Countdown: 10 Best Song Lyrics All-Time

I woke this morning thinking about my favorite song lyric, and it flew into my head. If you pressed me now to rank them right now, these are the 10 best song lyrics ever written.

Ten: My old man’s drunker than a barrel full of monkeys
And my old lady, she don’t care
My sister looks cute in her braces and boots
A handful of grease in her hair.

“Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting,” Elton John

Nine: And the three men I admire most
The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
They caught the last train for the coast
The day the music died.

“American Pie,” Don McLean

Eight: I was working part-time at a five-and-dime
My boss was Mr. McGee
He told me several times that he didn’t like my kind
‘Cause I was a bit too leisurely.

“Raspberry Beret,” Prince

Seven: And in the lonely cool before dawn
You hear their engines roaring one
When you get to the porch, they’re gone on the wind
So, Mary, climb in
It’s a town full of losers
I’m pulling out of here to win.

“Thunder Road,” Bruce Springsteen

Six: You’re the cutest thing I’ve ever seen
Really love your peaches wanna shake your tree.

“The Joker,” Steve Miller Band

Five: And though I understand you’re dissatisfied with your position and your place
Don’t you understand it’s not my problem?

“Positively Fourth Street,” Bob Dylan

Four: I want to taste the salt of your skin
The soft dive of oblivion.

“How’s It Gonna Be,” Third Eye Blind

Three: Jumped into the Chevy
Headed for big lights
Wanna know the rest?
Hey, buy the rights.

“How Bizarre,” OMC

Two: Except that first night.
We’re two kids under that moonlight.
We ate at McDonald’s at midnight.
Became the best of friends.

“Give Me a Kiss,” Crash Adams

One: Jayden is gonna lead, make opponents miss.
Blow D.C. fans a victory kiss.

“Don’t Be Callin’ Us Salamanders, We Are the Washington Commanders,” Sammy Sportface