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I see a few threads in other forums about various song types. So...I was curious - what are your go to songs for us that are in and/or attempting R.

I'll go first.

To Love Somebody - Bee Gees

There's a light

A certain kind of light

That never shone on me

I want my life to be lived with you

Lived with you

There's a way everybody say

To do each and every little thing

But what does it bring

If I ain't got you, ain't got?

You don't know what it's like, baby

You don't know what it's like

To love somebody

To love somebody

The way I love you

In my brain

I see your face again

I know my frame of mind

You ain't got to be so blind

And I'm blind, so, so, so blind

I'm a man

Can't you see what I am?

I live and I breathe for you

But what good does it do

If I ain't got you, ain't got?

You don't know what it's like, baby

You don't know what it's like

To love somebody

To love somebody

The way I love you

You don't know what it's like, baby

You don't know what it's like

To love somebody

To love somebody

The way I love you

You don't know what it's like, baby

You don't know what it's like

To love somebody

Moot point, but this one spoke to me awhile ago

There goes my heart beating

'Cause you are the reason

I'm losing my sleep

Please come back now

There goes my mind racing

And you are the reason

That I'm still breathing

I'm hopeless now

I'd climb every mountain

And swim every ocean

Just to be with you

And fix what I've broken

Oh, 'cause I need you to see

That you are the reason

There goes my hands shaking

And you are the reason

My heart keeps bleeding

I need you now

And if I could turn back the clock

I'd make sure the light defeated the dark

I'd spend every hour, of every day

Keeping you safe

And I'd climb every mountain

And swim every ocean

Just to be with you

And fix what I've broken

Oh, 'cause I need you to see

That you are the reason (I don't wanna fight no more)

I don't wanna hide no more

I don't wanna cry no more

Come back I need you to hold me (You are the reason)

Be a little closer now

Just a little closer now

Come a little closer

I need you to hold me tonight

I'd climb every mountain

And swim every ocean

Just to be with you

And fix what I've broken

'Cause I need you to see

That you are the reason

I want you to be my love Over the Rhine

I want you to be my love

I want you to be my love

'Neath the moon and the stars above

I want you to be my love

I want you to know me now

I want you to know me now

Break a promise, make a vow

I know you want me now

Like I want you

Like I want you

I want you to be my love

I want you to be my love

'Neath the moon and the stars above

I want you to be my love

'Cause I want you

'Cause I want you

I know all o' you

All you've been through

[This message edited by grubs at 8:26 PM, April 22nd (Thursday)]

More than Words

by Extreme

Saying "I love you"

Is not the words I want to hear from you

It's not that I want you

Not to say, but if you only knew

How easy

It would be to show me how you feel

More than words

Is all you have to do to make it real

Then you wouldn't have to say

That you love me

'Cause I'd already know

What would you do

If my heart was torn in two

More than words to show you feel

That your love for me is real

What would you say

If I took those words away

Then you couldn't make things new

Just by saying "I love you"

La di da, da di da, di dai dai da

More than words

La di da, da di da

Now that I've tried to

Talk to you and make you understand

All you have to do is close your eyes

And just reach out your hands

And touch me

Hold me close don't ever let me go

More than words

Is all I ever needed you to show

Then you wouldn't have to say

That you love me

'Cause I'd already know

What would you do

If my heart was torn in two

More than words to show you feel

That your love for me is real

What would you say

If I took those words away

Then you couldn't make things new

Just by saying I love you

La di da, da di da, di dai dai da

More than words

La di da, da di da, di dai dai da

More than words

La di da, da di da, di dai dai da

More than words

La di da, da di da

More than words

More than words

This isn’t a song I would have ever cared for before, but it’s one of the few that I’ve found that that seems to have been written from a reconciling after infidelity perspective.

Little do you know

How I'm breaking while you fall asleep

Little do you know

I'm still haunted by the memories

Little do you know

I'm trying to pick myself up piece by piece

Little do you know

I need a little more time

Underneath it all I'm held captive by the hole inside

I've been holding back

For the fear that you might change your mind

I'm ready to forgive you, but forgetting is a harder fight

Little do you know

I need a little more time

I'll wait, I'll wait

I’ll love you like you've never felt the pain, I'll wait

I promise, you don't have to be afraid, I'll wait

Love is here, and here to stay

So lay your head on me

Little do you know

I know you're hurting while I'm sound asleep

Little do you know

All my mistakes are slowly drowning me

Little do you know

I'm trying to make it better piece by piece

Little do you know

I, I love you 'til the sun dies

I'll wait, just wait

I’ll love you like I've never felt the pain, just wait

I’ll love you like I've never been afraid, just wait

Our love is here, and here to stay

So lay your head on me

I'll wait (I'll wait), I'll wait (I'll wait)

I love you like you've never felt the pain, I'll wait (I'll wait)

I promise you don't have to be afraid, I'll wait

Love is here, and here to stay

So lay your head on me

Lay your head on me

So lay your head on me

'Cause little do you know

I love you 'til the sun dies

For me:

Courage by pink

I'm walking uphill both ways, it hurts

I bury my heart here in this dirt

I hope it's a seed, I hope it works

I need to grow, here I could be

Closer to light, closer to me

I don't have to do this perfectly, yeah

Rain, it pours, rain, it pours

It's pouring on me

The rain, it falls, rain, it falls

Sowing the seeds of love and hope, love and hope

We don't have to stay, stuck in the way

Have I the courage of change?

Have I the courage of change?

Have I the courage of change today? (Oh)

Have I the courage of change?

Have I the courage of change?

Have I the courage of change today? (Oh)

(Have I the courage to change?)

I'm walking uphill both ways, it hurts

(Have I the courage to change?)

I bury my heart here in this dirt

(Have I the courage to change today? Oh)

I hope it's a seed, I hope it works

(Have I the courage to change?)

I need to grow, here I could be

(Have I the courage to change?)

Closer to light, closer to me

(Have I the courage to change today? Oh)

I don't have to do this perfectly

See, I let the light in the darkest places

Let the sun shine, pain goes away

Nothing is permanent for me, yeah

Flowers, they bloom and fade away

The beauty, it happened inside of me

Even if it's a memory, yeah

Rain, it pours, rain, it pours

It's pouring on me

The rain, it falls, rain, it falls

Sowing the seeds of love and hope, love and hope

We don't have to stay, stuck in the way

Have I the courage of change?

Have I the courage of change?

Have I the courage of change today? (Oh)

Have I the courage of change?

Have I the courage of change?

Have I the courage of change today? (Oh)

(Have I the courage to change?)

I'm walking uphill both ways, it hurts

(Have I the courage to change?)

I bury my heart here in this dirt

(Have I the courage to change today? Oh)

I hope it's a seed, I hope it works

(Have I the courage to change?)

I need to grow, here I could be

(Have I the courage to change?)

Closer to light, closer to me

(Have I the courage to change today? Oh)

I don't have to do this perfectly

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Have I the courage of change?

Have I the courage of change?

Have I the courage of change today? (Oh)

Have I the courage of change?

Have I the courage of change?

Have I the courage of change today? (Oh)

(Have I the courage to change?)

I'm walking uphill both ways, it hurts (oh)

(Have I the courage to change?)

I bury my heart here in this dirt (have I)

(Have I the courage to change today? Oh)

I hope it's a seed, I hope it works (have I, have I)

(Have I the courage to change?)

I need to grow, here I could be (ooh)

(Have I the courage to change?)

Closer to light, closer to me (ooh-ah)

(Have I the courage to change today? Oh)

I don't have to do this perfectly (have I)

Today, today

With all these song posts I've been running through the YT playlist from when I was going through the divorce. Lots of Adele and Christina Perri back when both were very much less happy then they are today.

Another Over the Rhine song.

Give Me strength

Sitting in the rain alone

Looking at a place that's gone

Boarded up my memories

But something's drawn me here again and I

I cannot leave the past alone

Hoped that I would never find

All the shit I left behind

Now I find the child in me is going to remind me that I

I can't forget my past for long

So take a look outside yourself

And tell me what you see

I can't believe

That you won't see the change in me

Give me strength to find the road that's lost in me

Give me time to heal and build myself a dream

Give me eyes to see the world surrounding me

Give me strength to be only me

I don't want to hear the things

You say you know all you've redeemed

'Cause I can't change what's come before

Build myself some better dreams

And cast off the fear that holds me here

So take a look outside yourself

And tell me what you see

I can't believe

That you won't see the change in me

Give me strength to find the road that's lost in me

Give me time to heal and build myself a dream

Give me eyes to see the world surrounding me

Give me strength to be only me

A couple of Christmases ago he bought me a sign that reads "My favorite story is ours" This song means so much to me because only we know the real depth of what we have been through - and how hard we have fought for our marriage

The Story - Brandi Carlile

All of these lines across my face

Tell you the story of who I am

So many stories of where I've been

And how I got to where I am

But these stories don't mean anything

When you've got no one to tell them to

It's true - I was made for you

I climbed across the mountain tops

Swam all across the ocean blue

I crossed all the lines and I broke all the rules

But baby I broke them all for you

Because even when I was flat broke

You made me feel like a million bucks

You do and I was made for you

You see the smile that's on my mouth

It's hiding the words that don't come out

And all my friends who think that I am blessed

They don't know my life is a mess

No, they don't know who I really am

And they don't know what I've been through

Like you do

And I was made for you

All of these lines across my face

Tell you the story of who I am

So many stories of where I've been

And how I got to where I am

But these stories don't mean anything

When you've got no one to tell them to

It's true - I was made for you

Oh yeah, well it's true - that I was made for you

So many great suggestions, thanks. Here's mine lately...

Foo Fighters, Times Like These, 2006 version, live in LA, or the BBC 2020 Covid collab version.

I, I'm a one way motorway

I'm the one that drives away

Then follows you back home

I, I'm a street light shining

I'm a wild light blinding bright

Burning off and on

Ah-ah-ahh

It's times like these you learn to live again

It's times like these you give and give again

It's times like these you learn to love again

It's times like these time and time again

I, I'm a new day rising

I'm a brand new sky

To hang the stars upon tonight

I am a little divided

Do I stay or run away

And leave it all behind?

Ah-ah-ahh

It's times like these you learn to live again

It's times like these you give and give again

It's times like these you learn to love again

It's times like these time and time again

It's times like these you learn to live again......

And this from the 70's keeps popping into my head... maybe something about acceptance and moving forward or just embracing each day.

Dan Fogelberg, To the Morning

Watching the sun

Watching it come

Watching it come up over the rooftops

Cloudy and warm

Maybe a storm

You can never quite tell

From the morning

And it's going to be a day

There is really no way to say no

To the morning

Yes it's going to be a day

There is really nothing left to

Say but

Come on morning

Waiting for mail

Maybe a tail

From an old friend

Or even a lover

Sometimes there's none

But we have fun

Thinking of all who might

Have written

And maybe there are seasons

And maybe they change

And maybe to love is not so strange

The sounds of the day

They hurry away

Now they are gone until tomorrow

When day will break

And you will wake

And you will rake your hands

Across your eyes

And realize

That it's going to be a day

There is really no way to say no

To the morning

Yes it's going to be a day

There is really nothing left to say but

Come on morning