James Roger McGuinn (known professionally as Roger McGuinn, previously as Jim McGuinn, and born James Joseph McGuinn III on July 13, 1942) is an American United States singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for being the lead singer and lead guitarist on many of The Byrds' records. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his work with the Byrds. [read more] - Circle Song
Sometimes we're singing and the words won't rhyme Cause we don't mean these things we sing I'll still be waiting for another day When you feel it too, but it's a game we play And I've tried to tell you for a long,...
- Somebody Loves You
Alright My baby came this mornin', arrivin' on the 8:05 Then she washed away my rain, keepin' me alive And I'm thinkin', still I'm thinkin' about you Do you need some lovin', real good lovin' to see you through Did...
- Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Mama, take this badge away from me I don't need it anymore. It's gettin' dark, too dark for me to see I feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door. Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Knock, knock, knockin' on...
- Painted Lady
Painted lady inside my heart You're tearing me apart Leaving me just to smile And like a child, lady, I'll take your heart Maybe we'll make a start Or maybe I'll turn to leave you Oh, but I'll come back to you Tell...
- Easy Does It
Easy does it, easy does it Don't try to force it Or you might just divorce it Easy does it Easy does it, easy does it If it don't feel just right Don't try to jam it tighter Easy does it I used to push too hard And...
- Born To Rock & Roll
Some people born in old Kentucky They think they're living in a tunnel mine of coal Other people born not quite so luckyGiving everything by selling out their soulI know that everybody's born for somethingJust to feed...
- Bulldog
I gotta a bulldog baby and he sure is fatSee a high-steppin' momma make him mighty madSo you better quit your bitchin' put it to an endOr you're gonna' have to tangle with my canine friendBulldog, bulldog, beware...
- Lover Of The Bayou
Catfish pie in gris gris bag I'm the lover of the bayou Mark your doorstep with a half wet rag I'm the lover of the bayou Raised and swam with the crocodile Snake-eye taught me the Mojo style *** weed on chicken...
- So Long
Well I'm headin' for the good old days I don't even have to change my ways I got a song to sing and I'll be on my way I've been waitin' for the time to come Well I have to pack my bags and run And say goodbye to all...
- Lisa
Lisa oh Lisa all the boys are talking about youLisa oh Lisa on the telephoneLisa oh Lisa all the boys are talking about youLisa oh Lisa on the telephoneNow she got the eyes of blueAnd she got the hair that's blondeShe...
- Up To Me
Everythin' went from bad to worse, Money never changed a thing,Death kept followin', trackin' us down, At least I heard your bluebird sing.Now somebody's got to show their hand, Time is an enemy,I know you're long...
- Take Me Away
You should have been there when The time was right for the music to beginYou shoulda been there when That band of gypsies started rollin' inYou should seen it You'da swore for sure the circus came to townThere were...
- Jolly Roger
The sun came up on the Spanish seaOur homeland far behind usBeing junted by the King's NavyIt's sure he'd never find usPull away, me lads o' the Cardiff RoseAnd hoist the Jolly RogerWe brought her into the looward...
- Pretty Polly
There used to be a gambler who courted all aroundThere used to be a gambler who courted all aroundHe courted Pretty Polly, such beauty`d never been foundPretty Polly, Pretty Polly, come go along with mePretty Polly,...
- Dreamland
It's a long long way to CanadaIt's a long way from bow chainsDonkey venders slicing coconutNo parkas to their nameBlack babies covered in baking flourThe cook's got a carnival songLay down someplace shadyWith...
- Friend
Had a friend the other day, He got in over his headWent out for big money And wound up lying deadThey stabbed him in the back As he was to get his shareAnd he went out Knowing life can be unfairOh friendWhy did you...
- Partners In Crime
Dear Abbie, I'd write you this letterBut your address is unknownI'd tell you the world ain't no betterSince you went and left us alonePartners in crime In the streets of ChicagoWhere are they now? They're all gone...
- Round Table
Seventeen feet across Of the hardest oak to be foundCut to the shape of the Sun and the MoonShine the color of aleAnd the knights of the Living Cross Gathered all aroundRaise their goblets and drink a toastTo the...
- Rock And Roll Time
Do you think I'm a loser do I stand in your wayA threat to the future that was planned yesterdayI fought for my freedom some call it a crimeConvicted of running on rock and roll timeRock and roll time please take me...
- Dixie Highway
Drivin' down the Dixie HighwayDoin' my best to hold the roadAll night long on the Dixie HighwayBring my Florida baby a heavy loadWindin' down the Dixie HighwayStars above the midnight blueComing now on the Dixie...
- Why Baby Why
Well I got a crow I wanna pick with youJust like before when the feathers flewYou're runnin' wild kickin' up your heelsLeavin' me home with a handful of billsIt's too late to leave you and I know it's trueThere ain't...
- Russian Hill
Last night in the middle of a dreamI started thinkin' 'bout Russian HillAnd Ferlinghetti with his Coney Island mindAnd you and me with some time to fillWe ate in Chinatown, we rode the cable carWe did what tourists...
- All Night Long
Trees falling leaves come alive, watch them glideEyes come to life when you smile for a whileTables keep turning, Now the full moon has been seenKnow what I meanTell you what to do babe all night longIt would take me...
- We Can Do It All Over Again
Just look at youWhat I put you throughMakin' my movesTravelin' in a bandRock'n Roll yearsLaughter and tearsYou were sharin' my fearsOn the lonely one night standsWould you...Learnin' to flyJust gettin' byGirl, you and...
- American Girl
Well, she was an American girl,Raised on promises She couldn't help thinking That there was a little more to lifeSomewhere elseAfter all it was a great big worldWith lots of places to run toAnd if she had to...
- It's Gone
A simple thing, another springand you were there to share my empty bedBut now I see you played with meI can't believe I heard the words you saidIt's goneNow you're crying shame, you curse my nameFor askin' you to go...
- I'm Not Lonely Anymore
I'm not lonely anymoreI sing like a birdFlyin' right outside my doorIt's as easy as they sayIf you sing the song with meI'm not lonely anymoreLike I never sang beforeI can fill up the roomFrom the ceilin' to the...
- Golden Loom
Smoky autumn night, Stars up in the sky,I see the sailin' boats Across the bay go by.Eucalyptus trees hang above the streetAnd then I turn my head, For you're approachin' me.Moonlight on the water, Fisherman's...
- Lost My Driving Wheel
Well I just came up on the midnight special how about thatMy car broke down in Texas she stopped dead in her tracks Just called to tell you that I need youJust called to tell you how I feelI feel like some old engine...
- Time Cube
The planet was molded from great clouds of dustThen molten eruptions would burst through the crustA new sun was shining and covered the earthThe heavens all knowing acknowledged the birthThe seas were forming before...
- Stone
The Lord he loves a rolling stoneHe leads around all the danger zonesAnd helps get on to where he's goingHe don't ask for very muchA dream or two will always doIn a crises he makes sacrificesThe man who wears the...
- Hanoi Hannah
Hanoi Hannah averaged 'bout a man a dayAnd when she wasn't workin'She kept the coffee perkin'For the guy who didn't have to payOn Hanoi Hanna workin' all my blues awayMy home is in Kentucky but lovin' makes me want to...
- I'm So Restless
Hey Mr.D do you want me to beA farmer, a cowhand, an old country boyTo get up in the a.m. and tend to the choreAnd leave all my troubles behind a locked doorLayin' with my lady and strummin' on my toyOh I know what...
- Draggin'
We're sitting on the runway while the engines blowOur 747's gonna get the goI look across the field and see another jetIn the cockpit is my buddy and we got a betThe tower gives the signal and we start to rollBut I'll...
- My New Woman
I want to meet my new womanStep right up and give you your handOh you're gonna like my new womanHer friends are all over the landThere's something that's different about herYou'll want to be part of her planI hated...
- Heave Away
There's some is bound for New York townAnd others that's bound for FranceHeave away me Johnnies heave awayAnd some is bound for the Bengal BayAnd away me Johnnies boys we're all bound to goThe pilot is awaitin' for...
- Bag Full Of Money
Floatin' I'm floatin' on down through the skyNever had no ambition to learn how to flyI'll be glad when it's over and ready to landWith this bag full of money I've got in my handOh I grew up believin' in Jesse and...
- The Water Is Wide
The water is wide I can not cross over And neither have I wings to fly Build me a boat that can carry two And both shall roam my love and I A ship there is and she sails the sea Sailing as deep as deep can beBut not...
- M'Linda
I la la love M'LindaShe's my kind of girlI la la love M'LindaTell it to the worldM'Linda I see you walkin' On a Sunday afternoonM'Linda in her white dressAs she comes into the roomI la la love M'LindaShe's my kind of...
- Car Phone
Mistress said "I love you Chris"Can't stand to see you kill yourself like thisHe's talking on the car phoneFrom the driveway of his own homeChris is running from the FBIHe's been indicted as a foreign spyHe tells her...
- Back From Rio Interlude
Back from Rio, back from Rio, back from RioBack from Rio, back from Rio, back from RioBack from Rio
- The Time Has Come
You know, babeSince you took your love awayMy heart's been stallin'Kick the wall inNight and dayYeah, I've been sadI've been downI've been so to blameBaby, how was I to knowI burned our bridges downI know the time has...
- Someone To Love
She's runnin' and he's runnin'From the ones who want to love themHe's cared and she's scaredBecause she doesn't really trust himShe's dreamin' ofSomeone to loveAll you need all you needIs someone to love youAll you...
- King Of The Hill
L.A.'s asleep - you roll up your windowThe night air is cold - the freeway is clear.In a green Gucci bag - are you prized possessionsThe jewels of your mind - to hold back the fear. And when Monday comes round -...
- Without Your Love
Now that you're goneIt's no fun without youI just think of things we used to doLike watching the sunsetOver the seaAnd sailing the islandsSo happy and freeNow that you're goneI have to face livingWithout your eyes to...
- Your Love Is A Gold Mine
She got rubies on her pillowShe got sapphires on the head of her bedShe got emeralds on her finger tipsShe got diamonds in her hairsShe got jasper on her curtainsShe got chrysolite on her ceilingShe got topaz on the...
- The Trees Are All Gone
The glaciers near the polar campHave all begun to meltTemperatures are on the riseFar from the southern beltWater levels shifting tidesOn every changing landRain forests in the AmazonHave vanished from our handAnd the...
- You Bowed Down
I suppose you're entitled to knowWhy I'm making contactWith acqaintances scattered All over the landI'd promise you now and again That I'd honor the contractIf it hadn't crumbled away in my handWell we broke that vow...
- Suddenly Blue
I walk along the lonely streetAnother night of missin' herI just can't sleepJust for a moment it all seemsI must be havin' a bad dreamThen reality returnsMy baby's gone and my world has turnedSuddenly blueWithout her...
- If We Never Meet Again
Well, there's one thingI'd like to rearrangeBut after everything's already happenedThere's nothing left to changeThey can take their adviceAnd use it all on themselvesCause when all the talking stopsI want to have...
- Without You
There was no one else but youFrom the moment that we metFoolish dreams were coming trueIt's a time I can't forgetBe my wife for evermoreBe my girl and comfort mePut the lock upon the doorSmile and throw away the...
- Better Change
I can see you in the distanceAnd you're heading for a fallSinking deeper by the minuteYou're about to lose it allYou better changeBefore the sun goes downYou better leaveBefore you areThe last in townYou better...
- Peace On You
God ain't gonna love you anyCause you loved too many moreHe ain't gonna trust you babyHe never could beforeGod ain't gonna like the wayYou cheated on me down here belowHe ain't gonna love you anyCause you loved too...
- The Lady
The lady's eyes are beautifulThey wander through the dictionarySearching for a way to say I love youTo a friendSun comes up and sun goes downStill no word has the lady foundAnd she'll go right onSearching till the...
- (Please Not) One More Time
When the sun pours down like honeyFrom the sweet California skyThen the haze and the smog theyBoth are soon forgottenAnd it's the very same way with loveNow when you hurt from an old affairThen the pain will disappear...
- Together
Love was never good to himAll his days were spent in shadowsStanding near the carouselWatching lovers spin around, togetherNo one could remember whyNo one heard his lonely storyWalking in the crowded streetsPast the...
- Same Old Sound
I've been all around the worldPlaying songs for all the boys and girlsWell I've traveled up and downGot to barnstorm every townAnd everywhere I'm boundI got to play that same old soundGot to play that same old...
- Do What You Want To
Pick the flowersCount your lovers andWhat am I supposed to doGaze into a starlit nightCatch an angel in her flightDo what you want toIf you want toSay what you want to sayCause it may help, if youThink in the...
- Gate Of Horn
Goin' to the Gate of HornIn my memoryRed light flickerin' on the tableclothBig, dark beer in front of meHow I wish that I was thereStandin' at the barListenin' to Mr. Gibson playOn his fine guitarIt's a big old...
- Going To The Country
Goin' to the country Gonna find myself a new loveBeen too long in the city Bring down mountain showersLet them fall down on my headChase the blues awayGoin' down goin' downWe're all goin' down to the countryBeen so...
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