My Favorite Lyrics

Lyrics Sites

Always on the Run Lyrics - a "trendy" lyrics page. Go here to find lyrics for bands like 10,000 Maniacs and Led Zeppelin. Cute site.
Ani DiFranco Lyrics - Awesome page, with rare music and kept up-to-date with new album releases.
Ultimate 80's Songs - Just what the Internet needed. :) This site is a lot of fun; if you ever wanted to know the words to anything by Belinda Carlisle or Debbie Gibson, here's the place.
Hit Haven - good popular music site, with links to real audio clips of songs.
Lyrics Search Engine - My favorite site; mostly current songs, but usually includes whole albums, not just songs played on the radio.

My Favorite Lyrics

Time after Time - Cyndi Lauper
Lying in my bed, I hear the clock ticks and think of you. Caught up in circles, confusion is nothing new. Flash back - warm night, almost left behind suitcase of memories. Time after - sometime you pictured me I'm walking too far ahead. You're callin' to me - I can't hear what you've said you said - "Go slow, I fall behind." The second hand unwinds. If you're lost you can look and you will find me, time after time. If you fall I will catch you. I'll be waiting. Time after time. I turn, my picture fades and darkness has turned to gray. Watching through windows you're wondering if I'm OK. Secrets stolen from deep inside. The drum beats out of time. If you're lost you can look and you will find me - time after time. If you fall I will catch you. I'll be waiting. Time after time.

Alone - John Popper (Blues Traveler)
I said "I love you," She began to cry. She said she needed a friend, I said "I'll try." Soon we'd say nothing, Somehow I never wondered why, You see, she left me, She left me, I'm alone. I'd loved her always, She didn't know. I tried patience, Let a friendship grow. I tried to keep her, That's what made her go. You see, she left me, She left me, I'm alone. Beauty and the beast Was how it seemed to be. A love like hers Aint meant for guys like me. Some call me crazy, Some politely call me free, but either way You see, she left me, She left me, I'm alone. I'm trying to forget you but it just won't work, I think I'm losing my mind, I think I'm going berzerk, I love you with a passion that you just don't know, And I kinda wish right now that I was telling you so, I could rant, or rave, or play some little game, But when I look into your eyes, it all seems the same, You weren't meant for me and that's a sad but true fact, Now I don't care how I look and don't care how I act, You set me free; I'm a man among men, But when I think of what I missed it starts all again, Now alone in the darkness of each new day, My heart is on its own. I wanna rip it from my chest and throw it away, Watch this bassman take me home. I guess some day, Love will soon be here, And maybe then, I'll see things more clear. I guess I got excited, Cause it felt so near, and You see, she left me, She left me, I'm alone. But I know I'd give my life, Just to hold her now, And who knows? I might see her around. Hopes can always go up. Tears can only come down. You see, she left me. She left me, I'm alone.

Lonely Stranger - Eric Clapton
I must be invisible No one knows me I have crawled down dead end streets On my hands and knees I was born with a ragin' thirst A hunger to be free But what I've learned through the years Don't encourage me 'Cause I'm a Lonely Stranger here Well beyond my day And I don't know what's goin' on So I'll be on my way When I walk stay behind Don't get to close to me 'Cause it's sure to end in tears So just let me be Some will say that I'm no good Maybe I agree Take a look then walk away That's all right with me 'Cause I'm a Lonely Stranger here Well beyond my day And I don't know what's goin' on So I'll be on my way

Life is a Highway - Tom Cochrane
Life's like a road that you travel on, when there's one day here and the next day gone .Sometimes you bend, sometime you stand, sometime you turn your back to the wind. There's a world outside every darkened door,where blues won't haunt you anymore. Where the brave are free and lovers soar, come ride with me to the distant shore. We won't hesitate, break down the garden gate. There's not much time left today. Life is a highway - I want to ride it all night long. If you're going my way, I want to drive it all night long. Through all these cities and all these towns, it's in my blood and it's all around. I love you now like I loved you then. This is the road and these are the hands. From Mozambique to those Memphis nights, the Khyber Pass to Vancouver's lights. Knock me down get back up again; you're in my blood, I'm not a lonely man. There's no load I can't hold. Road so rough this I know. I'll be there when the light comes in - tell'em we're survivors. Life is a highway - I want to ride it all night long. If you're going my way, I want to drive it all night long. Life is a highway - I want to ride it all night long. If you're going my way, I want to drive it all night long. There was a distance between you and I. A misunderstanding once, but now, we look it in the eye.

Strong Enough - Sheryl Crow
God, I feel like hell tonight. Tears of rage I cannot fight. I'd be the last to help you understand. Are you strong enough to be my man? Nothing's true and nothing's right, so let me be alone tonight. You can't change the way I am. Are you strong enough to be my man? Lie to me - I promise I'll believe. Lie to me - but please don't leave. I have a face I cannot show; I make the rules up as I go. It's try and love me if you can. Are you man enough to be my man? When I've shown you that I just don't care; when I'm throwing punches in the air; when I'm broken down and cannot stand; will you be strong enough to be my man? Lie to me - I promise I'll believe. Lie to me - but please don't leave.

More Than Words - Extreme
Saying I love you is not the words I want to hear from you. It's not that I want you; not to say, but if you only knew how easy it would be to show me how you feel. More than words is all you have to do to make it real. Then you wouldn't have to say that you love me 'cause I'd already know. What would you do if my heart was torn in two. More than words to show you feel That your love for me is real What would you say if I took those words away Then you couldn't make things new Just by saying I love you More than words Now I've tried to talk to you and make you understand All you have to do is close your eyes And just reach out your hands and touch me Hold me close don't ever let me go More than words is all I ever needed you to show Then you wouldn't have to say that you love me cause I'd already know What would you do if my heart was torn in two More than words to show you feel That your love for me is real What would you say if I took those words away Then you couldn't make things new Just by saying I love you More than words

Landslide - Fleetwood Mac
I took my love and I took it down. Climbed a mountain and turned around. And I saw my reflection in the snow-covered hills'til the landslide brought it down. Oh, mirror in the sky -What is love? Can the child within my heart rise above? Can I sail through the changin' ocean tides? Can I handle the seasons of my life? I don't know.....I don't know. Well I've been afraid of changin' because I've built my life around you. But time makes you bolder, even children get older, and I'm getting older too.... So, take my love...take it down. Climb a mountain and turn around. And if you see my reflection in the snow-covered hills...well the landslide will bring it down. The landslide will bring it down

Holiday - Weezer
Let's go away for a while,You and I, to a strange and distant land,Where they speak no word of truth,But we don't understand anyway.Holiday. Far away, to stay.On a Holiday.Far away. Let's go today, in a heartbeat! Heartbeat! Heartbeat!Don't bother to pack your bags, or your map.We won't need them where we're going.We're going where the wind is blowing,Not knowing where we're going to stay.Holiday.Far away, to stay.On a Holiday.Far away, to stay.On a Holiday.Far away. Let's go today, in a heartbeat!Heartbeat! Heartbeat! Heartbeat! Heartbeat!{quietly}We will write a postcard to our friends and family in free verse.We will write a postcard to our friends and family in free verse. {Background Mumble: In the world with Kerouac, jot her in his pilgrim landOn this road we'll never die...}We will write a post card to our friends and family in free verse.Heartbeat! Heartbeat!Let's go away for a while,You and I, to a strange and distant land,Where they speak no word of truth,But we don't understand anyway.Holiday.Far away, to stay.On a Holiday.Far away, to stay.On a Holi!{Let's go away/day, Far away}{Let's go away/to stay. On a holi}{Let's go away/day, far away}{Let's go away/to stay.}In a heartbeat!

Moondance - Van Morrison
Well it's a marvelous night for a moondance With the stars up above in your eyes A fantabulous night to make romance 'Neath the cover of October skies And all the leaves on the trees are falling To the sound of the breezes that blow And I'm trying to please to the calling Of your heart-strings that play soft and low You know the night's magic Seems to whisper and hush And all the soft moonlight Seems to shine in your blush... Can I just have one a' more moondance With you, my love? Can I just make some more romance With a' you, my love? Well I wanna make love to you tonight I can't wait till the morning has come And I know now the time is just right And straight into my arms you will run And when you come my heart will be waiting To make sure that you're never alone There and then all my dreams will come true dear There and then I will make you my own And every time I touch you You just tremble inside And I know how much you want me That, you can't hide... Chorus. It's a marvelous night for a moondance...etc. One more moondance with you In the moonlight On a magic night la, la, la, la, there's a moonlight On a magic night Can't I just have one more dance With you my love?

You've Got A Friend - James Taylor
When your down and troubled and you need a helping hand and nothing, whoa nothing is going right. Close your eyes and think of me and soon I will be there to brighten up even your darkest nights. You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am I'll come running, oh yeah baby to see you again. Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you have to do is call and I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah. You've got a friend. If the sky above you should turn dark and full of clouds and that old north wind should begin to blow Keep your head together and call my name out loud and soon I will be knocking upon your door. You just call out my name and you know where ever I am I'll come running to see you again. Winter, Spring, summer or fall all you got to do is call and I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah. Hey, ain't it good to know that you've got a friend? People can be so cold. They'll hurt you and desert you. Well they'll take your soul if you let them. Oh yeah, but don't you let them. You just call out my name and you know wherever I am I'll come running to see you again. Oh babe, don't you know that, Winter Spring summer or fall, Hey now, all you've got to do is call. Lord, I'll be there, yes I will. You've got a friend. You've got a friend. Ain't it good to know you've got a friend. Ain't it good to know you've got a friend. You've got a friend.

Fire and Rain - James Taylor
Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone Suzanne the plans they made put an end to you I walked out this mornin' and I wrote down this song I just can't remember who to send it to [chorus] I've seen fire and I've seen rain I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you again Won't you like down upon me Jesus You gotta help me make a stand You just got to see me through another day My body's achin'and my time is at hand I won't make it any other way [chorus] I've seen fire and I've seen rain I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you again Been walkin' my mind to an easy time My back turned towards the sun Lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around Well there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things to come Sweet dreams and fine machines in pieces on the ground [chorus] Oh I've seen fire and I've seen rain I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you baby, one more time again Thought I'd see you one more time again There's just a few things comin' my way this time around Thought I'd see, thought I'd see you...

Could've Been - Tiffany
The flowers you gave me are just about to die.When I think about what could've been it makes me want to cry. The sweet words you whispered didn't mean a thing. I guess our song is over as we begin to sing.Could've been so beautiful; could've been so right. Could've been my lover every day of my life. Could've been so beautiful; could've been so right. I'll never hold what could've been on a cold and lonely night. The memories of our lovin' still linger in the air. Like the fainted scent of your roses, they stay with me everywhere. Every time I get my hopes up, they always seem to fall. Still what could've been is better than what could never be at all - at all. Could've been so beautiful; could've been so right. Could've been my lover every day of my life. Could've been so beautiful; could've been so right. You can't hold what could've been on a cold and lonely night. Could've been so beautiful; could've been so right. You can't hold what could've been on a cold and lonely night. No, no at all. How could I hold what could've been on a cold and lonely night?

These Are Days - 10,000 Maniacs
These are days you'll remember. Never before and never since, I promise, will the whole world be warm as this. And as you feel it, you'll know it's true that you are blessed and lucky. It's true that you are touched by something that will grow and bloom in you. These are days you'll remember. When May is rushing over you with desire to be part of the miracles you see in every hour. You'll know it's true that you are blessed and lucky. It's true that you are touched by something that will grow and bloom in you. These are days. These are the days you might fill with laughter until you break. These days you might feel a shaft of light make its way across your face. And when you do you'll know how it was meant to be. See the signs and know their meaning. It's true, you'll know how it was meant to be. Hear the signs and know they're speaking to you, to you.

In My Life - The Beatles
There are places I'll remember. All my life, though some have changed. Some forever, not for better. Some have gone and some remain. All these places have their moments. With lovers and friends I still can recall. Some are dead and some are living. In my life, I've loved them all. But of all these friends and lovers, there is no one compares with you. And these memories lose their meaning, when I think of love as something new. Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more. Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more. In my life, I love you more.

Mayonaise - Smashing Pumpkins
fool enough to almost be it cool enough to not quite see it doomed pick you pockets full of sorrow and run away with me tomorrow june we'll try and ease the pain but somehow we'll feel the same well no one knows where our secrets go I send a heart to all my dearies when your life is so so dreary dream I'm rumored to the straight and narrow while the harlots of my perils scream and I fail but when I can, I will try to understand that when I can, I will mother weep the years I'm missin all our time can't be given back shut my mouth and strike the demons that cursed you and your reasons out of hand and out of season out of love and out of feeling so bad when I can, I will words defy the plans when I can, I will fool enough to almost be it and fool enough to not quite see it and old enough to always feel this always old, I'll always feel this no more promise no more sorrow no longer will I follow can anybody hear me I just want to be me when I can, I will try to understand that when I can, I will

Turtle - Alana Davis
Little boy wishes he wasn't small He'd give is turtle to be six feet tall He's got photos of Shaq and Ewing up on his wall And he'd try a jump shot but he's afraid he'll fall down Little girl wants to fall in love Dressed up like her mother in white evening gloves She pretends tells her friends she's got somewhere to go They don't ask her where so they'll never know how she feels With a shorter past there's a greater hurry Let the moment last there's no need to worry We should be living for today or tomorrow anyway And don't ask for the world on a plate Cause you just might get it Don't ever say it's too late you know you'll regret it because Just when you're sure your life can change right before your eyes A mother's thinking of her little boy Left home at sixteen back in '84 He's got a dog named Lucy says she's all he needs Lucy knows better she hears all his dreams When you search yourself when you get down to it If you know yourself you know you'll get through it So start living for today or tomorrow anyway And don't ask for the world on a plate Cause you just might get it Don't ever say it's too late you know you'll regret it because Just when you're sure your life can change right before your eyes With a shorter past there's a greater hurry Let the moment last there's no need to worry Start living for today or tomorrow anyway...Just when you're sure you life can Change right before your eyes Right before your eyes

Eternal Flame - The Bangles
Close your eyes, give me your hand, darling Do you feel my heart beating Do you understand Do you feel the same Am I only dreaming Is this burning an eternal flame I believe it's meant to be, darling I watch you when you are sleeping You belong with me Do you feel the same Am I only dreaming Or is this burning an eternal flame Say my name sun shines through the rain A whole life so lonely And then you come and ease the pain I don't want to lose this feeling.

Time of Your Life (Good Riddance) - Green Day
Another turning point; a fork stuck in the road. Time grabs you by the wrist; directs you where to go. So make the best of this test and don't ask why. It's not a question but a lesson learned in time. It's something unpredicatable but in the end it's right. I hope you had the time of your life. So take the photographs and still frames in your mind. Hang it on a shelf of good health and good time. Tattoos of memories and dead skin on trial. For what it's worth, it was worth all the while. It's something unpredicatable but in the end it's right.I hope you had the time of your life.

Fly Away - Poe
It makes sense that it should happen this way. That the sky should break, and the earth should shake. As if to say: sure it all matters but in such an unimportant way. As if to say, hey: fly away. Sweet bird of prey. Fly, fly away. Nothing can stand in your way, sweet bird. If you knew the words I know that you'd say, "Fly, fly away." It makes sense that it should hurt in this way. That my heart should break, and my hands should shake. As if to say: Sure it don't matter except in the most important way As if to say: Hey... Fly away. Sweet bird of prey. Fly, fly away. I won't stand in your way, sweet bird. If you knew the words, I know that you'd say "Fly, fly away." It makes sense that it should feel this way. That you slowly fade, and yet still remain. As if to say, everything matters in such an invisible way. As if to say It's O.K. Fly Away

Never Tear Us Apart - INXS (for Lauren)
Don't ask me what you know is true. Don't have to tell you I love your precious heart. I, I was standing. You were there. Two worlds collided. And they could never tear us apart. We could live for a thousand years. But if I hurt you I'd make wine from your tears. I told you that we could fly. 'Cause we all have wings, but some of us don't know why. I, I was standing. You were there. Two worlds collided. And they could never ever tear us apart

Romeo and Juliet - Dire Straits
a lovestruck romeo sings the streets a serenade laying everybody low with a lovesong that he made finds a streetlight steps out of the shade says something like you and me babe how about it? juliet says hey it's romeo you nearly gave me a heart attack he's underneath the window she's singing hey la my boyfriend's back you shouldn't come around here singing up at people like that anyway what you gonna do about it? juliet the dice were loaded from the start and I bet and you exploded in my heart and I forget I forget the movie song when you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong juliet? come up on different streets they both were streets of shame both dirty both mean yes and the dream was just the same and I dream your dream for you and now your dream is real how can you look at me as I was just another one of your deals? well you can fall for chains of silver you can fall for chains of gold you can fall for pretty strangers and the promises they hold you promised me everything you promised me thick and thin now you just say oh romeo yeah you know I used to have a scene with him juliet when we made love you used to cry you said I love you like the stars above I'll love you till I die there's a place for us you know the movie song when you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong? I can't do the talk like the talk on the tv and I can't do a love song like the way its meant to be I can't do everything but I'd do anything for you I can't do anything except be in love with you and all I do is miss you and the way we used to be all I do is keep the beat the bad company all I do is kiss you through the bars of Orion julie I'd do the stars with you any time juliet when we made love you used to cry you said I love you like the stars above Ill love you till I die there's a place for us you know the movie song when you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong? a lovestruck romeo sings the streets a serenade laying everybody low with a lovesong that he made finds a convenient streetlight steps out of the shade says something like you and me babe how about it?

Everybody Hurts - REM
When the day is long and the night, the night is yours alone. when you're sure you've had enough of this life, well hang on. Don't let yourself go. Everybody cries. And everybody hurts sometimes. Sometimes everything is wrong. Now it's time to sing along. When your day is night alone, (hold on, hold on) if you feel like letting go, (hold on) when you think you've had too much of this life, well hang on. Everybody hurts. Take comfort in your friends. Everybody hurts. Don't throw your hand. Oh, no. Don't throw your hand. If you feel like you're alone, no, no, no, you are not alone. If you're on your own in this life, the days and nights are long. When you think you've had too much of this life to hang on. Well, everybody hurts sometimes, everybody cries. And everybody hurts sometimes. And everybody hurts sometimes. So, hold on, hold on. Hold on, hold on. Hold on, hold on. Hold on, hold on. (repeat & fade)(Everybody hurts. You are not alone.)

Labour of Love - Frente!
Am I fooling you, do you fall for it all, do you just see right through? Are you as cool as you believe? Or are you playing hard, are you waiting just to quietly clock my card? Are you waiting for a moment to leave? I don't know how I bent, what you said to what I believe you meant, I don't know anything at all. I'm standing in the push and shove and I'm just within the rescue of the labour of your love. I can't do anything but fall, fall, fall fall fall. Why do I feel like I can never find you? Why do I feel like I'm the only survivor? Why am I thinking of you and me and the labour of love? One chance, one shot, that's all anybody ever got. Newborn, still warm, naked in the rush hour, dancing in my gutter. And if you want to find me, call me I'll be far from the cars and guitars and everybody. Why do I feel like I can never find you? Why do I feel like I'm the only survivor? Why am I thinking of you and me and the labour of love? And I never knew before, but I feel like a child in a cold cold war. So strong, so tough, sitting in suburbia waiting for the wind-up. And I don't wanna dance, I just wanna jump from the prison of circumstance. Why am I thinking of you and me and the labour of love? Why do I feel like I can never find you? Why do I feel like I'm the only survivor? Why am I thinking of you and me and the labour of love?

Leaving on a Jet Plane - John Denver (for the summer of 1998)
All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go. I'm standing here outside your door. I hate to wake you up to say goodbye. But the dawn is breakin', its early morn. The taxi's waiting, he's blowin' his horn. Already I'm so lonesome I could cry. (Chorus) So kiss me and smile for me, tell me that you'll wait for me. Hold me like you'll never let me go. I'm leavin' on a jet plane. I don't know when I'll be back again. Oh, babe, I hate to go. There's so many times I've let you down So many times I've played around. I tell you now, they don't mean a thing. Every place I go, I think of you. Every song I sing, I sing for you. When I come back, I'll wear your wedding ring. (Chorus) Now the time has come to leave you. One more time let me kiss you; then close your eyes, I'll be on my way. Dream about the days to come, when I won't have to leave alone. About the times, I won't have to say: (Chorus)

Both Hands - Ani Difranco
I am walking out in the rain and I am listening to the low moan of the dial tone again and I am getting nowhere with you and I can't let it go and I can't get through... the old woman behind the pink curtains and the closed door on the first floor she's listening through the air shaft to see how long our swan song can last and both hands now use both hands oh, no don't close your eyes I am writing graffitti on your body I am drawing the story of how hard we tried I am watching your chest rise and fall like the tides of my life, and the rest of it all and your bones have been my bedframe and your flesh has been my pillow I am waiting for sleep to offer up the deep with both hands in eachother's shadows we grew less and less tall and eventually our theories couldn't explain it all and I'm recording our history now on the bedroom wall and eventually the landlord will come and paint over it all and I am walking out in the rain and I am listening to the low moan of the dial tone again and I am getting nowhere with you and I can't let it go and I can't get though So now use both hands please use both hands oh, no don't close your eyes I am writing graffitti on your body I am drawing the story of how hard we tried hard we tried how hard we tried

Hell Yeah - Ani Difranco
life is a b movie/it's stupid and it's strange/a directionless story/and the dialogue is lame/but in the he said she said/sometimes there's some poetry/if you turn your back long enough/and let it happen naturally/oh, yeah/hell yeah/ I got a face like a limp handshake/hair like an accident scene/I've been waking up slowly/savoring the same old dream/and somewhere between/the folds of your memory/I was sleeping soundly/oh, yeah/hell yeah 'cause I like you/but I know you don't know it/I like you soo much,/I talk to everyone but you/and I wonder what you would think of this little number/I wonder/what you would say if you knew/ If you don't ask the right questions/every answer seems wrong/I was a terrible waitress/so I started to write songs/ and I don't know how I feel/but I wonder if you feel like me/do you ever get wrapped up/in the folds of my memory/oh, yeah/hell, yeah 'cause I like you/but I know you don't know it/I like you so much/I talk to everyone but you/and I wonder what you would think of this little number/yeah I wonder/what you would say if you knew/ there's a river of people/that runs past my eyes/and it's beautiful enough/just to watch it go by/but the trouble with water is/she'll always leave you for gravity/I never even told you/I had a crush on you or anything/oh, yeah hell yeah/ life is a b movie/it's stupid and it's strange/a directionless story/and the dialogue is lame/but in the he said she said sometimes there's some poetry/if you turn your back long enough/and let it happen naturally oh, yeah/hell yeah

You Had Time - Ani Difranco
how can I go home with nothing to say I know you're going to look at me that way and say what did you do out there and what did you decide you said you needed time and you had time you are a china shop and I am a bull you are really good food and I am full I guess everything is timing I guess everything's been said so I am coming home with an empty head you'll say did they love you or what I'll say they love what I do the only one who really loves me is you and you'll say girl did you kick some butt and I'll say I don't really remember but my fingers are sore and my voice is too you'll say it's really good to see you you'll say I missed you horribly you'll say let me carry that give that to me and you will take the heavy stuff and you will drive the car and I'll look out the window making jokes about the way things are how can I go home with nothing to say I know you're going to look at me that way and say what did you do out there and what did you decide you said you needed time and you had time

Falling Is Like This - Ani Difranco
You give me that look that's like laughing with liquid in your mouth like you're choosing between choking and spitting it all out like you're trying to fight gravity on a planet that insists that love is like falling and falling is like this Feels like reckless driving when we're talking It's fun while it lasts, and it's faster than walking But no one's going to sympathize when we crash They'll say "you hit what you head for, you get what you ask" and we'll say we didn't know, we didn't even try one minute there was road beneath us, the next just sky I'm sorry I can't help you, I cannot keep you safe I'm sorry I can't help myself, so don't look at me that way we can't fight gravity on a planet that insists that love is like falling and falling is like this.

Buildings and Bridges - Ani Difranco
Buildings and bridges/are made to bend in the wind/to withstand the world, that's what it takes/All that steel and stone/is no match for the air, my friend/what doesn't bend breaks/what doesn't bend breaks we are made to bleed/and scab and heal and bleed again/and turn every scar into a joke/we are made to fight/and fuck and talk and fight again/and sit around and laugh until we choke/sit around and laugh until we choke I don't know who you were expecting/probably some bitch who does not budge/with eyes the size of snow/I may get pissed off sometimes/but you seem like the type to hold a grudge/and in the end, I just let go... Buildings and bridges/are made to bend in the wind/to withstand the world, that's what it takes/All that steel and stone/is no match for the air, my friend/what doesn't bend breaks/what doesn't bend breaks

Out of Range - Ani Difranco
just the thought/of our bed/makes me crumble like the plaster/where you punched the wall beside my bed/and I try/to draw the line/but it ends up running down the middle of me/most of the time boys get locked up in some prison/girls get locked up in some house/and it don't matter if it's a warden/or a lover/or a spouse/you just can't talk to 'em/you just can't reason/you just can't leave/and you just can't please 'em I was locked/into being my mother's daughter/I was just eating bread and water/thinking nothing ever changes/and I was shocked/to see the mistakes of each generation/will just fade like a radio station/if you drive out of range If you're not angry/you're just stupid or you don't care/how else can you react/when you know something's so unfair/ the men of the hour/can kill half the world in war/make them slaves to a super power/and let them die poor I was locked/into being my mother's daughter/I was just eating bread and water/thinking/nothing ever changes/and I was shocked/to see the mistakes of each generation/will just fade like a radio station/if you drive out of range just the thought/of our bed/makes me crumble like the plaster/where you punched the wall beside my bed/and I try/to draw the line/but it ends up running down the middle of me/most of the time baby I love you/that's why I'm leaving/there's no talking to you/and there's no pleasing you/and I care enough/that I'm mad/that half the world don't even know/what they could have had I was locked/into being my mother's daughter/I was just eating bread and water/thinking nothing ever changes/and I was shocked/to see the mistakes of each generation/will just fade like a radio station/if you drive out of range

Joyful Girl - Ani Difranco
i do it for the joy it brings because i'm a joyful girl because the world owes me nothing and we owe each other the world i do it because it's the least i can do i do it because i learned it from you i do it just because i want to because I want to everything i do is judged and they mostly get it wrong but oh well 'cuz the bathroom mirror has not budged and the woman who lives there can tell the truth from the stuff that they say and she looks me in the eye and says would you prefer the easy way? no, well o.k. then don't cry and i wonder if everything i do i do instead of something i want to do more the question fills my head i know that there's no grand plan here this is just the way it goes and when everything else seems unclear i guess at least i know i do it for the joy it brings...

Dilate - Ani Difranco
life used to be life-like now it's more like showbiz i wake up in the night and i don't know where the bathroom is and i don't know what town i'm in or what sky i am under and i wake up in the darkness and i don't have the will anymore to wonder everyone has a skeleton and a closet to keep it in and your mine every song has a you a you that the singer sings to and you're it this time baby, you're it this time when i need to wipe my face i use the back of my hand and i like to take up space just because i can and i use my dress to wipe up my drink i care less and less what people think and you are so lame you always dissapoint me it's kind of like our running joke but it's really not funny and i just want you to live up to the image of you i create i see you and i'm so unsatisfied i see you and i dialate so i'll walk the plank and i'll jump with a smile if i'm gonna go down i'm gonna do it with style and you won't see me surrender you won't hear me confess 'cuz you've left me with nothing but i've worked with less and i learn every room long enough to make it to the door and then i hear it click shut behind me and every key works differently i forget everytime and forgetting defines me that's what defines me when i say you sucked my brain out the english translation is i am in love with you and it is no fun but i don't use words like love 'cuz works like that don't matter but don't look so offended you know, you should be flattered and i wake up in the night in some big hotel bed and my hands grope for the light and my hands grope for my head the world is my oyster the road is my home and i know that i'm better off alone