Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans --John Lennon, “Beautiful Boy” … life is for learning --Joni Mitchell, “Woodstock” He not busy being born is busy dying --Bob Dylan, “It’s Alright Ma, I’m Only Bleeding” Poor man wanna be rich Rich man wanna be king And the king ain’t satisfied Till he rules everything --Bruce Springsteen, “Badlands” … every pleasure’s got an edge of pain --Robert Hunter and Bob Dylan, “Silvio” It’s not having what you want It’s wanting what you’ve got --Sheryl Crow, “Soak Up The Sun” Still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest --Paul Simon, “The Boxer” So often it happens that we live our lives in chains And we never even know we have the key --The Eagles, ”Already Gone” You can’t always get what you want But if you try sometimes, you just might find You get what you need --Jagger and Richards, “You Can’t Always Get what You Want” Now as through this world I ramble I seen lots of funny men Some will rob you with a six-gun And some with a fountain pen --Woody Guthrie, “Pretty Boy Floyd” Love ain’t for keeping --Pete Townshend, “Love Ain’t For Keeping” All you need is love --Lennon and McCartney, “All You Need Is Love” And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make --Lennon and McCartney, “The End” Dare to be different…learn to be lonely --Donovan Leitch, “Dare To Be Different” A pretty face don’t make a pretty heart --John “Moon” Martin, “Bad Case of Lovin’ You” You can’t please everybody so you’ve got to please yourself --Rick Nelson, “Garden Party” it’s what we’ve done that makes us what we are --Jim Croce, “One Less Set of Footsteps” Some people may treat you ugly Some treat you beautiful too That’s the way life is all over So look for the good things for you --John Mayall, “California” Time can tear down a building or destroy a woman’s face Hours are like diamonds, don’t let them waste -- Jagger and Richards, “Time Waits For No One” …the things you have the hardest time parting with Are the things you need the least --Bob Dylan, “Lonesome Day Blues” Living is easy with eyes closed, Misunderstanding all you see --Lennon and McCartney, “Strawberry Fields Forever” Nobody loves you when you’re down and out… Everybody loves you when you’re six feet in the ground --John Lennon, “Nobody Loves You (When You’re Down And Out)” It’s only the giving that makes you what you are. --Ian Anderson, “Wond’ring Aloud Imagination is a powerful deceiver. --Elvis Costello, Imagination (Is A Powerful Deceiver) Time becomes more precious when we have less of it to waste. --Bonnie Tyler, “Nick of Time” When the world starts bringing you down, you make the best of what’s still around. --Sting, “When The World Starts Bringing You Down…” Every form of refuge has its price. --The Eagles, “Lyin’ Eyes” I asked her for water She brought me gasoline That was the terriblest water That I ever seen --Chester Burnett,”I Asked For Water” If your work isn’t what you love, Then something isn’t right. --David Byrne, “Found A Job” There’s no one as honest as those in pain. --Tom Petty, “Letting You Go” When life looks like Easy Street There is danger at your door --Robert Hunter, “Uncle John’s Band” It doesn’t matter what route you take Sooner or later the heart’s going to break --Van Morrison, “Precious Time” life is strange…but compared to what? -- Steve Forbert, “January 23-30, 1978” A monkey in silk is a monkey no less. --Rodriguez, “Like Janis” The large print giveth and the small print taketh away. --Tom Waits, “Step Right Up” Yesterday is only what you leave behind. --Sheryl Crow, “The Light In Your Eyes”
Posted on: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 08:48:44 +0000
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