70s

Ophelia ( The Band )

Boards on the window Mail by the door What would anybody leave so quickly for? Ophelia Where have you gone? The old neighborhood just ain't the same Nobody knows just what became of Ophelia Tell me, what went wrong Was it somethin' that somebody said? …

Out Of Hand ( Gary Stewart )

I never intended to even know your name Except for the woman waiting at home involved in the same I've always been true except for you Not even a one night stand And I never intended for it to get so out of hand Out …

Outside the Wall ( Dúndurfréttir, Pink Floyd )

All alone, or in twos The ones who really love you Walk up and down outside the wall Some hand in hand Some gathered together in bands The bleeding hearts and artists Make their stand And when they've given you their all Some stagger and …

Paloma Blanca ( George Baker Selection )

When the sun shines on the mountain, And the night is on the run. It's a new day, it's a new way, And I fly up to the sun. I can feel the morning sunlight, I can smell the new mown hay. I can hear …

Paradise by the Dashboard Light ( Meat Loaf )

I remember every little thing As if it happened only yesterday Parking by the lake And there was not another car in sight And I never had a girl Looking any better than you did And all the kids at school They were wishing they …

Peaceful Easy Feeling ( The Eagles )

I like the way your sparkling earringslay against your skin so brown And I want to sleep with you in the desert tonight with a billion stars all around 'Cause I got a peaceful easy feeling And I know you won't let me down 'cause …

Peace in the Valley ( Johnny Cash )

I am tired and weary but I must toil on Till the Lord comes to call me away Well the morning's so bright and the lamb is the light And the night is as fair as the day There will be peace in the valley …

Peace Train ( Cat Stevens )

Now I've been happy lately, thinking about the good things to come And I believe it could be, something good has begun Oh I've been smiling lately, dreaming about the world as one And I believe it could be, some day it's going to come …

People get ready ( Curtis Mayfield )

People get ready there's a train a coming You don't need no baggage you just get on board All you need is faith to hear diesels humming You don't need no ticket you just thank the lord People get ready for the train to Jordan …

Photographs and Memories ( Jim Croce )

Photographs and memories, Christmas cards you sent to me All that I have are these to remember you Memories that come at night take me to another time Back to a happier day, when I called you mine But we sure had a good time …

Piano Man ( Billy Joel )

It's nine o'clock on a saturday the regular crowd shuffles in There's an old man sitting next to me Makin' love to his tonic and gin He says "Son can you play me a memory ? I'm not really sure how it goes But it's …

Play that funky music ( Wild Cherry )

[] Hey once I was a boogie singer playin' in a rock and roll band I never had no problems burning down them one night stands And everything around me got to stop to feelin' so low And I decided quickly yes I did to …

Please Mr. Please ( Olivia Newton-John )

In the corner of the bar there stands a jukebox With the best of country music old and new You can hear your five selections for a quarter And somebody else's songs when yours are through I got good Kentucky whiskey on the counter And …

Please Sing Satin Sheets For Me ( Jeanne Pruett )

I was playing in Charleston south in Alabama The band and I were doing a one night stand When this man in the crowd came up to me And he said l-ady let me touch your hand And he said please play Satin Sheets for …

Poems Prayers and Promises ( John Denver )

I've been lately thinking About my life's time All the things I've done And how it's been And I can't help believing In my own mind I know I'm gonna hate to see it end I've seen a lot of sunshine Slept out in the …

Poor, Poor Pitiful Me ( Warren Zevon )

I lay my head on the railroad tracks, waiting for the double E The rail-road don't run no more, poor, poor pitiful me Poor, poor, pitiful me, poor, poor, pitiful me These young girls won't let me be, Lord have mercy on me; woe is …

Port Of Amsterdam ( David Bowie )

In the port of Amsterdam there's a sailor who sings Of the dreams that he brings from a wide open sea And in the port of Amsterdam there's a sailor who sleeps While the river bank weeps to the old willow tree And in the …

Pretend I Never Happened ( Willie Nelson )

Pretend I never happened Erase me from your mind You will not want to remember Any love as cold as mine I'll be leaving in the morning For a place that I hope I find All the places must be better Than the ones I …

Racing in the Street ( Bruce Springsteen )

[] [] I got a sixty-nine Chevy with a three-ninety-six Fuelie heads and a Hurst on the floor She's waiting tonight down in the parking lot Outside the Seven-Eleven store Me and my partner Sonny built her straight out of scratch And he rides with …

Rain ( Uriah Heep )

It's raining outside, but that's not unusual but the way that I'm feeling is becoming usual I guess you could say the clouds are moving away... away from your days, and into mine Now it's raining inside and it's kind of a shame and it's …

Rain ( Uriah Heep )

It's raining outside, that's not unusual but the way that I'm feeling's becoming usual I guess you could say the clouds are moving away... away from your days, and into mine Now it's raining inside and that's a shame and it's getting to me...a happy …

Rainy Day People ( Gordon Lightfoot )

Rainy day people always seem to know When it's time to call Rainy day people don't talk They just listen till they've heard it all Rainy day lovers don't lie when they tell you They've been down like you Rainy day people don't mind If …

Randy ( Dolly Parton )

Randy in your eyes I see the promise of a future The promise of a love like I have never known Randy cradled in your arms I feel like I'm in heaven And heaven knows I've needed someone like you for so long So Randy …

Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy) ( Jim Croce )

Oh, Rapid Roy that stock car boy He too much to believe You know he always got an extra pack of cigarettes Rolled up in his t-shirt sleeve He got a tattoo on his arm that say "baby" He got another one that just say …

Rasputin ( Boney M. )

[] [] [] Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey [] There lived a certain man in Russia long ago He was big and strong, in his eyes a flaming glow Most people looked at him …

Reach Out To Jesus ( Elvis Presley )

Is your burden heavy as you bear it all alone Does the road you travel harbor dangers yet unknown Are you growing weary in the struggle of it all Jesus will help you when on His name you call He is always there hearing every …

Real emotion ( Keith Moon )

Real emotion, shining right on through If your heart is true You can make it, you don't have to fake it with Real emotion, there ain't no substitute For your real emotion Nothing much happens to me I like to watch a lot of TV …

Reason to Believe ( Tim Hardin )

If I listened long enough to you I'd find a way to believe that it's all true Knowing that you lied straight faced while I cried Still I look to find a reason to believe Someone like you makes it hard to live without somebody …

Recently ( Jim Croce )

Used to be that I could see - A reason to be happy 'cause I was free But then - recently it seems I've been lettin' - your mem'ry get to me Used to be that I could pretend - That I wasn't really hurt …

Red Bandana ( Merle Haggard )

We left home when were barely past eleven-teen We've been back and fourth and all around through hail and rain I've loved you half of your life and I´ll keep on loving you But I can't change and live the way you want me to …

Red Headed Stranger ( Willie Nelson )

The red-headed stranger from Blue Rock, Montana Rode into town one day And under his knees was a raging black stallion And walking behind was a bay The red-headed stranger had eyes like thunder And lips that were sad and tight His little lost love …

Reflections Of My Life ( Marmalade )

The changing of sunlight to moonlight Reflections of my life oh, how they fill my eyes The greetings of people in trouble Reflections of my life, oh, how they fill my mind All my sorrows, sad tomorrows take me back to my own home all …

Rhiannon ( Fleetwood Mac )

[] [] Rhiannon rings like a bell through the night, and wouldn't you love to love her? Takes to the sky like a bird in flight, and who will be her lover? All your life you've never seen a woman; taken by the wind Would …

Rhinestone Cowboy ( Glen Campbell )

[] [] I've been walkin' these streets so long Singin' the same old song I know every crack in these dirty sidewalks of Broadway [] Where hustle's the name of the game And nice guys get washed away like the snow and the rain [] …

Ride Away ( Roy Orbison )

Two wheels a turning One girl a yearning Big motor burning the road I'll ride the highway I'm going my way I'll leave a story untold Pretty girls behind me But pretty girls are everywhere Big motor wind up, ride on away from here Ride …

Rikki don't lose that number ( Steely Dan )

[] We hear you're leaving, that's OK I thought our little wild time had just begun [] I guess you kind of scared yourself, you turn and run But if you have a change of heart [] Rikki don't lose that number You don't wanna …

Ripple ( Grateful Dead )

If my words did glow with the gold of sunshine And my tunes were played on the harp unstrung Would you haear my voice come through the music Would you hold it near as it were your own? It's a hand-me-down, the thoughts are broken …

Rivers of Babylon ( Boney M )

Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down Ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion. By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down Ye-eah we …

Rock and Roll ( Led Zeppelin )

It’s been a long time since I rock and rolled It’s been a long time since I did the stroll Ooh, let me get it back, let me get it back Let me get it back, baby, where I come from It’s been a long …

Rock And Roll All Nite ( Kiss )

You show us everything you've got You keep on dancin' and the room gets hot You drive us wild, we'll drive you crazy You say you wanna go for a spin The party's just begun, we'll let you in You drive us wild, we'll drive …

Rocket Man ( Elton John )

She packed my bags last night - pre-flight Zero hour, nine A.M. And I'm gonna be high as a kite by then I miss the earth so much, I miss my wife It's lonely out in space On such a timeless flight And I think …

Rockin' all over the world ( Status Quo )

Oh here we are and here we are and here we go All aboard and were hittin the road Here we go Rockin all over the world Well gidy up gidy up and get away Were goin crazy and were goin today Here we go …

Rock Me Baby ( Johnny Winter, Muddy Waters, ... )

Oh, rock me, hey Yeah, Yeah Rock me, baby, rock me all night long ( Rock me all night long ) Rock me, baby, rock me all night long Want you to rock me like my back ain't got no bone Roll me, mama like …

Rocky Mountain High ( John Denver )

He was born in the summer, of his twenty seventh year; Coming home to a place he'd never been before He left yesterday behind him, you might say he was born again You might say he found a key for every door When he first …

Roller Derby Queen ( Jim Croce )

Gonna tell you a story you won't believe But I fell in love last Friday evening With a girl I saw on the bar room TV screen Well I was just getting ready to grab my hat When she caught my eye and I put …

Rubber Bullets ( 10CC )

I went to a party at the local county jail All the cons were dancing and the men began to wail But the guys were indiscrete they were balling in the street At the local dance at the local county jail Well the band were …

Run Like Hell ( Pink Floyd, Dúndurfréttir )

Run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run Run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run You better make your face up in your favourite disguise With your button down lips and your roller blind eyes With your empty smile and your hungry heart Feel …

Running On Empty ( Jackson Browne )

Looking out at the road rushing under my wheels Looking back at the years gone by, like so many summer fields In sixty-five I was seventeen, and running up 101 I don't know where I'm running now, I'm just running on Running on, running on …

Sad Songs And Waltzes ( Willie Nelson )

I'm writing a song all about you A true song as real as my tears But you've no need to fear it cause no one will hear it Cause sad songs and waltzes aren't selling this year I'll tell all about how you cheated I'd …

Sailing ( Rod Stewart )

I am sailing, I am sailing, home again 'cross the sea. I am sailing, stormy waters, to be near you, to be free. I am flying, I am flying, like a bird 'cross the sky. I am flying, passing high clouds, to be with you, …