Best closing lyric of all time

[OWLVIS 557]

There's a werewolf out on my front lawn and he's looking pissed off and he's wet from all the rain. I think I'll go say hi, and offer him a beer.

 

 

OK,, maybe not THE best , but one of my favorites

[Neonmoon 38129]

And somewhere between the time you arrive and the time you go
May lie a reason you were alive but you'll never know

- For a Dancer - Jackson Browne 

[Grandioso 2592]

"...and I left his dead ass there by the side of the road"

Edited February 6, 2019 by Grandioso

[OWLVIS 557]

and in the end the love you take  is  equal to the love you make

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

40 minutes ago, OWLVIS said:

and in the end the love you take  is  equal to the love you make

[Bull Horn 118]

I've overcome the blow
I've learned to take it well
I only wish my words
Could just convince myself
That it just wasn't real
But that's not the way it feels


Between Hank Williams' pain songs
And Jerry Jeff's train songs and Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain
Out in Luckenbach, Texas there ain't nobody feelin' no pain


So never leave me lonely
Tell me you love me only
And that you'll always let it be me

‘Til Gabriel blows his horn

[Nole-4-Life 801]

The call it paradise, I don't know why

Call someplace paradise, kiss it goodbye.

Edited February 6, 2019 by Nole-4-Life

[NBMisha 224]

And I won't forget to put roses on your grave.

[Ths71 472]

Sun came up it was another day
And the sun went down you were blown away
Why'd you let go of your guitar
Why'd you ever let it go that far
Drunken Angel

 

St. Genevieve can hold back the water
Saints don't bother
With the tear-stained eye

[CooterBrown 18002]

Don't ever leave me
Say you'll always be there
All I ever wanted
Was for you
To know that I care

[Al_4_ISU 12447]

6 minutes ago, CooterBrown said:

Don't ever leave me
Say you'll always be there
All I ever wanted
Was for you
To know that I care

Chuck Klosterman once argued that the coda (if that's the correct term) to "Rocket Queen" was the greatest 1:30 of rock and roll recorded in the 80's.

I can't argue.

[Al_4_ISU 12447]

I don't know if this counts, because they sing the chorus one more time after, but fuck it

God it's so painful 
Something that's so close 
And still so far out of reach

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

10 hours ago, Grandioso said:

"...and I left his dead ass there by the side of the road"

Oh yeah........  one of my favorite by the boys.....

[CooterBrown 18002]

Chuck Klosterman once argued that the coda (if that's the correct term) to "Rocket Queen" was the greatest 1:30 of rock and roll recorded in the 80's.
I can't argue.

The glimmer of a few seconds light after an album of utter darkness is what gets me every time.

[Grandioso 2592]

That moaning in the song - according to legend - Axl banged some chick in the studio and they mic'd it. 

[Al_4_ISU 12447]

6 minutes ago, CooterBrown said:

 

The glimmer of a few seconds light after an album of utter darkness is what gets me every time.

 

Yeah.  It's a total contrast to the hour of filth that precedes it (which of course culminates with the recording of Axl banging Steven Adler's old lady in the studio right before it).  It's also the prettiest melody Axl Rose ever wrote.

Edited February 6, 2019 by Al_4_ISU

[Al_4_ISU 12447]

Just now, Grandioso said:

That moaning in the song - according to legend - Axl banged some chick in the studio and they mic'd it. 

Yup.  Drummer's girlfriend.

[Grandioso 2592]

1 minute ago, Al_4_ISU said:

Yup.  Drummer's girlfriend.

Permissively?

[Jerry Callo 8694]

You can check out any time you like,
But you can never leave.

[SHOOTER12 8800]

Red white and blue, gaze in your looking glass
You're not a child anymore
Red, white, and blue, the future is all but past
So lift up your heart, make a new start
And lead us away from here

You're fooling yourself if you don't believe it
You're killing yourself if you don't believe it
Get up, get back on your feet
You're the one they can't beat and you know it
Come on, let's see what you've got
Just take your best shot and don't blow it.

When I'm tired and thinking cold
I hide in my music, forget the day
And dream of a girl I used to know
I closed my eyes and she slipped away
She slipped away

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

I could bury all the memories
I could patch up all the holes
But I'd still feel your fingers on my soul

[Al_4_ISU 12447]

19 minutes ago, Grandioso said:

Permissively?

From what I've read/heard, no.  At least on the drummer's part.  Allegedly, Adler (drummer) told the gal that she wasn't his GF, so she went down to the studio and fucked Axl, who had been wanting to record sex noises for the part anyhow.  Then he (Adler) got pissed after the fact.

[Underdog 28544]

Its Main Street after midnight just like it was before
21 months later at the local grocery store
Sherry buys a paper and a cold 6-pack of beer
The headlines read that Sonny is goin' to the chair
She pulls back onto Main Street in her new Mercedes Benz
The road goes on forever and the party never ends

[HouTex 1866]

11 hours ago, OWLVIS said:

and in the end the love you take  is  equal to the love you make

Was about to post this.

[BottleRocket 644]

The whole town saw Jimmy on the six o’clock news
His brains were on the sidewalk and blood was on his shoes
C’mon, baby, spend the night with me

John Prine

[noharleyyet 2838]

I've seen the needle and the damage done
A little part of it in everyone
But every junkie's like a settin' sun

[Lazarus Bocanegra 304]

always remember there is nothing worth sharing like the love that let us share our name 

The Avett Brothers

[Goo Punch 4275]

"And to all y'all niggas hating on me, nigga, i got money nigga fuck you." -Lil Flip

 

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

and in the end the love you take  is  equal to the love you make

 

These ^^^ are pretty strong, don't tell bat Guano though.

[Trey3216 15343]

All that you touch
And all that you see
All that you taste
All you feel
And all that you love
And all that you hate
All you distrust
All you save
And all that you give
And all that you deal
And all that you buy
Beg, borrow or steal
And all you create
And all you destroy
And all that you do
And all that you say
And all that you eat
And everyone you meet (everyone you meet)
And all that you slight
And everyone you fight
And all that is now
And all that is gone
And all that's to come
And everything under the sun is in tune
But the sun is eclipsed by the moon

[Litig8r 414]

Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away 

Well it took me years
To get those souvenirs
And I don't know how they slipped away from me

But only bones lie here entombed
My spirit flies as high as Old Glory waves
Remember all of us and the sacrifice we made
On the last Monday in May

 

[abuelo gringo 321]

So I'll make my stand

And remain as I am,

And bid farewell and not give a damn.

 

We're idiots, babe -

It's a wonder we can even feed ourselves.

 

The crowd began to cheer.

He flew away.

Oh my Grace, I've got no hiding place.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

And the sign said "The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenement halls and whispered in the sounds of silence"

[GhostOfTomJoad 9323]

Doubling down from the other thread but why not...

In the lonely cool before dawn
You hear their engines roaring on
But when you get to the porch they're gone on the wind
So Mary climb in
It's a town full of losers and I'm pulling out of here to win

[TXSooner518 2438]

One that most people probably would never have heard of is a song by Barenaked Ladies called Tonight is the Night I Fell Asleep at the Wheel.

The first verse is:

Driving home to be with you
The highway's divided, the city's in view
As usual I'm almost on time
You're the last thing that's on my mind

then the crash is described, then the last verse is:

In all the confusion there's something serene
I'm just a posthumous part of the scene
Now I'm floating above looking in
As the radio blares and wheels spin
I can see my face slumped with a grin
And you, you're the last thing on my mind
You're the last thing on my mind
You're the last thing on my mind
You're the last thing on my mind.

I always loved how different the meaning of "you're the last thing on my mind" is in the two verses.

[Bash Riprock 1695]

'something about a reckoning' 

[irishtexan 11511]

“Your soul have just been taken through the 36 chambers of death, kid / word to mother, Method Man signing off, peace” 

 

 

[Litig8r 414]

Have fun, but stay clear of the needle, call home on your sister's birthday
Don't tell them you're bigger than Jesus, don't give it away

[noharleyyet 2838]

Only got one thing in common
They got the fire down below

One..two..three

(classic guitar riff)

[OWLVIS 557]

8 hours ago, NBMisha said:

And I won't forget to put roses on your grave.

Damn, one of my fave. Stones songs

[Trey3216 15343]

7 minutes ago, OWLVIS said:

Damn, one of my fave. Stones songs

Townes Van Zandt too.

 

Love both versions 

 

 

Edited February 6, 2019 by Trey3216

[Bojack 2073]

And I'll stand over your grave 'til I'm sure that you're dead.

[GhostOfTomJoad 9323]

When I die I don't want no part of heaven/I would not do heaven's work well/I pray the devil comes to take me to stand inside fiery furnaces of hell

 

[Kringelbert Fishtybuns 943]

Isn’t this where.....

[ou97cpa 3]

Close your eyes and remember this. It won't be back again, it's almost gone.
Even times that don't seem like much will be your only crutch when you're alone.
Time moves slow when you're seventeen and then it picks up steam at twenty-one.
Pretty soon you'll remember when you could remember when you loved someone

Jason Isbell, Streetlights


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[Mez2 4023]

Looking good it's understood, flossing for my hood
Taking pride in my ride, like every playa should

[Moby Ric 2058]

We can walk our road together
If our goals are all the same
We can run alone and free
If we pursue a different aim

Let the truth of Love be lighted
Let the love of truth shine clear
Sensibility
Armed with sense and liberty
With the Heart and Mind united
In a single perfect sphere

[hullabelew 3723]

You call that a scar
A bruise, a tear
Pillowmarks
Souvenirs

-Survivor Blues by Cory Branan.

Another great line from the song:  "I know a place on the way out of town, it's as good as burned down"

 

[noharleyyet 2838]

Closing time
Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end

[hullabelew 3723]

First the lights, then the collar goes up, and the wind begins to blow
Turn your back on a pay-you-back, last call
First the glass, then the leaves that pass, then comes the snow
Ain't much to rake anyway in the fall

-Here Comes a Regular by The Replacements