These are excerpts from 10 of the most memorable sets of pop song lyrics of the year 2006. This list was compiled with contributions from Daniel Wolfe. Honorable mention should go to Lily Allen's sweet revenge tune "Smile" and Weird Al Yankovic's wit in "White & Nerdy."
1. Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
2. Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten
3. Panic! At the Disco - I Write Sins Not Tragedies
I'd chime in with a "Haven't you people ever heard of closing the goddamn door?!"
No, it's much better to face these kinds of things with a sense of poise and rationality.
4. Pink - Stupid Girls
What happened to the dreams of a girl president
She's dancing in the video next to 50 Cent
They travel in packs of two or three
With their itsy bitsy doggies and their teeny-weeny tees
5. The Fray - How to Save a Life
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
6. Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On
Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song
You go ahead let your hair down
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams
Just go ahead, let your hair down
You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow
7. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
I remember when I lost my mind
There was something so pleasant about that place,
even your emotions had an echo in so much space
8. Rihanna - Unfaithful
I don't wanna hurt him anymore
I don't wanna take away his life
I don't wanna be...A murderer
9. Fort Minor - Where'd You Go?
Where'd you go?
I miss you so,
Seems like it's been forever,
That you've been gone,
Please come back home
10. Beyonce - Irreplaceable
To the left to the left
Everything you own in the box to the left
In the closet, thats my stuff
Yes, if I bought it, then please don't touch
