Song lyrics that can stand alone as poetry
There are countless songs we consider poetic or, at least, poetic sounding. However, most of these songs, when stripped of their instrumentals, may not hold up so well as serious poetry.
What songs do you feel, on paper, could pass for poetry so much so that a reputable publishing company would want to acquire and distribute them regardless of the identity of the author?
Just to get things started, here are a few of my personal choices:
All My Love - Led Zeppelin
What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong (written by Bob Thiele & George David Weiss)
The House of the Rising Sun - authorship uncertain
I'll stop at three for now. What songs would you suggest?