Lyrical Association

[EJunkie]

Look yonder coming mercy me
Three wise men in an SUV
Corporate logo on the side
Air conditioned quiet ride

That thing don't run on french fry grease
That thing don't run on love and peace
Takes gasoline to make that thing go
Now bring your hands up nice and slow

[Chorus:]
Take us to the land of milk and honey
Sing and dance all night long
What you gonna do with all that money
What you gonna do when the money's all gone

Negotiation's just no fun
And it don't serve our interests none
Gonna turn up the heat till it comes to a boil
The’n we’ll go git that A-rab oil

We'll suck it all up through the barrel of a gun
Everyday's the end of days for some
Republicans don't cut and run
Tell me ain't you proud of what we've done

[Chorus]

You keep talkin' that shit like I never heard
Hush little president don't say a word
When the rapture comes and the angels sing
God's gonna buy you a diamond ring

God Bless America; James McMurtry

 

[kherg007]

Grab your ticket and your suitcase
Thunder's rolling down the tracks
You don't know where you're goin'
But you know you won't be back

Darlin' if you're weary
Lay your head upon my chest
We'll take what we can carry
And we'll leave the rest

Big Wheels rolling through fields
Where sunlight streams
Meet me in a land of hope and dreams

I will provide for you
And I'll stand by your side
You'll need a good companion for
This part of the ride
Leave behind your sorrows
Let this day be the last
Tomorrow there'll be sunshine
And all this darkness past

Springsteen "Land of hope and dreams"

 

[Valcazar]

The confetti has fallen, it’s over, now we’ve had our fun
Oh, the clothes that we wore yesterday now are coming un-spun
Fill your glasses with memories ‘cause soon they’ll be all that you’ve won
‘Cause the friends that we have are what matters when all’s said and done

So take off your coat
Let’s have a bottle and float
Through the streets of fair Constantine
And when the lamps are down low
And it’s the end of the show
And our ships are headed to sea
Oh, all that I ask
As we put corks in our flasks
And bade farewell to fair Terpsichore

When it’s time to go
Please save the last dance for me

Do you remember the days made of clover and rose-colored rain?
So sweet and oh shit, well I’m drunk on nostalgia again
Still, what else have we got when the choir sings its last refrain
But a pocket of hours that spill like a runaway train

Oh, when the world becomes heavy
With progress and power
And we’re too numb even to scream
And when the lights go out
And all we hear are the shouts
Of all breaking apart at the seams
And the horsemen of four
Oh, ride through your door
And wake you up from your dreams

Oh, promise me this
You'll save the last dance for me.

Oh, the red moon is rising
Like a dark horse from the cave
White orchids drop petals
Oh, onto these roads that we paved
When the rockets flared red
Oh, we danced on the tips of our graves
And took to the oak, to the book
Oh, and prayed to be saved

When the rains crashing down
And the world starts to drown
And the rats take to the galleys to flee
And the ship of nightmares
Oh, raises its flags
And demons start pouring the tea
And on the bow-tip, we gracefully sit
And welcome the water with glee

Oh, promise me this
You’ll save the last dance for me
Oh, promise me this
You’ll save the last dance for me
Promise me this
You’ll save the last dance for me

{"The Last Dance" - Vagabond Opera}

 

[K Douglas]

And I thought to myself
(Ooh, on the floor)
She was so into her space
(She started to dance, would she)
So caught up in the time and the place
And I wondered would she want me
(Ah, wonder if she, she'd go for me)
If she knows what she needs is me

After the Dance - Marvin Gaye (1976)

 

[EJunkie]

That's my baby in the white boots, that's my baby on the floor
That's my baby having some fun, and yelling more, more, more

That's my baby in the short skirt, woo, out of control
Ah, she becomes another woman, when she rocks and rolls

[Chorus]
And she's having a good time, going round and round
She's really ripping it up, you know she can't sit down, oh no

That's my baby looking so good, you know I can't explain
How when she's dancing in the white boots, it makes her go insane

White Boots; The Vaughn Brothers

 

[ogibowt]

Hey pretty baby
You can,t sit down
Don.t you hear the drummer thumpin,
You can,t sit down
You gotta shake it like a crazy
You can,t sit down
Because the band is playnig something
You can,t sit down
And everbody is a jumpin,
You can,t sit down

The Dovells ..You Can,t Sit Down..1963

 

[EJunkie]

Teach Me How to Two Step honey
Show me how you’re working the floor
I’ve been here all night and I still can’t quite
Get it never done it before
Quick quick slow, my feet wanna go
Dancing to the beat of the country band
Teach Me How to Two Step, dance in duet
Teach Me How to Two Step, honey

Teach Me How to Two Step honey
Show me how you’re working the floor
I’ve been here all night and I still can’t quite
Get it never done it before
Don’t blame me though if I step on your toes
When we’re out on the floor and you’re holding me close
Teach Me How to Two Step, dance in duet
Teach Me How to Two Step, honey

Teach Me How To Two Step; Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Review

 

[bluebro69]

Come on everybody!
Clap your hands!
All you looking good!

I'm gonna sing my song
It won't take long!
We're gonna do the twist
And it goes like this:

Come on let's twist again,
Like we did last summer!
Yeaaah, let's twist again,
Like we did last year!

Do you remember when,
Things were really hummin',
Yeaaaah, let's twist again,
Twistin' time is here!

Heeee, and round and round and up and down we go again!
Oh, baby, make me know you love me sooooo,

(Chubby Checker, Let's Twist Again 1961)

 

[kherg007]

Well, shake it up, baby, now (shake it up, baby)
Twist and shout (twist and shout)
Come on, come on, come on, come on, baby, now (come on, baby)
Come on and work it on out (work it on out, ooh)

Well, work it on out, honey (work it on out)
You know you look so good (look so good)
You know you got me going, now (got me going)
Just like you knew you would (like I knew you would, ooh)

This version by The Beatles "Twist and shout "

 

[IFUSEEKAMY]

Well there's a real swinging dance called the twist now
Come on and get with it
Young and old dance together
Come on and dance, bring your partner
Twist, twist, senora, come on, come on
Twist all around!

(Gary U.S. Bonds — Twist, Twist Senora)

 

[kherg007]

There's a town I know
Where the hipsters go
They call it Bedrock
Twitch! Twitch!

And when you get an itch
To do the Twitch
In Bedrock

It's a twitchin' town
So I'll see you down
In Bedrock
Twitch! Twitch!

We'll twist around the clock tonight
in Bedrock
Twitch, twitch

Rock Roll, from The Flintstones, singing "the Bedrock Twitch"
(Note they clearly sing twist where I have it here lol).

 

[EJunkie]

Ruth Ann and Lynn, they wear them cut-off britches
And them skinny little halters
And they're second cousins to me
Man, I don't care, I want to get between 'em
With a great big ol' hard-on like a old Bois d'Arc fence post
You could hang a pipe rail gate from
Do some sister twisters 'til the cows come home
And we'll be havin' us a time
Uh-huh

Choctaw Bingo; James McMurtry

 

[bluebro69]

I could really get off being in your shoes
I used to be stone sold on rhythm and blues
I heard of a place at the back of town
Where you really kick the shit when the sun goes down
I really got buzzed when your sister said
"Throw away them records 'cause the blues is dead
Let me take you, honey, where the scene's on fire"
And tonight, I learned for certain that the blues expired

Oh, your sister can't twist, but she can rock and roll
Out-bucks the broncos in the rodeo-do
She's only sixteen, but it's plain to see
She can pull the wool over little old me
Your sister can't twist, but she can rock and roll
Your sister can't twist, but she got more soul than me

(Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock and Roll) -- Elton John)

 

[IFUSEEKAMY]

The way you're movin girl, you look so fine
You been doin the Shotgun, let me see you do the Twine
Let's see the Watusi and the Action too
Now hang on baby, I'll do the sloopy with you

(The Monkees — Let’s Dance On)

 

[ogibowt]

Shotgun, shoot it ,fore they run now
Do the jerk baby
Do the Dirt now
hey put on your high heeled shoes
I said we,re going down here
Listen to ,em play the Blues
We,re gonna dig potatoes
We,re gonna pick tomatoes
I said it,s Twine time
I said it,s Twine time

Jr Walker and The Allstars 1965

 

[kherg007]

And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack
And you may find yourself in another part of the world
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife
And you may ask yourself, "Well, how did I get here?"

Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again, after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground

Talking Heads "Once in a lifetime"

 

[EJunkie]

Broken down shacks engine parts
Could tell a lie, but my heart would know
Listen to the dogs barking in the yard
Car wheels on a gravel road
Child in the backseat, 'bout four or five years
Lookin' out the window
Little bit of dirt mixed with tears
Car wheels on a gravel road
Car wheels on a gravel road
Car wheels on a gravel road
Car wheels on a gravel road
Car wheels on a gravel road

Car Wheels on a Gravel Road; Lucinda Williams

 

[IFUSEEKAMY]

The wheels of life are turning so much faster
The restless hands of time pass me by
There are dreams I'll never live to see
But as long as you believe in me
I'll still feel them on the way
As I take life day by day

(Gino Vanelli — Wheels of Life)

 

[kherg007]

Sweet dream baby
sweet dream baby
sweet dream baby
how long must I dream

Dream baby got me dreamin' sweet dreams the whole day through
Dream baby got me dreamin' sweet dreams in nighttime too
I love you and I'm dreamin' of you that won't do
Dream baby help me stop my dreamin' you and make my dreams come true
Sweet dream baby

Roy Orbison "Dream baby"

 

[IFUSEEKAMY]

So my friends give me your true intention that discovery can't find
Life is full of magic wonders when you open up your mind
There's a new adventure moving just around the bend
Oh it's already looking better
Oh it's already feeling brighter
I'll remember when
Oh yes it's dreaming time again

(Corey Hart — Dreaming Time Again)