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Harry Chapin( Harry Forster Chapin )
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I Want To Learn A Love Song [Live]
Lyricist:Harry F. Chapin
I come fresh from the street, fast on my feet Kinda lean and lazy Not much meat on my bones, and a whole lot alone More than a little bit crazy
The old six-string was all I had To keep my belly still And for each full hour lesson I gave I got a crisp ten dollar bill
You see, she was married for seven years To a concrete castle king She said she wanted to learn to play the guitar And to hear her children sing
So I'd show up about once a week In my faded tight-legged jeans With a backlog full of hobo stories And dilapidated dreams
She said, I want to learn a love song Full of happy things She said, I want to learn a love song Won't you let me hear you sing?
She said, I, I want to learn a love song I want to hear you play She said, I, I want to learn a love song Before you go away
So I tried to teach her a couple of chords And an easy melody But it always turned out she'd rather listen To my guitar and me
I could hear her old man laughin' in the den Playin' stud poker with the boys While I sang so soft in the living room Too scared to make much noise
I came one week, and the den was dark Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com And she met me at the door And we sat on the couch, and we sang and talked 'Til I could not sing no more
You know, the silence kept on buildin' And her eyes grew much too wide And I could hear both of our heartbeats But there was no place to hide
She said, I want to learn a love song Full of happy things She said, I want to learn a love song Won't you let me hear you sing?
She said, I, I want to learn a love song I want to hear you play She said, I, I want to learn a love song Before you go away
I guess you know what happened God, I, I never been so clean Yes, I feel like I'm workin' in a Hollywood movie Or livin' out a good bad dream
And all them pin-up girls in that tinsel world Never touched me like she can It took another man's wife in the real world life To make this boy a man
She said, I want to learn a love song Full of happy things She said, I want to learn a love song Won't you let me hear you sing?
Said, I want to learn a love song I want to hear you play She said, I, I want to learn a love song Before you go away
I guess you know I stayed
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