Rock and Roll Wisdom

(or, in the immortal words of a Christian Rocker...)

Why Should the Devil Have all the Good Music?

"Don't you know that it's a fool who plays it cool by making his world a little colder" Hey Jude, The Beatles

Never judge a book by its cover, or who you're gonna love by your lover" Dude Looks Like a Lady, Areosmith

"Life's a journey, not a destination" Its Amazing, Areosmith

"You can't shop for love when you're shopping at Sears" Love for Sale, Bon Jovi

"You live for the fight when that's all that you've got" Living on a Prayer, Bon Jovi

"I've been searching for something, something so undefined, but it can only be seen by the eyes of the blind..." River of Dreams, Billy Joel

"They're sharing a drink they call lonliness but its better than drinking alone" Piano Man, Billy Joel

"I found out a long time ago what a woman can do to your soul; oh but she can't take you ahywhere you don't already know how to go" Peaceful Easy Feeling, The Eagles

"Just remember this my girl when you look up in the sky-- you can see the stars and still not see the Light" Already Gone, The Eagles

"Take another shot of courage" Tequila Sunrise, The Eagles

"So often times it happens that we live our lives in chains and we never even know we have the key" Already Gone, The Eagles

"The angels had guitars even befoer they had wings" Meatloaf

"You can't run forever, but there's nothing wrong with getting a good headstart" Meatloaf

"To love is th heal, to hurt is to steal, if you wanna kiss the sky, better learn how to kneel" She Moves in MysteriousWays, U2

"Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken?" What's Love Got to Do With It, Tina Turner

"Carry on my wayward son, there'll be peace when you are done. Lay your weary head to rest, don't you cry no more" Carry On, Kansas

"And if I claim to be a wise man, it surely means that I don't know" Kansas

"Life goes on long after the thrill of living is gone" John Mellencamp, Jack and Diane

"Hold on to sixteen as long as you can, changes come around real soon, makes us women and men" Mellencamp, Jack and Diane

"There'll be no more tears in heaven" Tears in Heaven, Eric Clapton

"In violent times, you shoudn't have to sell your soul" Shout, Tears for Fears

"Everybody wants to rule the world" Tears for Fears

"You can't always get what you want...but if your try sometimes, you just might find, you get what you need" The Rolling Stones (who knew they were deep?)

"I told you that we could fly cause we all have wings but some of us don't know why" Worlds Collided, INXS

"No one told you when to run, you missed the starting line..." Time, Pink Floyd


AND... just in case you thought we were done, there are in my opinoin three songs whose lyrics are so incredible they deserve a page all their own

Pink Floyd's "On the Wings of the Night"

Mr. Mister's "Kyrie Elesion" (which, by the way, means God have mercy")

Bonnie Raite "Shadow of Doubt (she's really R&B, not Rock, but ah well....)

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