Great lines in music....

Simply post one line that you think is the ultimate cool in lyrics.
Any genre,style or era.One of my favs is;"Im smokin T.N.T.&drinkin dynamite,I hope some screwball start a fight".It comes from a song written by Willie Dixon titled "I'm Ready" performed by Muddy Waters and he meant it.

 

Here’s 4 great lines by possibly the best lyricist ever:

 

“Oh, I asked her for water, oh, she brought me gasoline”

Howlin’ Wolf

 

Yes I agree 110%.

 

Ah yes The Wolf my fav blues cat.Good post.

 

"Don't you know what's wrong with me?
I'm seeing things I don't want to see
Sniffing things that ain't no good for me
I'm going down fast, won't you say a prayer for me?"

- "Got to Get Better in a Little While"

 

Cause your eyes are tired, and your feat are too
And you wish the world was as tired as you

Well I'll write a letter, and I'll send it away
And put all the trouble in it you had today

Lowell George - Trouble

 

Some more Lowell George (Roll Um Easy):

Oh I am just a vagabond, a drifter on the run
And the eloquent profanity it rolls right off my tongue

 

“Men go crazy in congregations, they only get better one by one”

Sting — All This Time

 

"People are strange when you're a stranger "

"You can check-out any time you like but you can never leave"

 

How about some Kristofferson:

I took my harpoon out from my dirty red bandana
I was blowin' sad while Bobby sang the blues

 

Your mind is on vacation and your mouth is working overtime. Mose Allison

 

I tried psychotherapy, TV and beer
But sometime I still feel like Van Gogh's left ear

"Life is a Rubber Rope" - The Horse Flies

 

Ben Vaughn:
We used to laugh at how we would prove them all wrong
Every day was gonna be blue skies and endless sweet love songs

Townes Van Zandt:
Livin' on the road my friend, gonna make you free and clean
Now you wear your skin like iron, your breath's as hard as kerosene

Joni Mitchell:
Lately you've been hiding, I heard it in the news
But I'm still at these races with my ticket stubs and my blues

Bob:
A saxophone someplace far off played
She was walkin' by the arcade
As the light bust through a beat-up shade
Where he was wakin' up

Donovan:
On the firefly platform on sunny Goodge Street
A violent hash-smoker shook a chocolate machine

John Sebastian:
Sometimes there's one with big blue eyes, as cute as a bunny
With hair down to here and plenty of money

Jagger/Richards:
I bet your mama was a tent-show queen
And all her boyfriends were sweet sixteen

Chuck:
Blonde hair, good lookin', tryin' to get me hooked
Want me to marry, get a home, settle down, write a book

Guy Clark:
I wish I was in Austin, ah ha, in the Chilly Parlour Bar
Drinkin' mad-dog margaritas and not carin' where you are

Smokey:
Since you left me if you see me with another girl seeming like I'm having fun
Although she may be cute, she's just a substitute, beacause you're the permanent one

Jackie De Shannon,
I close my eyes for a second and pretend it's me you want
Meanwhile I try to act so nonchalant

Lieber & Stoller:
From the park you'll hear the happy sound of the carousel
You can almost taste the hot dogs and french fries they sell

Elvis Costello:
You never asked me what I wanted, you only asked me why
I never thought that so much trouble was restin' on my reply

 

'When I look in your eyes, only one road to follow'-Men Without Hats (The Same Halo)
'From above, I'm ending all hate with love. Send out the love songs sober up, tell the world I gave up-I wonder why'-Syntax (Love Song -I wonder why)
'Lock the door forever'-Front 242 (Until Death Us Do Part)
'Hear us pray-Sisters slay your brothers, mothers slay your sons- heaven isn't waiting anymore'-OMD (Firegun)
'Reach and you won't lose me. Destroy the objective but still survive-You are angry, and that's Ok. I am not afraid of your anger. What do you need? What do you want? I love you and I know that you can figure it out' Cocteau Twins (Pur)

 

He's one of those who knows that life
Is just a leap of faith
Spread your arms and hold your breath
Always trust your cape

Guy Clark

 

Warren wrote many memorable lyrics, but this one is my favorite:

You always say you know me somehow I don't think you do
Maybe you should buy another vowel

 

"Seems I spent my whole life wrapped up in a song, Worn out memories of a life gone wrong"

 

richard Thompson

Well my head was beating like a song by the Clash
It was writing cheques that my body couldn't cash
Got to my feet, I was reeling and dizzy
I went for the 'phone but the line was busy

john hiatt

I need a little shot of that rhythm baby
Mixed up with these country blues
I want to trade in these ol country boots
For some fine italian shoes

 

Of course that line predated Wolf by many years. Like a lot of blues lyrics that were re-used in various songs, I don't think anyone knows who originally wrote it.

 

"Broadway Duchess, darling if you only knew half as much as everybody thinks you do." - Donald Fagen/Walter Becker

 

Lou Reed:

Caroline says
as she gets up off the floor
Why is it that you beat me?
it isn't any fun
- Caroline Says II

They say, I'm so empty
no surface, no depth
Oh, please, can I be you?
your personality's so great
- N.Y.Stars

 

''And in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love you make''

The End - The Beatles

''Years go by, and before too long, even the very last one is gone''

Rain Roll In - Eilen Jewell


''I walk through this old town and still feel so lonely
The winds play sad songs high in the trees
The sun never shines this deep in the forest
Am I in the darkness or is the darkness in me''

The Breakout - John Mellencamp

 

Iggy & The Stooges - Search & Destroy:

"I'm a streetwalking cheetah with a heart full of napalm"

 

Jim Steinman :

"There are no lies on your body,
so take off your dress,
I just wan to get at the truth."