I agree with the Kly's Beatle choice lyrics and would add Rocky Racoon off the top of my head but Beatles have lots of great lyrics.
Oh and I agree with MCs Dylan choice. I always loved that line.
Also, again, just off the top of my head,Simon & Garfunkle come to mind for example "I Am A Rock." Their lyrics are so poetic and beautifully done IMHO.
Gazing from my window to the streets below
On a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow. Or from Sounds of Silence (the whole song is poetic as far as I'm concerned:
Hello darkness, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains I'll think of more but these couple came to mind.
TIS