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... [laughs] - 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