"Layin' It On The Line", Favorite Lines from Eighties Songs, Songs Beginning with S

The purpose of this page is really pretty simple, I'm just looking for people's favorite song lyrics, preferably 4 lines or less from a song. No, I won't list entire songs or mail people song lyrics (don't even ask, I won't respond). I'd like to list entire song lyrics to everyone's favorite songs, but that's a blatent copywrite violation, and I don't need any nasty letters in the mail, but a few lines from a song should be considered fair use. So feel free to let us all know what your favorite lines from an eighties song is.

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"Sad Songs" by Elton John
(Taking Line by Line Til The) One That Finally Gets To You
And It Feels So Good To Hurt So Bad
And Suffer Just Enough To Sing The Blues
Submitted by:
"The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats
You can dance if you want to
Or you can leave your friends behind
Because your friends don't dance, and if they don't dance
Well they're no friends of mine
Submitted by: Morgan Kweller
"Saftey Dance" by Men Without Hats
We can dance if we want to
We can leave your freinds behind
Cuz your freinds dont dance
And if they dont dance well...
Their no freinds of mine
Submitted by:
"Salt In My Tears" by Martin Briley
I saw you laugh when the knife was twisted
It still hurts but the pain has shifted
I'm lookin' back at the time that drifted by
But I won't cry for the wasted years
'Cause you ain't worth the salt in my tears.
Submitted by: Angie
"Sara" by Starship
I'll never find another girl like you
For happy endings it takes two
We're fire and ice, a dream won't come true
Submitted by: Nick
"Satisfied" by Richard Marx
Ain't no sense in losing your mind.
Submitted by: jamon scott
"Satisfied" by Richard Marx
And if they turn me loose on this town,
they're gonna have to hold me down.
Don't you know,
I won't give up until I'm satisfied
Submitted by:
"Save A Prayer" by Duran Duran
Pretty looking road, I try to hold the rising floods that fill my skin
Don't ask me why I'll keep my promise, I'll melt the ice
And you wanted to dance, so I asked you to dance
But fear is in your soul
Some people call it a one-night stand
But we can call it paradise
Submitted by: Carrie M.
"Save A Prayer" by Duran Duran
Some people call it a one night stand
But we can call it paradise
Submitted by: Angela
"Save A Prayer" by Duran Duran
And you wanted to dance
so I asked you to dance
but fear is in your soul
Submitted by:
"Save A Prayer" by Duran Duran
Some people call it a one night stand
But we can call it paradise
Submitted by: Kimberly
"Save A Prayer" by Duran Duran
Some people call it a one night stand,
But we can call it paradise.
Submitted by:
"Say Goodbye to Hollywood" by Billy Joel
Moving on is a chance
You take any time
You try to stay
Together
Submitted by: WJ Reynolds
"Say It Isn't So" by Bon Jovi
Last night I had this dream
That I was losing you
I woke up in a cold sweat, shaking
Rescue me my heart is breaking
Submitted by: Allegra
"The Search Is Over" by Survivor
I was living for a dream, loving for a moment
Taking on the world, that was just my style
Now I look into your eyes, I can see forever
The search is over, you were with me all the while
Submitted by: Ruddie
"Seconds" by Human League
Outside...was a happy place...
Every face had a smile like the Golden Face, for a second...
Submitted by:
"Secret Journey" by The Police
You will see light in the darkness,
You will make some sense of this,
You will see joy in this sadness,
You will find this love you miss,
And when you've made your secret journey,
Submitted by: zhulin
"Secret Journey" by The Police
Upon a secret journey,
I met a holy man,
His blindness was his wisdom,
I'm such a lonely man.
Submitted by: zhulin
"Seemingly Non-Stop July" by A-ha
It's hard to conceive it
All comes to an end
A joke when it's funny, well
I laugh and pretend
We're fools to believe it
We're fools to try
To slow down this seemingly non-stop July
Submitted by: Roger
"Sexy & 17" by Stray Cats
Well she's Sexy & 17
My little rock 'n roll queen
Acts a little bit obsene
I gotta let off a little steam
Submitted by: Russell Salo
"Sexy Thing" by Jamie Sheriff
Oh she's a little obscene
Supersonic gin and tonic queen of the scene
Oh she drives me crazy
Lazy hazy phaser daisy
Submitted by: Louis Chalif
"Shadow Of A Doubt" by Roxette
But now I'm lost in the crowd
No trace of a sound
No shadow of a doubt I'm faraway bound
Submitted by: Sam
"Shadows On Your Side" by Duran Duran
Scandel and wine on a tangled vine
Submitted by: Michelle Franks
"Shake It" by David Bowie
I feel like a sail boat.
Submitted by: whitelines
"Shake it Up" by The Cars
Uh well, dance all night play all day
Don't let nothin' get in the way
Dance all night keep the beat
Don't you worry 'bout two left feet
Shake it up
Submitted by: Allison
"Shark Attack" by Split Enz
Well I'm lost at sea, and I'm an amputee
And there was slaughter in the water when I fought her,
shark attack!
Submitted by:
"She Bop" by Cyndi Lauper
I won't worry, and I won't fret
Ain't no law against it yet
Submitted by: Red Controlllll
"She Comes in Colors" by The Hooters
You saw right through me (you said)
Was I out of sight?
Submitted by:
"Shellshock" by New Order
The cold that sleeps within my heart
It tears the earth and sun apart
That's the way that I can win
A victim of your evil sin
You've lost the hold you had on me
By causing the changes that you never see.
Submitted by:
"Shout" by Tears For Fears
Shout, shout let it all out.These are the things I can do without.Come on! I'm talking to you. Come on!
Submitted by: Celeste
"Shout" by Tears for Fears
Shout, shout
Let it all out
These are the things I can do without
Come on, I´m talking to you
Come on!
Submitted by: Eva
"Shout" by Tears For Fears
Shout, shout
let it all out
these are the things
I can do without come on
come on
I'm talking to you
come on
Submitted by: Celeste
"Silent Night" by Bon Jovi
It was all so simple when
You were to be queen and I'd be your king
I guess the dream got lost
'Cause baby you're still you and I'm still me
Submitted by: June
"Similar Features" by Melissa Etheridge
You keep running down the road in your midnight state of mind
Curiosity kills you if you can't read the sign.
Submitted by: Julien Peter Benney
"Similar Features" by Melissa Etheridge
Now the paint's still wet in your do-it-by-number dream
Are you gonna tell me how it felt, will you tell me what it means?
Submitted by: j.c.
"Simply Irresistable" by Robert Palmer
Simply Irresistable
(She's so fine, there's no tellin where the money went...)
Submitted by: Marissa Gonzalez
"Slave to Love" by Bryan Ferry
The storm is breaking or so it seems
We're too young to reason and too grown up to dream
Submitted by:
"Slow Turning" by John Hiatt
Now I'm in my car I got the radio down
And I'm yellin' at the kids in the back
'Cause they're bangin' like Charlie Watts
Submitted by: Bill Bashaw
"Slow Turning" by John Hiatt
I always knew that our house was haunted
'Cause nobody said "Boo" to me.
Submitted by: j.c.
"So Hard" by Pet Shop Boys
Tell me why,
Don't we try,
Not to break our hearts and make it
So hard for ourselves.
Submitted by:
"Some Kind of Stranger" by The Sisters of Mercy
All of my words are second hand And useless in the face of this Rationale, rhyme and reason Pale beside a single kiss
Submitted by: Ken_Fur
"Somebody" by Depeche Mode
I don't want to be tied to anyone's strings
I'm carefully trying to steer clear of those things
But when I'm asleep I want somebody
Who will put their arms around me and kiss me tenderly
Submitted by: April Clem
"Somebody" by Depeche Mode
"The things I detest I will almost like"
Submitted by: Jaclyn
"Somebody's Watching Me" by Rockwell
I don't know anymore,
are the neighbors watching me?
Well, is the mailman watching me?
And I don't feel safe anymore,
oh, what a mess!
I wonder who's watching me now! (Who?)
The IRS?
Submitted by:
"Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" by Bon Jovi
I'm gonna pick up all the pieces
And what's left of my pride
I'm feelin' like a Monday
But someday I'll be Saturday Night
Submitted by: Kelly
"Something Good" by Paul Haig
Take something bad and make it into something good
Take all you had, just like the way I knew you would
Submitted by: Helloween
"Somewhere Out There" by Linda Ronstadt
Somewhere out there under the pale moonlight
Someone's thinking of me & loving me tonight
Submitted by: mike marbes
"Southern Cross" by Crosby Stills and Nash
So we cheated and we lied And we tested
And we never failed to fail
It was the easiest thing to do.
Submitted by: Bill Bashaw
"Southern Cross" by Crosby, Stills and Nash
So we cheated and we lied and we tested,
and we never failed to fail...
it was the easiest thing to do...
Submitted by: Bill Bashaw
"Southern Cross" by Crosby,Stills and Nash
So we cheated and we lied and we tested...
and we never failed to fail...
It was the easiest thing to do
Submitted by: Bill Bashaw
"Souveniers" by XYZ
Once, I walked across the sky
Found a dream in your eyes
And then rain came along
Submitted by: David Martin
"Sowing The Seeds Of Love" by Tears For Fears
Politican granny with your high ideals
Have you no idea how the majority feels
So without love and a promised land
We're fools to the rules of a government plan
Kick out the style - bring back the jam!
Submitted by: Lou
"Sowing The Seeds Of Love" by Tears For Fears
Politician Granny with your high ideals,But you have no idea of how the majority feels.
Submitted by: Celeste
"Spirits In The Material World" by The Police
Our so called leaders speak
With words they try to jail ya
They subjugate the meek
but it´s the rhethoric of failure
Submitted by:
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" by John Parr
Just once in his life
A man has his time
And my time is now
I'm coming alive
Submitted by: Eric Fremen
"Stand Back" by Stevie Nicks
No one looked, as I walked by
Just an invitation woulda been just fine
Said no to him, again and again
First he took my heart, then he ran
Submitted by: Nick
"Stand and Deliver" by Adam & The Ants
Stand and deliver, your money or your life
Try to use a mirror, not a bullet or a knife
Submitted by: Amy
"Starship" by It's Not Over 'Til It's Over
The odds are against us, they say we don't stand a chance
But there's no giving up, no giving in
When push comes to shove, you gotta fight for what you love
You do what you must, do what you can
Submitted by: C.T. Warren
"State of the World" by Janet Jackson
Five AM rise and shine
To feed the baby before he starts to cry
No rest, no time to play 15,
the mother is a runaway
Submitted by: Julien Peter Benney
"Stay Up Late" by Talking Heads
See him drink from a bottle,
See him eat from a plate,
Cute, cute, as a button,
And we're having fun with no money,
Little smile on his face.
Submitted by: zhulin
"Still Ill" by The Smiths
For there are brighter sides to life
And I should know
Because I've seen them
But not very often...
Submitted by: Frank
"Strangelove" by Depeche Mode
Will you give it to me
Will you take the pain
I will give to you
Again and again
And will you return it?
Submitted by: Liz
"Strangelove" by Depeche Mode
There'll be times
When my crimes
Will seem almost unforgivable
I give in to sin
Because you have to make this life liveable
But when you think I've had enough
From your sea of love
I'll take more than another riverfull
Submitted by: Colleen
"Stray Cat Strut" by Stray Cats
Get a shoe thrown at me from a mean old man
Get my dinner from a garbage can
Submitted by: Russell Salo
"Stripped" by Depeche Mode
Let me hear you make decisions
Without your television
Let me hear you speaking
Just for me
Submitted by:
"Stripped " by Depeche Mode
Come with me into the trees
We'll lay on the grass and let the hours pass
Take my hand, come back to the land
Let's get away just for one day
Submitted by: Patty Star
"Strut" by Sheena Easton
Strut, out, cut it out
No taking and no giving
Watch me baby as I walk out the door.
Submitted by: Julien Peter Benney
"Subdivisions" by Rush
Drawn like moths we drift into the city
The timeless old attraction, cruising for the action
Lit up like a firefly, just to feel the living night
Submitted by: Shakeyleg
"Success" by Sigue Sigue Sputnik
Sex, fun, success
Sex, fun, success
Luxury, give it to me
Nothing more or nothing less
Than success
Submitted by: Kellyann Gardner
"Suffer The Children" by Tears For Fears
And it seems so strange
That at the end of the day
Making love can be so good
But the pain of birth what is it worth?
When it don't turn out the way it should
Submitted by: Sonate
"Sugar Walls" by Sheena Easton
I can tell you want me
Itis impossible to hide
Your body's on fire
Admit it, come inside
Submitted by: Michelle
"Summer Rain" by Belinda Carlisle
I remember the rain on our skin
And the kisses hotter than the Santa Ana winds
I can hear the whistle - Military train
It was the last time that I saw him, in the summer rain
Oh my love, it's you that I dream of
Oh my love, since that day
Somewhere in my heart
I'm always dancing with you in the summer rain.
Submitted by: Sam
"Summer of '69" by Bryan Adams
Oh when I look back now,
The summer seemed to last forever,
And if I had the choice,
Yeah I'd wanna be there,
Those were the best days of my life....
Submitted by:
"The Sun Always Shines On Tv" by A-ha
Touch me
How can it be
Believe me
The sun always shines on T.V
Hold me
Close to your heart
Touch me
And give all your love to me
To me...
Submitted by: Alex
"Sunday Bloody Sunday" by U2
And the battle's just begun
There's many lost but tell me who has won
The trenches dug within our hearts
And mothers, children, brothers, sisters torn apart
Submitted by: Sam
"Sunday Bloody Sunday " by U2
And the battle's just begun
There's many lost, but tell me who has won?
The trenches dug within our hearts
And mothers, children, brothers, sisters torn apart
Submitted by: Sarah
"Surreal" by Innocence Mission
Don't fire your gun at the pressure,
It's only surreal.
Submitted by: Julien Peter Benney
"Sweet Child O Mine" by Guns N' Roses
Her hair reminds me of a warm,safe place
Where as a child I'd hide
And pray for the thunder,
and the rain to quietly pass me by
Submitted by:
"Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns 'N' Roses
She's got eyes of the bluest skies
As if they thought of rain
I'd hate to look into those eyes
And see an ounce of pain
Submitted by: Raquel
"Sweet Freedom" by Michael McDonald
We'll be dancing in the moonlight,
touching every rising star,
The light of tomorrow is right where we are
Submitted by:
"The Swing Of Things " by A-ha
O but how can sleep with your voice in my head
With an ocean between us and room in my bed
O have I come to the point of losing the grip
Or is it still time to get in to the wwing of things
Submitted by: Tony
"Synchronicity II" by Police
Packed like lemmings into shiny metal boxes
Contestants in a suicidal race
Submitted by: Martin Bonnie

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