Daily writing prompt

What’s a song lyric that has stuck with you forever?

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This is a great DWP topic! As a Gen X’er my life revolves around music lyrics and movie quotes.

I can’t name just one…so here’s my top 10 and I could probably do like 30 more. You can tell that Genesis & Van Morrison are all time favorites. Every album, every song. I didn’t add in any Dave Matthews. I could do a list of 30 for them as well.

1. And I want to rock your gypsy soul, just like way back in the days of old and magnificently we will flow into the mystic (Van Morrison | Into the Mystic)
2. My hands are shaking as I reach for the touch
   And all I want to do is hold you
   And I want to lose control
   You are so easy to crave
   The time has come for us to lay it all down
   There can be no more denying
   If I can’t have you I’m dying
   A little more every day (BoDeans | Naked)
3. I wanna die with you, Wendy, on the streets tonight
   In an everlasting kiss (Bruce Springsteen | Born to Run)
4. I wanna know did you get the feelin’?
   Did you get it down in your soul?
   I wanna know did you get the feelin’?
   And did the feelin’ grow? (Van Morrison | Did ye get healed)
5. You, you have your own special way Of holding my hand. Don’t ever let go. You, you have your own special way of turning the world so it’s facing the way that I’m going. Don’t ever, don’t ever leave me (Genesis | You have your own special way)
6. Stay with me, My love, I hope you’ll always be right here by my side if ever I need you, Oh, my love In your arms I feel so safe and so secure and every day is such a perfect day to spend alone with you (Genesis | Follow you, Follow me)
7. But if you’re walking home beside her, and the sun should turn to blue and you keep on going, ’cause you’re unaware – Ooh, then you know that you are there, Beyond the Silver Rainbow (Beyond the Silver Rainbow), (You won’t know) you won’t know if you’re coming or going (Genesis | Silver Rainbow)
8. Didn’t I come to bring you a sense of wonder
   Didn’t I come to lift your fiery vision bright
   Didn’t I come to bring you a sense of wonder in the flame. (Van Morrison | A Sense of Wonder)
9. Oh won’t you stay
   Stay a while with your own ones
   Don’t ever stray
   Stray so far from your own ones
   ‘Cause the world is so cold
   Dont care nothing for your soul
   That you share with your own ones (Van Morrison | Irish Heartbeat)
10. All I needed was the love you gave
    All I needed for another day
    And all I ever knew
    Only you (Alison Moyet | Only You)