romantic fatigue

i have to admit that i am one of the many

who thought that a guitar would win him a lady. my teenage years

they were a feminine drought

and i thought that a serenade would help out. and it seemed to be working for a couple of years -

i wrote a few songs and they wrought a few tears. but when i hit my twenties

it ran out of steam. i seemed to be suffering from romantic fatigue. and i never know which song i should play her -

each melody is a memory of a not-forgotten failure. so when i get out my guitar tonight to do what i do

remember

i probably didn't write this song for you. so as i have mentioned

the shelf-life was short. the scheme wasn't working

despite what i thought. the ladies all left me alone in the end

so i had to switch all the names around and then sing it again. and every life-long love

and every best friend

slipped away into the past. take my words with caution - i can't pretend that you're the first

you won't be the last. i never know which song i should play her -

each melody is a memory of a not-forgotten failure. so when i get out my guitar tonight to do what i do

remember

i probably didn't write this song

no i certainly didn't write this song

no i never

never wrote a song for you.