Lyrics Trying To Do Something To Get Your Attention - John Hartford

Trying To Do Something To Get Your Attention

Maybe I should give you some of the royalties to this song
‘cause you sure did inspire me to write
Maybe I should put your name in the lyrics somewhere
‘cause you sure did cause me to write it
You know, as much of a lift
As love songs are
They sure are hard to write
I’m tryin' to do something —
— to get your attention
Maybe I should put your picture on the front of this song
‘Cause you sure did cause me to write it
Or tell them how I met you in the coda of the song
‘Cause you sure did cause me to write it
You know, as much of a lift
As love songs are
They sure are hard to write
I’m tryin' to do something —
Just stand up here and hold my overcoat like this and…
— To get your attention
And I tried real hard not to make this song sound like some other song that I
might have
Written before
And if I did, that’s because it’s my style and style is based on
Limitations
I tried real hard not to make this song sound like some other song some other
singer-songwriter might have
Written before
And If I did, that’s ‘cause it’s music
And music’s based on
Repetition
Now maybe if you learn the words to this —
You’re very own song
A song that you caused to be written —
You sing it out for somebody else that you love
‘Cause you sure did cause it to be written
You know, as much of a lift
As love songs are
They sure are hard to write
I’m tryin' to do something —
— to get your attention