The best *one line* from song lyrics?

[germanicdogman]

David mcwilliams the days of pearly spencer
Iron trees smother the air ,But withering they stand and stare through eyes that neither know nor care

 

[jefmcg]

Billy Bragg's been thoroughly covered, so instead how about

I spent my last 10 dollars on birth control and beer, my life was so much simpler when I was sober and queer.

 

[Pale Rider]

The devil came and took me, from bar to street to bookie - Squeeze.

 

[CopperCyclist]

"Feigning joy and surprise at the gifts we despise" - an absolutely genius line!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

More than one line

I'll be damned
Here comes your ghost again
But that's not unusual
It's just that the moon is full
And you happened to call

Diamonds And Rust Joan Baez

 

[Venod]

In rubber gloves and faded jeans you still look fine

(and from the same song)

You still have ingredients that make you shine

Clifford T Ward - Skullery

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Billy Joe Shaver

The Devil made me do it the first time, the second time I did it on my own...

 

[Spinney]

hanging on in quiet desperation is the english way

 

[swee'pea99]

Surprised the great Bobster hasn't made more of a showing on this tread. How about

But I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now

 

[captain nemo1701]

We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl...
Pink Floyd: Wish you Were Here

I know what I am, I'll bet I'm a man and so's Lola
The Kinks: Lola

 

[Profpointy]

two candidates

"dunno want I want but I know how to get it!" - From Anarchy in the UK,

"I have squandered my resistance for a pocket full of mumbles such are promises" - Simon & Garfunkly - the Boxer

 

[Andrew_Culture]

I'm empty and aching and I don't know why.

I find a couple of slices of marmite on toast help in such situations.

 

[swee'pea99]

two candidates

"dunno want I want but I know how to get it!" - From Anarchy in the UK,

"I have squandered my resistance for a pocket full of mumbles such are promises" - Simon & Garfunkly - the Boxer

Paul Simon was really on a roll around that era. 'A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest' is a line I've quoted many a time...

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

"I hurt myself today" Hurt by Johnny Cash

 

[i hate hills]

"all i wana do is...."