The Lyrics Thread

[Cal]

Cold Chisel - Khe Sahn

I left my heart to the sappers 'round Khe Sahn

And I sold my soul with my cigarettes, to a black market man

I've had to Vietnam cold turkey, from the ocean to the silver city

And it's only other vets could understand

'Bout the long forgotten dockside guarantees

How there were no V-day heroes in nineteen seventy-three

How we sailed into Sydney Harbour, I saw an old friend but I couldn't kiss her

And she was lined, and I was home to the lucky land

She was like so many more from that time on

Their lives were all so empty, until they'd found there chosen one

And their legs were often open but their minds were always closed

And their hearts were held in fast suburban chains

And the legal pads were yellow, hours long paypackets lean

And the telex writers clattered where the gunships once had been

The carparks made me jumpy and I never stopped the dreams

Or the growing need for speed and novacaine

So I worked across the country from end to end

I tried to find a place to settle down, where my mixed up life could mend

I held a job on an oil-rig, a-flyin' choppers when I could

But the nightlife nearly drove me round the bend

And I've travelled round the world from year to year-ear-ear

And each one found me aimless, one more year the worse for wear

And I've been back to South East Asia, you know the answer sure ain't there

But I'm driftin' north to check things out agai-ai-ain

Well the last plane out of Sydney's almost go-one

And only seven flyin' hours, till I'll be landin' in Hong Kong

And there ain't nothin' like the kisses from a jaded Chinese princess

I'm gonna hit some Hong Kong mattress all night lo-ong

Well the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone

Hunters and Collectors - Holy Grail

Woke up this morning from the strangest dream

I was in the biggest army the world has ever seen

We were marching as one

On the road to the holy grail

Started out seeking fortune and glory

Its a short song but a hell of a story

When you spend lifetime trying to get your hands

On the holy grail

Well have you heard about the great crusade

We ran into millions, but nobody got paid

Yeah we raised four corners of the globe

For the holy grail

All the locals scattered, they were hiding in the snow

We were so far home, so how were we to know

There be nothing left to pluder

When we stumble on the holy grail

We were full of beans

But we were dying like flies

And those big black birds, they were circling in the sky

And you know what they say, yeah, nobody deserves to die

You know I, i been searching for an easy way

To escape the cold light of day

I been high and I been low

But I nowhere else to go

Theres nowhere else to go

And i followed orders

God knows where i been

But i woke up alone

All my wounds were clean

Im still here

Im still a fool for the holy grail

oh yeah im a fool for the holy grail

I have never heard of that song. Looks good!! :-)

[aejdude]

Hoobastank - Unaffected

"Unaffected"

[1st verse:]

There never seems to be

Because what i believe

A moment i'm not trying

To show them who i am

Why can't they understand

The things that they're denying?

They're denying.....

[chorus:]

So what should i do

Just lay next to you

As though i'm unaffected

And who should i be

When they're judging me

As though i'm unaffected?

[2nd verse:]

A chance they'd never give

To ever want to live

The life that i am made of

There's nothing left to prove

My heart's forever true

What is it they're afraid of?

Afraid of.....

[chorus:]

So what should i do

Just lay next to you

As though i'm unaffected

And who should i be

When they're judging me

As though i'm unaffected?

Before they even saw my face

The knew that i was not the same

And decided i was not the one for you

For you.....

So what should i do?

I'm not unaffected

And who should i be?

I'm not unaffected

[chorus:]

So what should i do

Just lay next to you

As though i'm unaffected

And who should i be

When they're judging me

As though i'm unaffected?

Unaffected...[repeat 4 times]

[Cal]

Bif Naked - Let Down

Ain't had a job in about a year.

Living down in my parents basement.

I wish that I could get outta here!

Sometimes I think I need a vacation!

Can't get my mother off my back.

She don't have far to go to drive me crazy.

Someday the bitch is gonna make me crack!

Might be the last time she calls me lazy!

[Chorus]

I'm a let down!

Pardon me! If I'm a let down

To my family!

I'm a let down!

1-2-3 I'm a let down!

Are you like me?

And now my sister's got a fancy car.

I got a piece of **** from 1980.

But, at least, I got my two guitars

And a one-way ticket to nowhere baby!

[Chorus]

Oh! No! No! Now, I've got a dream.

They don't understand, It won't be long.

I'm not what I seem.

See I've got a plan..

THATS RIGHT!

[Chorus]

Sometime, they act like I don't exist.

Or else they treat me like I'm still eleven.

Heaven knows I can't take more of this.

I never thought I'd be 27..

And a let down!

[Chorus]

[Liz]

I like Bif Naked. Have you heard 'Lucky'?

[Cal]

I like Bif Naked. Have you heard 'Lucky'?

No, I only really like them when I heard this song. I don't really like their old stuff.

[aejdude]

Hoobastank - What Happened To Us?

"What Happened To Us?"

[Verse 1:]

I thought it was too good to be true

I found somebody who understands me

Someone who would help me to get through

And fill an emptiness i had inside me

But you kept inside and I just denied

Some things that we should have both said

I knew it was too good to be true

Cause i'm the only one who understands me

[Chorus:]

What happened to us

We used to be so perfect, now we're lost and lonely

What happened to us

And deep inside I wonder, did i lose my only?

[Verse 2:]

Remember they thought we were too young

To really know what it takes to make it

But we had survived off what we have done

So we could show them all that they're mistaken

But who could have known the lies that would grow

Until we could see right through them

Remember they knew we were too young

We still don't know what it takes to make it

[Chorus]

[bridge:]

We could have made it work, we could have found a way,

We should have done our best to see another day

But we kept it all inside until it was too late

And now we're both alone, the consequence we pay

For throwing it all away, for throwing it all away...

[Chorus]

[Emma_B]

This song is by Katey Sagal, who plays Kate Hennessey on 8 Simple Rules and was Peg Bundy on Married...With Children. She sang it on one episode of 8 Simple Rules in Season 2, also called Daddy's Girl. It is a country song, quite slow, and is absolutely beautiful.

Daddy’s Girl

My old man

I’m a chip off the old block

My old man

Is still living here

Not in flesh and bone, he’s never far from home

I’m forever walkin in my daddy’s shoes

I’ve got his misery, I got good company

Guess I’ll always be

My daddy’s girl

My momma sang

Call it inspiration

And she’s comin on through me

I can feel her now

Though she walks on the other side

To me she’s still quite alive

I’m forever rockin in my mommas arms

Mom had a broken heart

From a world just too damn hard

Mine breaks often cause I’m a momma’s girl

You spend a lifetime saying this is who I am

Then you find yourself saying something

You don’t understand, you look in the mirror

There you are

Your daddy’s girl

[Cal]

Carly Simmons - Your So Vain

You walked into the party like you were walking onto a yacht

Your hat strategically dipped below one eye

Your scarf it was apricot

You had one eye on the mirror as you watched yourself gavotte

And all the girls dreamed that they’d be your partner

They’d be your partner, and...

You’re so vain, you probably think this song is about you

You’re so vain, I’ll bet you think this song is about you

Don’t you? don’t you?

You had me several years ago when I was still quite naive

Well you said that we made such a pretty pair

And that you would never leave

But you gave away the things you loved and one of them was me

I had some dreams, they were clouds in my coffee

Clouds in my coffee, and...

I had some dreams they were clouds in my coffee

Clouds in my coffee, and...

Well I hear you went up to saratoga and your horse naturally won

Then you flew your lear jet up to nova scotia

To see the total eclipse of the sun

Well you’re where you should be all the time

And when you’re not you’re with

Some underworld spy or the wife of a close friend

Wife of a close friend, and...

[Guevara01]

I like Bif Naked. Have you heard 'Lucky'?

I like Bif Naked too. Lucky is a great song.

xxx

[Liz]

Hey Jude - The Beatles

Hey, Jude, don't make it bad

Take a sad song and make it better

Remember to let her into your heart

Then you can start to make it better

Hey, Jude, don't be afraid

You were made to go out and get her

The minute you let her under your skin

Then you begin to make it better.

And any time you feel the pain, hey, Jude, refrain

Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

Well don't you know that its a fool who plays it cool

By making his world a little colder

Hey, Jude! Don't let her down

You have found her, now go and get her

Remember, to let her into your heart

Then you can start to make it better.

So let it out and let it in, hey, Jude, begin

You're waiting for someone to perform with

And don't you know that it's just you, hey, Jude,

You'll do, the movement you need is on your shoulder

Hey, Jude, don't make it bad

Take a sad song and make it better

Remember to let her into your heart

Then you can start to make it better