Bob Seger - Against The Wind

It seems like yesterday
But it was long ago
Janey was lovely she was the queen of my nights
There in the darkness with the radio playing low
And the secrets that we shared
The mountains that we moved
Caught like a wildfire out of control
'Til there was nothing left to burn and nothing left to prove
And I remember what she said to me
How she swore that it never would end
I remember how she held me oh so tight
Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then

Against the wind
We were runnin' against the wind
We were young and strong, we were runnin'
Against the wind

The years rolled slowly past
And I found myself alone
Surrounded by strangers I thought were my friends
I found myself further and further from my home
And I guess I lost my way
There were oh so many roads
I was living to run and running to live
Never worryied about paying or even how much I owed
Moving eight miles a minute for months at a time
Breaking all of the rules that would bend
I began to find myself searching
Searching for shelter again and again

Against the wind
A little something against the wind
I found myself seeking shelter sgainst the wind

Well those drifter's days are past me now
I've got so much more to think about
Deadlines and commitments
What to leave in, what to leave out

Against the wind
I'm still runnin' against the wind
I'm older now but still runnin' against the wind
Well I'm older now and still runnin'
Against the wind
Against the wind
Against the wind

Still runnin'
I'm still runnin' against the wind
I'm still runnin'
I'm still runnin' against the wind
Still runnin'
Runnin' against the wind
Runnin' against the wind
See the young man run
Watch the young man run
Watch the young man runnin'
He'll be runnin' against the wind
Let the cowboys ride
Let the cowboys ride
They'll be ridin' against the wind
Against the wind ...

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Procol Harum - Skating on Thin Ice

You were the player
and you played it cool
I was the stranger
and I played the fool
you were the teacher
and you were the best
I was the seeker
and I failed the test
We were always skating on thin ice
Shaking the wrong dice
Swimming against the tide
Playing on the wrong side
Yes you were the player
and you were so cool
I was the greenhorn
King of the fools
Painting the picture
to fit with the frame
Changing the players
to fit with the game
You were the searcher
out for the sky
I was the traveller
just passing by
You were the taker
and you gave the call
I was the faker
and I dropped the ball

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COMME A OSTENDE (Ferré/Caussimon)

On voyait les chevaux d'la mer
Qui fonçaient la têt' la première
Et qui fracassaient leur crinière
Devant le casino désert
La barmaid avait dix-huit ans
Et moi qui suis vieux comm' l'hiver
Au lieu d'me noyer dans un verr'
Je m'suis baladé dans l'printemps
De ses yeux taillés en amande

Ni gris ni verts, ni gris ni verts
Comme à Ostende et comm' partout
Quand sur la ville tombe la pluie
Et qu'on s'demande si c'est utile
Et puis surtout si ça vaut l'coup
Si ça vaut l'coup d'vivre sa vie

J'suis parti vers ma destinée
Mais voilà qu'une odeur de bière
De frites et de moul's marinières
M'attir' dans un estaminet
Là y avait des typ's qui buvaient
Des rigolos des tout rougeauds
Qui s'esclaffaient qui parlaient haut
Et la bière on vous la servait
Bien avant qu'on en redemande

Oui ça pleuvait, oui ça pleuvait
Comme à Ostende et comm' partout
Quand sur la ville tombe la pluie
Et qu'on s'demande si c'est utile
Et puis surtout si ça vaut l'coup
Si ça vaut l'coup d'vivre sa vie

On est allé, bras d'ssus, bras d'ssous
Dans l'quartier où y a des vitrines
Remplies de présenc's féminines
Qu'on veut s'payer quand on est sôul
Mais voilà que tout au bout d'la rue
Est arrivé un limonair'
Avec un vieil air du tonnerr'
A vous fair' chialer tant et plus
Si bien que tous les gars d'la bande

Se sont perdus, se sont perdus
Comme à Ostende et comm' partout
Quand sur la ville tombe la pluie
Et qu'on s'demande si c'est utile
Et puis surtout si ça vaut l'coup
Si ça vaut l'coup d'vivre sa vie