These three 1960s country songs have lyrics that are deeply poetic. They may not be super complex, but they are complete ...

Bob Dylan immeasurably raised the level of songwriting in popular music when he came on the scene. We often think of Dylan ...

Waits co-wrote the underrated gem about pondering death with his wife, songwriter Kathleen Brennan.

“Tomorrow Never Knows” was one of The Beatles’ first psychedelic tunes, and had pretty far-out lyrics too. There are backward loops and strange lyrics, including, “Turn off your mind/ Relax and float ...