when i write the book

now i can remember like it was only yesterday

love was young and foolish like a little child at play

but oh how lovers change -- i never dreamed how easily

'cause now i'm just a shadow of the boy i used to be

and when i write the book about my love

it will be about a man who's torn in half

about his hopes and ambitions wasted through the years

the pain will be written on every page in tears

when i write the book about my love

i was a fool to myself when i kept on runnin' around

and i fared little better when i tried settlin' down

maybe some magic moment

i've never known one

not for long

for all too soon the magic is in a moment gone

and when i write the book about my love

it'll be a heartbreaking story about love and luck

when i get down on the pages all i felt

it will make the hardest-hearted of critics' hearts melt

when i write the book about my love

when i was young love was fun and i was so happy

i looked so good

and i dressed so snappy

two-tone shoes on my feet

big old smile on my face

as i moved and grooved all over the place

now i'm down in the heels

my complexion is bad

'cause my love life is sadder than sad

and when i write the book about my love

it'll be a pop publication

tougher than tough

when i get down on the pages all i missed

it will shoot to the top of the best-sellers list

when i write the book about my love