I Can't Write a Song

by Rob Roper © 2004

I can't write a song
I been starin' at this notepad all day long
And now I'm out of time
And I don't even have one rhyme
Been trying my whole life long
But I can't write a song.

I can't write a song
No I can't write a song
Won't ever be a Dylan
Lennon or Pete Townsend
It's clear I don't belong
'Cause I can't write a song

I guess I'm just not the artist type
I mean, I could never cut off my ear with a knife!
I don't even have one tattoo
And if I did, it would say "Born to Lose"
My career choice is all wrong
'Cause I can't write a song.

I can't write a song
No I can't write a song
Won't ever be a Dylan
Lennon or Pete Townsend
It's clear I don't belong
'Cause I can't write a song

So I went and signed up for this songwriting class
And the teacher gave me a good kick in the ass
He said, "A song don't have to be serious"
"You can just write crap like this"
This one sure didn't take long
But I just wrote a song.

I just wrote a song
Hey! I just wrote a song
I may never be a Dylan
Lennon or Pete Townsend
But I feel I do belong
'Cause I just wrote a song