The singer stands up on the stage and the band begins to play
But where the words come from, it's a mystery from day to day
Sometimes they come straight from the heart, sometimes a bolt out of the blue
Sometimes they never come, so you tear up the page and start brand new
I'm just trying to write a song
One that people can get along too
I'm just trying, I'm just trying to write a song
Struggling over words like falling off the swing, or flying
One word can make all the difference so you just have to keep on trying
A song lies on the mind, it twists and it turns and it tumbles
Weeks go by, you edit, you rewrite and you mumble
I'm just trying to write a song
One that people can sing along to
I'm just trying, I'm just trying to write a song
Jeff says songs can give us pause and help us see our own reflection
They reveal who we are and sometimes even give us direction
Some folks treat writing like some kind of algebraic computation
Me, I'm just trying to write a song that they'll play on the local station
I'm just trying to write a song
One that people can sing along to
I'm just trying, I'm just trying, I'm just trying to write a song
(c) O'Connor