You can start with something easy like this one - I Threw It All Away by Bob Dylan. After that, you can move on to some of Simon and Garfunkel classics, like The Boxer, which sort of tells a story. These are all old songs, but old songs have better lyrics sometimes :-) "I Threw It All Away" - Bob Dylan I once held her in my arms She said she would always stay But I was cruel I treated her like a fool I threw it all away Once I had mountains in the palm of my hand And rivers that ran through ev’ry day I must have been mad I never knew what I had Until I threw it all away Love is all there is, it makes the world go ’round Love and only love, it can’t be denied No matter what you think about it You just won’t be able to do without it Take a tip from one who’s tried So if you find someone that gives you all of her love Take it to your heart, don’t let it stray For one thing that’s certain You will surely be a-hurtin’ If you throw it all away

Almost any song from the soundtrack of "The Sound of Music" (Rodgers and Hammerstein). Lyrics available here (http://www.metrolyrics.com/the-sound-of-music-lyrics.html)

There are a lot of really good English songs! Here you have: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bGOgY1CmiU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9BNoNFKCBI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTQbiNvZqaY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH2w6Oxx0kQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4RjJKxsamQ

harris j :)