This is why I tend to avoid writing love songs. I could take the words of this lyric, rearrange them, add or subtract here and there and come up with a bunch of different versions of a love song that has been written thousands of times before... seems that may be exactly how these lyrics were "written." Anyway, as others have said, it's a hit for some reason.

I'd be happy just to be able to write a decent love song for my wife. But I can guarantee you that if I sung lyrics like this (even with a great melody) to her, she'd be very disappointed that I couldn't come up with something better. Hell, she might even file for divorce [Linked Image].

Not that this has much to do with the point of the thread but I believe that most people pay more attention to the music of a song than the lyrics. There are just way too many examples of hit songs with strong beats and melodies but poor lyrics for me to believe it's not true. If that's what the public wants, so be it...

Having said that, most of us would never get a cut with lyrics like this because we hold ourselves to a higher standard lyrically than what a large number of listeners evidently do. Most of us would have filed these lyrics in the circular file rather than embarrass ourselves. If money is more important in the end, perhaps we should all rethink our approach.

Van Borden
a.k.a. Buzz Grudge