Patty Griffin - I Write The Book Lyrics
I'm over here and it's coldI'm writing recipes for growing oldGrowing old, mean and aloneOh, baby, pick up the phoneThis pain in my heartHas been with me through the agesAnd I walk IT around like a very old friendIt goes everywhere I goIt's been everywhere I've beenThere's something shiny in my pocketIt's the key to my heartWhy don't you unlock it?I write the book on lonelinessI write the poem on painI'm the obituary in the newspaperLying out in the pouring rainIt used to be, babe, good between usI don't know how to explainWe used to be Adonis and VenusNow we're the water flowing down the drainDon't wanna be badDon't wanna lieDon't wanna make you madAnd I don't wanna dieKnowing we're apart for the rest of our livesCuts through me like a knifeI been eating your crops like a big old locustNow I wanna be a little more in focusI write the book on lonelinessI write the poem on painI'm the obituary in the newspaperLying out in the pouring rainMUSICAL BREAKI write the book on lonelinessI write the poem on painI'm the obituary in the newspaperLying out in the pouring rainOh...And the obit....ohAnd the obit....ohAnd the obit....everydayWhoa, oh oh, oh, oh ah...I write the book
