Favorite lyrics ... today

Here are today's five fav songs from my Creative Zen Touch ...

There is no real substitute
For a ball struck squarely and firmly
And you're the kind of girl who wants to open up the bottle of pop
Too early in the journey
Our love went flat just like that
-- Billy Bragg (from A Lover Sings, off Brewing Up with Billy Bragg)

so typical - a battle of wits
and i've come half prepared
i know all the ropes
but i haven't a hope
of pulling you back to me
i'm losing my grip
and sailing this ship
from barstool to borstal and back
-- Trash Can Sinatras (from You Made Me Feel, off Cake)

Thought about you all the time,
Walking round, the Guggenheim.
Like a rhyme, in my mind,
There you are, in my car,
But we don't drive very far.
Next to me... my fantasy
To the beach, out of reach
Did you ever see me,

Falling for you
Watching from periphery?
I was playing another game
I hoped you catch on all the same.
-- Sheila Nicholls (from Fallen for You)

What if I can't stay
What if you can't stay
What if I can't leave
What if you can't leave

What if I believed
Every word you say
What if you believed
Until today

Do we call the kids
Or call the cops
Can you hold me 'till
This howling stops
-- John Hiatt (from What Do We Do Now, off Crossing Muddy Waters)

Cause' its you that I'm runnin to baby
It's you that I'm feelin for lately and
It's like a pain that never goes away
And it always starts today
-- Josh Kelley (from Home to Me, off For the Ride)

I'm in a pretty good mood tonight, but lyrics like this totally take me back to times less terrific ... there is something beautiful about feeling heartsick ... even if it is just a memory of the disease ... have a great New Year!