Lyrics

Turned Into a Love Song

[Verse]
I had no idea what I was writin'
Seventeen and fiercely fightin'
For the cute little girl's attention... in the front row
I scribbled something on a piece of paper
I rolled it up... and tossed it at her
Hoping it would catch her eye and let her know...
What we couldn't know...

[Chorus]
That the note was just a start
Words running scared from our young hearts
We wrote back and forth all day long
And that note... turned into a love song...

[Verse]
Well I had some idea what I was writin'
25 and perfect words still hidin'
like words would change the answer... after all that time...
I scribbled something on a piece of paper
Pulled it from my pocket... and read it to her
She took it from me and wrote "yes, I'll be yours... n' you'll be mine"

[Chorus]
And that note was another start
Words running true from lover's hearts
We wrote down dreams all day long
And every line... turned into a love song...

[Bridge]
we kept every word we'd ever written
'bout love 'n joy 'n mistakes forgiven
and the music still goes on and on...


[Verse]
I almost couldn't write what I am writin'
She's gone at 85 and I'm gently fightin'
for the words I want to say... after all these years...
So with pen in hand and a piece of paper
As I write, my broken heart feels safer
And it becomes so very clear... she'll always be here

[Chorus]
And every note I write is just a start
No running scared for this old heart
I'll always find the words like we did all along

[Outro]
Now every line I write becomes a love song...
a quiet love song

Lyrics by Steven Arkley
© Steven Arkley 2017