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80'S MUSIC LYRIC TRIVIA QUIZ

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I'm just going to keep on counting until you are mine I tried my imagination but I was disturbed You've got to find a way, say what you want to say Food is served and you're stone cold munchin' And even though I wander, I'm keepin you in sight, you're a candle in the wind on a cold dark winters night You see it all around you, good lovin' gone bad So let's sink another drink, cause it'll give me time to think We can feel the motions of a thousand dreams Buying bread from a man in Brussels, he was 6 foot 4 and full a muscles Every claim you stake I'll be watching you Let me tell you 'bout the girl I met last night Darken the city night is a wire, steam in the subway earth is afire Happiness is so hard to find Baby baby when I look at you, I get a warm feeling inside Sail away with me to another world With my body and soul I want you more than you'll ever know She was running from a fat man selling salvation in his hand Don't let go while I'm hangin' on, `cause I been hangin' on so long

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If you say goodbye to me tonight, there will still be music left to write 20 Tin roof...... Rusted 21

And there's a heart that's breaking down this long distance line tonight 22 That little faggot he's a millionaire 23 There's too many home fires burning and not enough trees 24 I see no harm or danger in escaping if the method suits the style LNY 2000 Picnic

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25 I can't understand what makes a man hate another man 26 Oceans apart, day after day, and I slowly go insane 27 I had a whiskey on the rocks and change of a dollar for the jukebox 28 It's poetry in motion when she turned her eyes to me 29 You can say anything you like, but you can't touch the merchandise 30 When I feel that rockin' beat, I can't sit still up outta my seat 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

The school bell rings, you know it's my cue, I'm gonna meet the boys on floor number two Just a look at that girl with the lights comin up in her eyes My eyes dilate, my lips go green We'll leave the TV and the radio behind I know you really want to tell me goodbye It happened forever, for a short time Somebodies callin after somebody, somebody turns the corner out of sight. Lookin for somebody, somewhere in the night Paul, I think I told you I'm a lover not a fighter I asked the doctor to take your picture so I could look at you from inside as well Your life is trite and jaded It must've been some kind of kiss, I shoulda walked away I was born to love you, but I will never be free, you'll always be a part of me This is too good to be true/Lucky [or, Look at] me, fallin' for you Emotions come, I don't why/Cover up love's alibi There's so many good ones still around I just have to look good/I don't have to be clear There is freedom within, there is freedom without Wild kind of look to the day, opening eyes impale neon flickers There's a freeway runnin' through the yard An invisible man sleepin' in your bed... LNY 2000 Picnic

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Oh thikin about all our younger years, it was only you and me, we were young and wild and free I've been alone with you inside my mind Now it seems you're telling me/You've changed your wicked ways She showed me the beach, gave me a peach, and pulled out the suntan lotion I'm about to lose control and I think I like it There's a skeleton chokin' on a crust of bread Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama Guess I should a known by the way you parked your car sideways that it wouldn't last Making love to you was never second best I turn the switch and check the number, I leave it on when in bed I slumber Let's talk about second chances Do you ever dream of me? Do you ever see the letters that I write? I said mom this shirt is plaid with a butterfly collar Hit me, Hit me with those laser beams People of the world today are we looking for a better way of life Feel like I could run away, run away from this empty heart I can't get any rest, people say I'm obsessed Oh yeah I, just wanna watch the girls go by You were the first, you'll be the last Do your fancy dances Why do I find it so hard to write the next line, oh I want the truth to be said For every minute I have to work, I need a minute of play You fell asleep, I stayed awake, and watched the passing cars Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken? Step on a crack, break your momma's back LNY 2000 Picnic

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I never believed in things that I couldn't see, I said if I can feel it, how could it be Everyone you meet, they're jamming in the streets I wake up alone with it all Don't go around breaking young girls' hearts Now we're sharing the same dreams, and our hearts can beat as one You in that dress my thoughts I confess verge on dirty Excuse me for the moment, I'm at a loss for words Can't get food for the king Eyes that look like heaven, lips like cherry wine It's a tragedy for me to see, The dream is over, And I never will forget, the day we met I think they got the alias, that you been livin under Worlds are turning, and we're just hanging on No chocolate covered candy hearts to give away I know you're not mine anymore-anyway-anytime Dreams stay with you like a lover's voice fires the mountainside And though she will mess up your life, you want her just the same Somewhere between the soul and soft machine/Is where I find myself again You'll flow down her river, she'll ask and you'll give her I find myself telling you things I don't even tell my best friends We got the words/No one needs to show us how You're givin me the chills baby please baby don't And when the night is cold and dark, you can't see you can't see light I buy you champagne and roses, put diamonds on your finger I took a page out of my rule book for you Always spoke my mind with a gun in my hand Just swayin' like a slow freight train LNY 2000 Picnic

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They say I better get a chaperone/Because I can't stop messin' with the danger zone Are you more than hot for me, or am I a page in your history (book) And it's true we are immune when fact is fiction and TV reality Things are going great, and they're only getting better I'm not the kind of girl who gives up just like that Where am I to go now that I've gone too far? I was a high school loser never made it with a lady 'til the boys told me somethin I missed We are the ones who make a brighter day, so let's start giving

110 I'm gonna buy me a one way ticket, nothin's gonna hold me back. Your 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124

love's like a slow train comin and I can feel it comin down the track. Everything you do is quite angelicate Your very first kiss was your first kiss goodbye I think of you and let it go I swear that I could see forever in your eyes I'll be stretching my mouth to let those big words come right out Every time I see you falling, I get down on my knees and pray Want a big red car, and a big white house, and a blue-eyed girl like you Stop walking down my street. Who do you expect to meet? Welcome to the big time, you're bound to be a star Well it's all right riding around in the breeze So if you're feeling low, turn up your radio Oh mother dear we're not the fortunate ones I don't know where I'm goin' but I sure know where I've been Before I put another notch in my lipstick case You better make sure you put me in my place! LNY 2000 Picnic

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I know a good thing must come to an end but it's hard to take losing a friend Puts a song in this heart of mine/Puts a smile on my face every time I'm not internationally known, but I'm known to rock microphone Yo no soy marinero, por ti sere, por ti sere, por ti sere I've never seen so many men ask you if you wanted to dance, They're looking for a little romance We are strong, no one can tell us we're wrong I've had the blues, the reds and the pinks But when I win your heart, I'm gonna paint it cherry red Work all day to earn his pay, so we can play all night I can wait another day, until I call you So wild, so free, So far from me. You're all I want, my fantasy Let me hear your body talk He's licking his lips, he's ready to win, on the hunt tonight for love at first sting I don't worry `cause my wallet's fat They gave you life and in return you gave them hell She's a very kinky girl, the kind you don't take home to Mother I've got to, run away from the pain you drive into the heart of me Caught up in the action I've been looking out for you Won't you pack your bags, we'll leave tonight Wish I knew what you were looking for I've seen a million faces and I've rocked them all It's just another Sunday, in a tired old street I've done no harm, I keep to myself Your mom threw away your best porno mag All you sittin' in high places, the rain's gonna fall on you If you'd stay, I'd subtract twenty years from my life

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Just try to understand, I've given all I can, 'cause you got the best of me. 152 Put me in coach, I'm ready to play, today 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176

Ronny, Bobby, Ricky and Mike, if I like a girl, who cares who you like Red roses, temptation, you make the most of an iffy situation Streetlight people, living just to find emotion I can't sleep at night, I toss and turn She don't need a man's touch I had a friend was a big baseball player, back in high You want your percentage, but I'm the fool paying the dues I have a picture pinned to my wall I knew he must a been about seventeen We wish you'd all throw in the towel They even bother my poor father `cause he's down with me This is the world we live in, and these are the hands were given I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on I follow where my mind goes She's as heavy as a Chevy, pure excitement... There was a woman in the jungle and a monkey on the tree You can feel the punishment but you can't commit the sin And if this world runs out of lovers, we'll still have each other You might think I'm crazy but I'm serious know a place where we can dance the whole night away underneath electric stars I knew right from the beginning, that you would end up winnin', I knew right from the start, you'd put an arrow through my heart So you better treat her right I'll be anything you need Her mama was in the kitchen cuttin' chicken up to fry LNY 2000 Picnic

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177 You can listen as well as you hear 178 Did you really think about it before you made the rules 179 So put your books aside, loosen up the suit and tie... 180 The road is long, there are mountains in your way 181 We could dance and party all night, and drink some cherry wine 182 You walked in on the sly, scopin' for love 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202

You want a Piece of my heart, you better start from the start. You wanna be in the show, come on baby lets go! She told me to come but I was already there Every time you call my name, I heat up like a burnin' flame You're like the sun chasing all of the rain away I stain my sheets, I don't even know why Got in a little hometown jam, so they put a rifle in my hand And the best thing you've ever done for me is to help me take my life less seriously, it's only life after all With every breath I'm deeper into you Ain't got no gal to make you smile I am the maker of rules, dealing with fools One more bad break, could bring a fall Write it on a pound note, pound note Listen up everybody if you wanna take a chance Nothing had the chance to be good, nothing ever could A cloud appears above your head, a beam of light comes shining down on you One that won't make me nervous, wonderin what to do Scratches his head and does his best James Dean Well Superman looked up at me, he said "You rock so naturally" What else can I do to get closer to you? When will we ever learn/There's nowhere else we can turn

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I'll be back when I found my fears, and I'll see you again in a thousand years I'm lying in the rain, but I never wave bye bye, but I try People don't you know, don't you know it's about time My fantasy has turned to madness and all my goodness has turned to badness He plays a melody born to tear me all apart I think I thought you were someone else By order of the prophet, we ban that boogie sound. Daddy says she's too young, but she's old enough for me By now the fighting will be close at hand Her hair reminds me of a warn safe place where as a child I'd lie Mine's an ordinary life, working when it's daylight and sleeping when it's night Love, like a road that never ends But I am held in some invisible vice, and I can't get away Telegram force and ready Now every time I go for the mailbox, gotta hold myself down Deals dope out of Denny's/Keeps a table in the back I need fifty dollars to make you holler But somewhere sometime when you're curious, I'll be back around Your lights are on but you're not home I got nine lives, cat's eyes, using every one of them and runnin' wild Out on the road today, I saw a deadhead sticker on a Cadillac I'm not the one to tell you what's wrong or what's right Well I like takin off, don't like burnin out, every time you turn it on, makes me wanna shout Think of the tender things that we were working on The five years we have had have been such good times Went the distance, now I'm back on my feet LNY 2000 Picnic

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229 She stepped off the bus, out into the City street 230 I warned all my friends and neighbors, better watch our for yourselves 231 The tears I cry aren't tears of pain 232 Got a wife and kids in Baltimore Jack 233 The beating of our hearts is the only sound 234 I better read between the lines, in case I need it when I'm older 235 And she's lovin him with that body I just know it 236 She's so fine, she's all mine, the girl is all right! 237 What does love want me to do? 238 Shoot me like a rocket into space! 239 I can hear you comin, I know what you're after 240 I've got a secret I've been hiding under my skin 241 I'm always workin', slavin', every day 242 The moon. Beautiful. The sun. Even more beautiful 243 Crazy little woman in a one man show 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255

Don't take money, don't take fame, don't need no credit card to ride this train I tell you one time only with my business please don't mess What's your price for flight Is it so wrong to be human after all? So now I'll go the minstrel road without you Watching every motion in this foolish lover's game You better listen up, 'cause man this ain't just talk You're everywhere, but you're so hard to find I can see your face in the mirrors of my mind If you got the money honey we got your disease You think you're mad, too unstable, kicking in chairs and knocking down tables And I've never been a loser and I just can't lose tonight LNY 2000 Picnic

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256 We got just one shot of life, let's take it while we're still not afraid 257 You can tell your Ma I've moved to Arkansas 258 I can feel her comin' from a mile away 259 I got a mouth like an alligator 260 I don't know what you expect staring into the TV set 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281

Heirs of the cold war, tbat's what we've become. Inherited troubles, I'm mentally numb. Strange voices are saying, ah what did they say? Things. I can't understand He's the one that makes ya feel alright She had the body of a venus, Lord imagine my surprise And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone Like a knight in shining armor, from a long time ago Wouldn't wanna be swept away, far away from the one that I love I've been meaning to tell you, I've got this feeling that won't subside It's time to bring this ship in to the shore and throw away the oars forever I know a guy who's tough but sweet. He's so fine, he can't be beat If you want to taste my kisses in the night then, You got to roll with the punches to get to what's real The Hollywood Squares are livin' in Disneyland So when you call up that shrink in Beverly Hills, you know the one, Dr. everything be all right From where I stand, you are home free Did I tell you everything is fine, in my mind Ever since you've been leaving me, I've been wanting to cry And you may say to yourself, My god, what have I done? Couldn't see how much I missed you (now I do) Put the needle on the record I know her love is true but it's so damn easy makin' love to you LNY 2000 Picnic

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Your friends don't dance and if they don't dance well they're no friends of mine Across the north and south to Key Largo, love for sale I can see a new horizon underneath the blazin' sky I need some company, a guardian angel, to keep me warm when the cold winds blow Every day is Christmas, and every night is a New Year's Eve I'm only lookin' for a fantasy, an interlude from reality A week without you, but I forget, two weeks without you and I still haven't gotten over you yet You make the sun shine brighter than Doris Day I know your plans don't include me Only time will tell if we stand the test of time I know I've been wearin' crazy clothes/And I look pretty crappy sometimes It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you, it's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do Are you happy, are you satisfied, how long can you stand heat Sailed away to China, in a little row boat to find ya, you said you had to get your laundry done We'll take your car, yes we will, we'll take your car and drive it I tell you one and one makes three So you think my singing's out of time, well it makes me money Who's gonna block your ears, when you scream? You got no place to be, still you wind up where you're going Take your passion and make it happen Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be Darlin' in my wildest dreams I never thought I'd go I'm not hiding the remedy to cure this old heart of mine So when the night falls, my lonely heart calls LNY 2000 Picnic

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306 What's your definition of dirty, baby 307 I, wanna take you to my cage, lock you up, and hide the key 308 Loving would be easy if your colors were like my dream 309 Every time he pulls me near, I just wanna cheer 310 Music does the talkin, says the things you wanna hear

Can make it, I know I can. You broke the boy in me, but you won't break the man 312 Just don't ask me how I am 311

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Your moves are so raw, I've got to let you know, you're one of my kind So you better go back to your bars, your temples, your massage parlors They see your every move Better make it fast or else I'm gonna get pissed We bought a six pack at the liquor store and we drank it in her car Get up, get up, get up, get up, let's make love tonight had a premonition that he shouldn't of gone alone It's no better to be safe than sorry

321 You tell me that you want me, you tell me that you need me, you tell me 322 323 324 325 326

that you love me, and I know that I'm right cause I hear it in the night. And heart to heart you win, if ya survive Kid can't read at seventeen, the words he knows are all obscene but, it's all right Goddess on the mountain top To have you with me I would swim the seven seas Religion is a light in the fog

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Slight of hand and a twist of fate, on a bed of nails she makes me wait 328 You know I like my girls a little bit older LNY 2000 Picnic

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329 There's nothing left here to remind me, just the memory of your face 330 All the doors I closed on time will open up again 331 I got a picture of you- ahh-ha-ahh-ha-ah-ah woh-oh-woh-oh 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350

And when we hear the voices sing, the book of love will open up and let us in Two silhouettes saying goodnight by the garden gate The more you live, the faster you will die She'll get a hold on you, believe it There is good and bad (mmmm-hmmm) in everyone Been workin, so hard. I'm punchin, my card You may think that I'm talking foolish, You've heard that I'm wild and I'm free It looks so easy, but you know, looks sometimes deceive Take my license and all that jive Easy ready willing overtime Now girl I know the difference between right and wrong I touch you once, I touch you twice And then the conversation turned - until the sun went down The Salvation Army band played and the children drank lemonade Well by the force of will my lungs are filled, and so I breathe Earth below us drifting falling floating weightless I know just how to whisper, and I know Just how to cry Your heart's been achin' but you're too shy to say it But when the wrong word goes in the right ear, I know you been lyin' to me

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Can you hear them? They talk about us, telling lies, well that's no surprise 352 Dressed up like a million-dollar trooper 353 I was wrong, now I find just one thing makes me forget LNY 2000 Picnic

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354 Distant eyes, losin ground I'm reachin for you, you, you 355 One likes to believe in the freedom of music 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378

Nations go to war over women like you, it's just a form of appreciation I said to my reflection "Let's get out of this place" Two hearts that find a way, somehow, To keep the fire burning Once upon a time there was light in my life, but now there's only love in the dark Tosses her head and flips her hair/She got a whole bunch of nothin' in there All the cops in the donut Shop say way-o way-o Take your-passion, and make it happen Just pick it up and throw it into shape Just like Adam and Eve, 'cept you set me free They threw an American flag in our face It belongs to them, let's give it back She'll let you take her home/It whets her appetite There were incidents and accidents, there were hints and allegations I'm like a boy among men/I'd like a permanent friend You'r looking good just like a snake in the grass Don't want no Captain Crunch don't want no raisin bran Just like the white wing dove sings a song, sounds like she's singing But whatever road you choose, I'm right behind you win or lose I never meant to be so bad to you. One thing I said that I would never do When I'm lost at sea, I hear your voice and it carries me The only one who'll hang out with me is my dear Old Granddad Rolling like thunder under the covers At night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet and a freight train running through the middle of my head LNY 2000 Picnic

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Good things might come to those who wait, but not for those who wait too late No huggin' no kissin' til I get a wedding ring Didn't know how lost I was until I found you I know you'll soon recover/Me I go from one extreme to another She dances like she's never danced before Don't wanna be a girl like that, do you wanna see a grown man cry? I, I was standing, you were there Sister's sighing in her sleep See yourself, give your freewill a chance, you've got to work to succeed And everything I had to know, I heard it on my radio, radio It's gonna take money, a whole lotta spendin' money It's a given L.A. law, someone's faster on the draw Your feet are going to be on the ground, your head is there to move you around Some of them want to use you. Some of them want to get used by you.

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Well then close your eyes and know the words are coming from my heart 394 You're not naive, you must be strong 395 It's getting hard to wake up in the morning 396 He wants me, but only part of the time 397

Well they shake their heads and [they] look at me as if I've lost my mind 398 Animals strike curious poses 399 We don't have the time for psychological romance 400 That's right, here's where the talkin' ends ENTRANTS NAME: LNY 2000 Picnic

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