Lovesong

Chapin Harry Verities And Balderdash I Wanna Learn A Love Song I come fresh from the street, Fast on my feet, kind a lean and lazy; Not much meat on my bones, and a whole lot alone, And more than a little bit crazy. The old six string was all I had To keep my belly still, And for each full hour lessson I gave I got a crisp ten dollar bill. 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 wanna learn a love song full of happy things." She said, "I wanna learn a love song; won't you let me hear you sing?" She said, "I wanna learn a love song, I wanna hear you play." She said, "I wanna 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 laughing in the den, Playing stud poker with the boys While I sang so soft in the living room, To scared to make much noise. I came one week and the den was dark And she met me at the door. And we sat on the couch and we sang and talked Till I could not sing no more. The silence kept on building, Her eyes grew much too wide; And I could her both of our heartbeats, But there was no place to hide. She said, "I wanna learn a love song full of happy things." She said, "I wanna learn a love song; won't you let me hear you sing?" She said, "I wanna learn a love song, I wanna hear you play." She said, "I wanna learn a love song before you go away." Well, I guess you know what happened, God, I never been so clean. Yes, I feel like I'm working in a Hollywood movie Or living out a good bad dream. And all them pinup 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 wanna learn a love song full of happy things." She said, "I wanna learn a love song; won't you let me hear you sing?" She said, "I wanna learn a love song, I wanna hear you play." She said, "I wanna learn a love song before you go away." I guess you know I stayed.