I've been alive forever And I wrote the very first song I put the words and the melodies together I'm music and I write the songs I write the songs that make the whole world sing I write the songs of love and special things I write the songs that make those young girls cry I write the songs, I write the songs My home lies deep within you And I've got my own place in your soul And with such good friends when I look out through your eyes I am young again, even though I'm very old I write the songs that make the whole world sing I write the songs of love and special things I write the songs that make those young girls cry I write the songs, I write the songs Oh my music makes you dance And gives you spirit to take a chance And I wrote some rock 'n' roll so you can move Music fills your heart Well, that's a real fine place to start It's from me, it's for you, it's from you, it's through me It's a world wide symphony (I write the songs) I write the songs that make the whole world sing I write the songs of love and special things I write the songs that make those young girls cry I write the songs, I write the songs I write the songs that make the whole world sing I write the songs of love and special things I write the songs that make those young girls cry I write the songs, I write the songs I am music, and I write the songs