These are all so tough to follow but I will try:

"The River" - Bruce Springsteen

"This Land is Your Land" Springsteen version.

" Otherside" Redhot Chilli Peppers

"Our Country" John Mellencamp

"Downbound Train" Bruce Springsteen

"My Father's House" Bruce Springsteen

"Dosen't Remind Me" Audioslave

"Fuel" Metallica


But I think the Rock Song that has inspired me the most and the one that I think of most often is "Paper in Fire" by John Mellencamp.

"She had a dream

And boy it was a good one

So she chased after her dream

With much desire

But when she got too close

To her expectations

Well the dream burned up

Like paper in fire

Paper in fire

Stinkin' up the ashtrays

Paper in fire

Smokin' up the alleyways

Who's to say the way

A man should spend his days

Do you let them smolder

Like paper in fire

He wanted love

With no invovlement

So he chased the wind

That's all his silly life required

And the days of vanity

Went on forever

And he saw his days burn up

Like paper in fire

There is a good life

Right across the green field

And each generation

Stares at it from afar

But we keep no check

On our appetites

So the green fields turn to brown

Like paper in fire"

I never heard this song yet, so thanks for the great lyrics, WT!

I'll look this up at utube.

"Big Bang" by Cursive:

Before we ever saw straight, we were grasping at straws
A debate was born, picket lines were drawn
There was this big bang once, now we're learning to use our thumbs

We need a purpose in life, a survival guide
We need explanations for how we arrived
There was this big bang once, now we're standing on our own two feet
There was this big bang once, we've been sharpening up our teeth

They say there was this big bang once, but the clergyman doesn't agree, oh no
There was this big bang once, but it don't jive with Adam and Eve
Original sin, idyllic garden
Some talking snake giving apples away
What would that snake say if he could only see us today?
Ha ha ha!

There was this big bang once, we were left here to fill in the blanks
There was this big bang once, now we're aimlessly drifting in space
We're gonna need an explanation for rational thought
And what it meant and the weight of our hearts
In a world of entropy, why can't we just simply be?
And don't feed me lies, intelligent design

There was this big bang once, why are we raptured on our knees?