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Intro

Verse

 Now I can still 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 Im just a shadow of the boy I used to be

 Yeah Yeah

Chorus

 And when I write the book about my love

 It will be about a man whos 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, when I write the book

 when I write the book about

 When I write the book about my love

Verse

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

Ive never known one, not for long

For all too soon the magic is in a moment gone

Chorus

And when I write the book about my love

Itll 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

Break

Verse

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 Im down in the heels, my complexion is bad

cause my love life is sadder than sad

Chorus

And when I write the book about my love

Itll 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