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
