i think people work best when the work doesn't feel like work...they are doing what they enjoy and feel comfortable doing. I like and enjoy writing both lyrics and music. I recognize that there are many gifted people who prefer to just write lyric, most of them write a lot more songs than i do, and i write quite a lot. just my take...thank God for 'em...many of the favorite tunes i've written have been co-writes with lyricists...interesting opinions here, thanks kev...mj