Some great choices so far, excellent thread topic Caveat.
Half of what I say is meaningless,
But I say it just to reach you, Julia
Julia, Lennon & McCartney, lyrics undoubtedly John's about his mother Julia, his biggest fan and supporter while he was playing with the Quarrymen. The love of his life, she was killed in 1958 by a drunk-driver when John was 17.
I set out one night
When the tide was low
There were signs in the sky
But I did not know
I'd be caught in the grip
Of the undertow
Ditched on a beach
Where the sea hates to go
With a child in my arms
And a chill in my soul
And my heart the shape
Of a begging bowl
Undertow, Leonard Cohen, Dear Heather (2004). It's a complete song. Published as a poem, it has no punctuation and it's had to pare down something of such brevity and economy.