What do you think are Jim's absolutely best lyrics? The kind of haunting lyrics that you keep hearing over and over again, not because the melody is stuck in your head but because they've really gotten to you. Be it a complete song, a paragraph or just one line.
To me, it's Rory's/Everly Brothers' "A Kiss Is A Terrible Thing To Waste". The way the song ties together a story with a message is just genious, and the lyrics just touch me on every single level.
"There's a couple making out in a car
They're steaming up the windows and they've gone so far
That they wonder when to stop and they wonder if they're doing it right
And the dashboard lights are golden
They're staring into each other's eyes
They're gettin' to the truth because their bodies don't lie
They hear the voices of their mothers comin' back in the night
It's an endless plan unfolding"
I don't think I've ever seen dashboard lights as beautiful as in this song.
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