These lyrics and verses represent the lyrical depth, social commentary, and poetic imagery that rock music is known for. They have resonated with audiences around the world and continue to inspire and evoke emotions in listeners.
Here are 60 iconic rock music lyrics and verses that have made a lasting impact:
- “It’s just a spring clean for the May queen.” – Led Zeppelin, “Stairway to Heaven”
- “Hello darkness, my old friend, I’ve come to talk with you again.” – Simon & Garfunkel, “The Sound of Silence”
- “I’m a street walking cheetah with a heart full of napalm.” – Iggy and The Stooges, “Search and Destroy”
- “And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.” – The Beatles, “The End”
- “I’m on a highway to hell.” – AC/DC, “Highway to Hell”
- “You say you want a revolution, well, you know, we all want to change the world.” – The Beatles, “Revolution”
- “I’m a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride.” – Bon Jovi, “Wanted Dead or Alive”
- “We don’t need no education, we don’t need no thought control.” – Pink Floyd, “Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2”
- “Don’t stop believin’, hold on to that feelin’.” – Journey, “Don’t Stop Believin'”
- “I wanna rock and roll all night and party every day.” – Kiss, “Rock and Roll All Nite”
- “She’s got a smile that it seems to me, reminds me of childhood memories.” – Guns N’ Roses, “Sweet Child O’ Mine”
- “I wanna be sedated.” – Ramones, “I Wanna Be Sedated”
- “You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, well, you might find, you get what you need.” – The Rolling Stones, “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”
- “With the lights out, it’s less dangerous. Here we are now, entertain us.” – Nirvana, “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
- “Cause tramps like us, baby we were born to run.” – Bruce Springsteen, “Born to Run”
- “I’m breaking rocks in the hot sun, I fought the law and the law won.” – The Clash, “I Fought the Law”
- “In the day we sweat it out on the streets of a runaway American dream.” – Bruce Springsteen, “Born to Run”
- “There must be some kind of way outta here, said the joker to the thief.” – Jimi Hendrix, “All Along the Watchtower”
- “Oh, let the sun beat down upon my face, stars fill my dreams.” – Led Zeppelin, “Kashmir”
- “I’m a creep, I’m a weirdo, what the hell am I doing here? I don’t belong here.” – Radiohead, “Creep”
- “There’s a lady who’s sure all that glitters is gold, and she’s buying a stairway to heaven.” – Led Zeppelin, “Stairway to Heaven”
- “You know it’s hard out here for a pimp when you tryin’ to get this money for the rent.” – Three 6 Mafia, “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp”
- “It’s a bittersweet symphony, this life.” – The Verve, “Bitter Sweet Symphony”
- “Singing sweet home Alabama all summer long.” – Kid Rock, “All Summer Long”
- “I’m more than a bird, I’m more than a plane, I’m a bird-plane.” – Flight of the Conchords, “Robots”
- “Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world.” – Cat Stevens, “Wild World”
- “We’re caught in a trap, I can’t walk out.” – Elvis Presley, “Suspicious Minds”
- “She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah.” – The Beatles, “She Loves You”
- “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.” – Joni Mitchell, “Big Yellow Taxi”
- “War, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing.” – Edwin Starr, “War”
- “I am the walrus, goo goo g’joob.” – The Beatles, “I Am the Walrus”
- “No sex, no drugs, no wine, no women, no fun, no sin, no you, no wonder it’s dark.” – The Rapture, “No Sex for Ben”
- “Love is a burning thing and it makes a fiery ring.” – Johnny Cash, “Ring of Fire”
- “Hello, is it me you’re looking for?” – Lionel Richie, “Hello”
- “What’s going on? And I say, ‘Hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah, yeah’.” – 4 Non Blondes, “What’s Up?”
- “Imagine all the people living life in peace.” – John Lennon, “Imagine”
- “I’m a loser, baby, so why don’t you kill me?” – Beck, “Loser”
- “In the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.” – The Beatles, “The End”
- “She’s a good girl, loves her mama, loves Jesus and America too.” – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, “Free Fallin'”
- “I’ve got soul but I’m not a soldier.” – The Killers, “All These Things That I’ve Done”
- “Don’t stop believin’, hold on to that feelin’.” – Journey, “Don’t Stop Believin'”
- “It’s a beautiful day, don’t let it get away.” – U2, “Beautiful Day”
- “All you need is love, love is all you need.” – The Beatles, “All You Need Is Love”
- “I’ve got to run to keep from hidin’, and I’m bound to keep on ridin’.” – The Allman Brothers Band, “Midnight Rider”
- “I’d trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday.” – Lynyrd Skynyrd, “Tuesday’s Gone”
- “Oh, won’t you stay with me? ‘Cause you’re all I need.” – Sam Smith, “Stay with Me”
- “Take my hand, we’ll make it, I swear.” – Bon Jovi, “Livin’ on a Prayer”
- “There’s a bad moon on the rise.” – Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Bad Moon Rising”
- “And as we wind on down the road, our shadows taller than our soul.” – Led Zeppelin, “Stairway to Heaven”
- “I am the highway, I am not your carpet ride.” – Audioslave, “I Am the Highway”
- “Sometimes I feel like I don’t have a partner, sometimes I feel like my only friend is the city I live in.” – Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Under the Bridge”
- “I’m starting with the man in the mirror, I’m asking him to change his ways.” – Michael Jackson, “Man in the Mirror”
- “Every rose has its thorn, just like every night has its dawn.” – Poison, “Every Rose Has Its Thorn”
- “I’ll stop the world and melt with you.” – Modern English, “I Melt with You”
- “What’s the matter with the clothes I’m wearing? Can’t you tell that your tie’s too wide?” – The Kinks, “Dedicated Follower of Fashion”
- “Love is a battlefield.” – Pat Benatar, “Love Is a Battlefield”
- “Hey, teacher, leave them kids alone!” – Pink Floyd, “Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2”
- “I wanna be your dog.” – The Stooges, “I Wanna Be Your Dog”
- “It’s a long way to the top if you wanna rock ‘n’ roll.” – AC/DC, “It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘n’ Roll)”
- “You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, well, you might find you get what you need.” – The Rolling Stones, “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”
