventually the boy and the girl get married Sure enough they have a son And though they both were occupied With the child she carried Disagreements had begun And in a while they fell apart It wasn't hard to do Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance Everybody thinks it's true Two disappointed believers Two people playing the game Negotiations and love songs Are often mistaken for one and the same Now the man and the woman Remain in contact Let us say it's for the child With disagreements about the meaning Of a marriage contract Conversations hard and wild But from time to time He makes her laugh She cooks a meal or two Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance Everybody thinks it's true Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance Everybody thinks it's true What is the point of this story What information pertains The thought that life could be better Is woven indelibly Into our hearts And our brains

"Whatll I do?" (Irving Berlin) performed by Linda Ronstadt

Written by Irving Berlin 1924 Irving Berlin Music (ASCAP) Gone is the romance that was so divine 'Tis broken and cannot be mended You must go your way and I must go mine But now that our love dreams have ended What'll I do When you are far away And I am blue What'll I do What'll I do When I am wondering who Is kissing you What'll I do What'll I do with just a photograph To tell my troubles to When I'm alone with only dreams of you That won't come true What'll I do What'll I do with just a photograph To tell my troubles to When I'm alone with only dreams of you That won't come true

"Why Can't I Have You?" (Ric Ocasek) performed by The Cars Songwriters: OCASEK, RIC
A dreamy lips, set in motion, flashing Ah breathless hush, poundin' soft, lasting Oh glossy mouth, a taste untamed, moving Carousel, up and down Just like you Oh baby Just one more time to touch you Just one more time to tell you You're on my mind Baby, why can't I have you? You're breakin' my heart in two You know what I'm goin' through Oh baby, why can't I have you? Oh candy smile, all the while, glinting Your eyes like mica, a lethal pout, hinting (felt the pressure) Oo and I felt the pressure, tight and warm, softly striking (oo tripped and stumbled) Oo I tripped and stumbled I cling forever I go all night Oh baby Just one more time to touch you

Just one more time to tell you I'm not so blind Baby, why can't I have you? Always breakin' my heart in two You know what I'm goin' through Uh oh baby, why can't I have you? (baby) oh baby (why can't I have you?) why can't I have you? You know what I'm goin' through (you're breakin' my heart in two) You're breakin' my heart, breakin' my heart (you know what I'm gonna do) (you're breakin' my heart) breakin' my heart (baby) oh baby (why can't I have you?) I need you (you know what I'm goin' through) You're breakin' my heart (you're breakin' my heart in two) Oh baby, I need you so much, I need you, touch (you know what I'm gonna do) (you're breakin' my heart) (baby) oh baby (why can't I have you?) (you know what I'm goin' through) [fade]