New game: Lyrics Chain

[watty]

linked word = sittin'

I’m sittin' in the railway station
Got a ticket for my destination
On a tour of one night stands
My suitcase and guitar in hand
And every stop is neatly planned
For a poet and a one man band

Homeward bound
I wish I was
Homeward bound
Home, where my thought’s escaping
Home, where my music’s playing
Home, where my love lies waiting
Silently for me


"Homeward bound" -- Simon & Garfunkel
[br]

[kisstheviolets]

Linked word: waiting

I lie in an early bed thinking late thoughts
Waiting for the black to replace my blue
I do not struggle in your web because it was my aim to get caught
But daddy longlegs, I feel that I'm finally growing weary
Of waiting to be consumed by you

Give me the first taste
Let it begin, heaven cannot wait forever
Darling just start the chase
I'll let you win, but you must make the endeavor

"The First Taste" - Fiona Apple

[DscoAkane]

linked word - taste

At age 19 I was kidnapped by turkish pirates
Mediterranean thugs
After some torture they considered me their mascot
Cypriotic good luck
I had to taste the deck and many other things
I had to pay the piper with my wedding ring
And I would never see my family again

Stephen Malkmus - "The Hook"

[Foomatic]

linked words = wedding ring

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
Ev’ry place I go, I’ll think of you
Ev’ry song I sing, I’ll sing for you
When I come back, I’ll bring your wedding ring

So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you’ll wait for me
Hold me like you’ll never let me go
Cause I’m leavin’ on a jet plane
Don’t know when I’ll be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go

Leaving On A Jet Plane, John Denver

[the hero factor]

Linked word = down

Well she seemed all right by dawn's early light
Though she looked a little worried and weak
She tried to pretend he wasn't drinkin' again
But daddy left the proof on her cheek
and I was only eight years old that summer
And I always seemed to be in the way
So I took myself down to the fair in town
On Independence Day

"Independence Day" -Martina McBride

[watty]

linked word = summer

Nobody on the road
Nobody on the beach
I feel it in the air
The summer’s out of reach

Empty lake
Empty streets
The sun goes down alone
I’m drivin’ by your house
Though I know you’re not home

But I can see you
Your brown skin shinin’ in the sun
You got your hair combed back and your
Sunglasses on, baby
And I can tell you my love for you
Will still be strong after the boys of
Summer have gone


"Boys of summer" -- Don Henley
[br]

[Foomatic]

linked words = I feel it in the air

I can feel it coming in the air tonight, Oh Lord
I've been waiting for this moment, all my life, Oh Lord
Can you feel it coming in the air tonight, Oh Lord, Oh Lord

Well, if you told me you were drowning
I would not lend a hand
I've seen your face before my friend
But I don't know if you know who I am
Well, I was there and I saw what you did
I saw it with my own two eyes
So you can wipe off the grin, I know where you've been
It's all been a pack of lies

In The Air Tonight, Phil Collins

[DscoAkane]

linked word - dream

Stars shining bright above you;
Night breezes seem to whisper 'I love you'.
Birds singing in the sycamore tree.
Dream a little dream of me.

Say nighty-night and kiss me;
Just hold me tight and tell me you'll miss me.
While I'm alone, blue as can be,
Dream a little dream of me.

Stars fading but I linger on, dear -
Still craving your kiss.
I'm longing to linger till dawn, dear,
Just saying this...

Mamas and the Papas - "Dream a Little Dream of Me"

[FineyMcFine]

Linked word = sycamore

Let's not drive away just yet
Give me a moment more
To walk through those rooms again
To walk through that door

If we turn off the radio
I've only to close my eyes
And the wind in the sycamores
Will carry me home

Richard Shindell, "Wisteria"

[hermitfish]

linked words = eyes, home

I’d rather walk a winding road
Rather know the things I know
See the world with my own eyes
No regrets, no looking back, no goodbyes
No goodbyes

Someday I'll go where there ain't no rain or snow
‘Til then, I travel alone
And I make my bed with the stars above my head
And I dream of a place called home

Kim Richey - "A Place Called Home"

[Kaia]

linked words = winding road


The long and winding road
That leads to your door
Will never disappear
I've seen that road before
It always leads me here
leads me to your door.

The wild and windy night
That the rain washed away
Has left a pool of tears
Crying for the day.
Why leave me standing here?
Let me know the way.

The Long And Winding Road - The Beatles

[Candleshoe]

Linked words = first mate
I am a sailor, you're my first mate
We signed on together, we coupled our fate
Hauled up our anchor, determined not to fail
For the hearts treasure, together we set sail

With no maps to guide us we steered our own course
Rode out the storms when the winds were gale force
Sat out the doldrums in patience and hope
Working together we learned how to cope

Chorus:
Life is an ocean and love is a boat
In troubled water that keeps us afloat
When we started the voyage, there was just me and you
Now gathered round us, we have our own crew

Together we're in this relationship
We built it with care to last the whole trip
Our true destination's not marked on any charts
We're navigating to the shores of the heart

Voyage - Christy Moore

[DscoAkane]

linked word - Relationship

summertime and the livin's easy,
and bradley's on the microphone w/ ras m.g.
all the people in the dance will agree
that we're well qualified
to represent the lbc,
me and louie,
run to the party dance to the rhythm it gets harder.

me and my girl,
we got this relationship.
i love her so bad but she treats me like...
on lock down like a penitentiary.
she spreads her lovin' all
over and when she get home there's none left for me

Sublime - "Doin Time"

[dorksrcool]

Linked word=penitentiary

Here's my philosophy,
livin' in a penitentiary.
Brothers all on the corner
tryin' to make believe,
turn around ain't got no pot to pee.
Make me mad when I see ya sad
can't stand to see ya hustle doin bad.
But you can't win when your will is weak,
when you're knocked on the ground.
Evil, don't you test me.
Evil, you won't win.
Oh why world?
Why world
do want me to be so mad yeah?
So mad yeah.

Erykah Badu- Penitentiary Philosophy

[watty]

linked word = world

Meet me in a restaurant
Meet me on the top of the world
Meet me and we'll talk the language of love

I'll meet you anywhere you want
I'll meet you on a ballroom floor
Meet me and we'll float to a level above

I wish you'd stop what you're doing
And get on the case
We could blow this existence
Right out into space
And share a sweet isolation
Let's go there today
Go today, go today
Everyway, right away


"Let's go" -- Wang Chung
[br]

[hermitfish]

linked word = cowboy

Riding on the range
I've got my hat, on
I've got my boots, dusty

I've got my saddle
On my horse
He's called....T-t-t-t-t-trigger
Of course

I wanna be a cowboy
and you can be my cowgirl

Boys Don't Cry - "I Wanna Be A Cowboy"

[meretricious]

linked word = "wanna"

i wanna get lucky, i wanna get laid
i want to lay down in the bed that we made, together
i wanna get down with it, wanna get high
want to stop life from just passing me by

i want to fly like a bird
i want to sing and be heard
i want a room with a view
i want to wake up with you

Julia Fordham, "wake up with you (the i wanna song)"

[watty]

linked word = wake

You put the boom boom into my heart
You send my soul sky high when your loving starts
Jitterbug into my brain
Goes a bang bang bang till my feet do the same
If something's bugging you
If something ain't right
My best friend told me what you did last night
Left me sleeping in my bed
I was dreaming but I should have been with you instead

Wake me up before you go-go
Don't leave me hanging on like a yo-yo
Wake me up before you go-go
I don't want to miss it when you hit that high
Wake me up before you go-go
'Cause I'm not planning on going solo
Wake me up before you go-go
Take me dancing tonight
I wanna hit that high


"Wake me up before you go-go" -- Wham!
[br]

[hermitfish]

linked words = bed, night

Lying in bed in my room
Thinking of you
Chase me through the night
'Til the morning light
When will I see you again?
When will I be with you again?

Floating through a crowded room
Thinking of you
Step by to see your face
I can't erase
When will I see you again?
When will I be with you again?

I can't turn you off
I can't turn you off
Daytime, nighttime
In my mind
Sunlight, moonlight
In my sight

Settie - "I Can't Turn You Off"

[Boadecia]

Linked Words- cant turn you

Huh]I cant turn you loose now
If I do I'm gonna loose my life
[Ooh]I can't turn you loose now
If I do I'm gonna loose my life
I can't turn you loose to nobody
I love you baby, yes I do
Give shakin' mama, I told ya
I'm in love with only you
[Gotta] Baby do it baby why don't ya
I'll give ya everything you want

Otis redding "i cant turn you loose"

[kisstheviolets]

Linked word: life

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

"In My Life" - the Beatles

[Candleshoe]

Linked word - compares

It's been seven hours and fifteen days
Since you took your love away
I go out every night and sleep all day
Since you took your love away
Since you been gone I can do whatever I want
I can see whomever I choose
I can eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant
But nothing
I said nothing can take away these blues
`Cause nothing compares
Nothing compares to you

Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor - Am I the only one who thought that the "2 U" bit almost reduced the emotional impact to the level of a text message? It's a good thing she cried in the video, otherwise I never would have got so hooked....

[watty]

linked word = fifteen

Last night, she said
"Oh, baby, I feel so down
Oh it turns me off
When I feel left out"

So I walked out
"Oh, baby, don't care no more
I know this for sure
I'm walkin' out that door"

Well, I've been in town for just about fifteen minutes now
And Baby, I feel so down
And I don't know why
I keep walkin' for miles


"Last Nite" -- The Strokes and I hate this "nite" business too
[br]

[Tues]

linked words = fifteen minutes, last night


Fifteen minutes with you
Oh, I wouldn't say no
Oh, people see no worth in you
I do.
Oh, I ... oh, I do
Oh ...

I dreamt about you last night
And I fell out of bed twice
You can pin and mount me like a butterfly
But "take me to the haven of your bed"
Was something that you never said
Two lumps, please
You're the bee's knees
But so am I

Oh, meet me at the fountain
Shove me on the patio
I'll take it slowly
Oh ...


"Reel Around the Fountain" - The Smiths

[Candleshoe]

Lonked word = butterfly

Love is like a butterfly
As soft and gentle as a sigh
The multicolored moods of love are like its satin wings
Love makes your heart feel strange inside
It flutters like soft wings in flight
Love is like a butterfly, a rare and gentle thing

Love is like a butterfly - Dolly Parton - the woman who says of herself that "it takes a lot of money to look this cheap"

[FineyMcFine]

Linked word = love

Some say love, it is a river
that drowns the tender reed.
Some say love, it is a razor
that leaves your soul to bleed.
Some say love, it is a hunger,
an endless aching need.
I say love, it is a flower,
and you its only seed.

Bette Midler, "The Rose"

[meretricious]

linked word = "believe"

later in a room, a picture of a girl
it doesn't do her justice, what it does
is make you realize you oughta be with her
i'm talkin' about right now
yeah i mean this instant
when the hip'll meet the hand
i hope your folks will understand

you come and you glow and you hum and you hover
i cannot believe that your my lover
i cannot believe

Rhett MIller, "hover"

[watty]

linked word = picture

I would like to visit you for a while, get away and out of this city
Maybe I shouldn't have called but someone had to be the first to break
We can go sit on your back porch relax, talk about anything, it don't matter
I'll be courageous if you can pretend that you've forgiven me

Because I don't know you anymore, I don't recognise this place
The picture frames have changed and so has your name
We don't talk much anymore, we keep running from the pain
But what I wouldn't give to see your face again


"I don't know you anymore" -- Savage Garden
[br]

[DscoAkane]

linked word - porch

Just got home from Illinois
Lock the front door, oh boy !
Got to sit down
Take a rest on the porch
Imagination sets in
Pretty soon I'm singin'
Doo, doo, doo
Lookin' out my back door

There's a giant doing cartwheels
A statue wearin' high heels
Look at all the happy
Creatures dancing on the lawn
A dinosaur Victrola
list'ning to Buck Owens
Doo, doo, doo
Lookin' out my back door


Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Lookin Out My Backdoor"

[dorksrcool]

Linked word=boy

I stopped an old man on the way
hoping to find some long forgotten words or ancient melodies.
He turned to me as if to say,
Hurry boy, it's waiting there for you.
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you,
there's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do.
I bless the rains down in Africa.
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had.

Toto- Africa