U2's "One" is no doubt one of the greatest rock songs of all time. However, it is often misunderstood. Nonetheless, it recently won a VH1 poll for music professionals and fans for best lyric.

Complete Lyrics:

Is it getting better
Or do you feel the same
Will it make it easier on you now
You got someone to blame
You say...

One love
One life
When it's one need
In the night
One love
We get to share it
Leaves you baby if you
Don't care for it

Did I disappoint you
Or leave a bad taste in your mouth
You act like you never had love
And you want me to go without
Well it's...

Too late
Tonight
To drag the past out into the light
We're one, but we're not the same
We get to
Carry each other
Carry each other
One...
Have you come here for forgiveness
Have you come to raise the dead
Have you come here to play Jesus
To the lepers in your head

Did I ask too much
More than a lot
You gave me nothing
Now it's all I got
We're one
But we're not the same
Well we
Hurt each other
Then we do it again
You say
Love is a temple
Love a higher law
Love is a temple
Love the higher law
You ask me to enter
But then you make me crawl
And I can't be holding on
To what you got
When all you got is hurt
One love
One blood
One life
You got to do what you should
One life
With each other
Sisters
Brothers
One life
But we're not the same
We get to
Carry each other
Carry each other

One...life

One


Top Twenty Lyrics:

1. U2 – One
"One Life, With Each Other Sisters, Brothers"

2. The Smiths – How soon is Now
"So You Go, And You Stand On Your Own, And You Leave On Your Own, And You Go Home, And You Cry, And You Want To Die"

3. Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit
"I Feel Stupid And Contagious, Here We Are Now, Entertain Us"

4. Bob Marley – Redemption Song
"Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, None but ourselves can free our minds, Have no fear for atomi energy, Cause none of them can stop the time"

5. Coldplay – Yellow
"look At The Stars, Look How They Shine For You" (Ed. Note: It really is a better song than these simple lyrics suggest!)

6. Eminem – Lose Yourself
"Look, If You Had One Shot Or One Opportunity, To Seize Everything You Ever Wanted, One Moment, Would You Capture It Or Just Let It Slip?"

7. Robbie Williams – Angels
"And Through It All She Offers Me Protection, A Lot Of Love And Affection, Whether I’m Right Or Wrong"

8. The Who – My Generation
"Hope I Die Before I Get Old"

9. Radiohead – Creep
"I'm A Creep, I'm A Weirdo, What The Hell Am I Doing Here? I Don't Belong Here"

10. Marvin Gaye – What's Going On
"Father, Father, We Don't Need To Escalate, You See, War Is Not The Answer, For Only Love Can Conquer Hate"

11. U2 – Where The Streets Have No Name
"I Want To Run, I Want To Hide, I Want To Tear Down The Walls, That Hold Me Inside"

12. Abba – The Winner Takes It All
"The Winner Takes It All, The Loser Standing Small, Beside The Victory, That's Her Destiny"

13. The Kinks – Waterloo Sunset
"Every Day I Look At The World From My Window, But Chilly, Chilly Is Evening Time. Waterloo Sunset's Fine"

14. Pink Floyd – Another Brick in the Wall
"We Don't Need No Education, We Don't Need No Thought Control. No Dark Sarcasm In The Classroom, Teachers, Leave Them Kids Alone."

15. Tupac ft Snoop – California Love
"Now Let Me Welcome Everybody To The Wild, Wild West, A State That's Untouchable Like Elliot Ness"

16. Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
"Is This The Real Life? Is This Just Fantasy? Caught In A Landslide, No Escape From Reality"

17. Bob Dylan – Subterranean Homesick Blues
"Johnny's In The Basement Mixing Up The Medicine. I'm On The Pavement Thinking About The Government"

18. Kaiser Chiefs – I Predict A Riot
"Watching The People Get Lairy, Is Not Very Pretty I Tell Thee, Walking Through Town Is Quite Scary, And Not Very Sensible Either"

19. David Bowie – Heroes
"We Can Be Heroes, Just For One Day"

20. The Police – Every Breath You Take
"Every Single Day, Every Word You Say, Every Game You Play, Every Night You Stay, I'll Be Watching You"

How did Bob Dylan rank so far down this list? VH1 will show the top 100 later today.

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