When I Write the Book

[Verse 1]
Well I can remember like it was only yesterday
Love was young and foolish like a little child at play
But oh how love has changed - I never dreamed how easily
For now I'm just a shadow of the boy I used to be
Oh yeah yeah

[Chorus]
And when I write the book about my love
It will be about a man who's torn in half
About his hope and ambition 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 my love
(When I write the book about my love )

[Verse 2]
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 moments have I known but not for long
For all too soon the magic was in a moment gone
Oh yeah, yes

[Chorus 2]
And when I write the book about my love
It'll be a heartbreaking story of bad luck in love
When I get down on the pages all I felt
It will make the hardest-hearted of critics' heart melt
When I write (when I write the book)
When I write the book about my love
(When I write the book about my love )

[Verse 3]
When I was young love was fun and I was so happy
I looked so good, I dressed so snappy
Two-tone shoes on my feet, big old smile on my face
As I moved, grooved, grooved round over the place
Now I'm down at heel, my complexion is bad
'Cause my love life is sadder than sad

[Chorus 3]
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 (when I write the book)
When I write the book about my love
(When I write the book)

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