Top Song Lyrics

Anyone who follows the Wayward Winds loves all kinds of music. Whether it be jazz, R&B, Pop, Rock, etc., we like talented artists. Some music is good because of the music itself and some music is good because of the brilliant lyrics the artists write. This blog celebrates the creative genius of those artists and lyrics they write. This is by no means a complete list. We hope to stimulate a thread of your favorite lyrics!

Listed by Artist; Song Title; Best lyrical section. No particular ranking.

Neil Young: Tell Me Why; “It’s hard to make arrangements with yourself when you’re old enough to repay but young enough to sell”

Tom Petty: Time to Move On; “What lies ahead I have no way of knowing, but under my feet the grass is growing. It’s time to move on, it’s time to get going.

Bruce Springsteen: Atlantic City; “well now everything dies and baby that’s a fact, But maybe everything that dies someday comes back.”

Bob Dylan: Like a Rolling Stone; “When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose.”

Pearl Jam: Even Flow; “Even Flow, thoughts arrive like butterflies. He don’t know so he chases them away..”

Led Zeppelin: Stairway to Heaven; “And she’s buying a stairway to heaven.”

Don Henley: Sunset Grille: “Maybe we’ll leave come springtime, meanwhile, have another beer.”

George Harrison (Beatles): Something; “Something in the way she moves, something in the way she smiles….”

Paul McCartney (Beatles): Abbey Road; “The love you take is equal to the love you make.”

Yes: Awaken; “Making love towards perfection…”

Elton John: Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters; “While Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters Sons of bankers, sons of lawyers….”

Rush: Limelight; “Living on the lighted stage approaches the unreal, for those who think and feel in touch with some reality beyond the guided cage.”