I Write The Book lyrics

I`m over here and it`s cold

I`m writing recipes for growing old

Growing old, mean and alone

Oh, baby, pick up the phone



This pain in my heart

Has been with me through the ages

And I walk IT around like a very old friend

It goes everywhere I go

It`s been everywhere I`ve been

There`s something shiny in my pocket

It`s the key to my heart

Why don`t you unlock it?



I write the book on loneliness

I write the poem on pain

I`m the obituary in the newspaper

Lying out in the pouring rain



It used to be, babe, good between us

I don`t know how to explain

We used to be Adonis and Venus

Now we`re the water flowing down the drain



Don`t wanna be bad

Don`t wanna lie

Don`t wanna make you mad

And I don`t wanna die

Knowing we`re apart for the rest of our lives

Cuts through me like a knife

I been eating your crops like a big old locust

Now I wanna be a little more in focus



I write the book on loneliness

I write the poem on pain

I`m the obituary in the newspaper

Lying out in the pouring rain



MUSICAL BREAK



I write the book on loneliness

I write the poem on pain

I`m the obituary in the newspaper

Lying out in the pouring rain



Oh...



And the obit....oh

And the obit....oh

And the obit....everyday



Whoa, oh oh, oh, oh ah...

I write the book
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