flight of the swan

Feb 29, 2008 at 5:37 PM
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About three years ago I had the idea of hiring myself out as a lyricist. I put some feelers out and ended up getting a short piece of music from a guy in New York who was managing two twin sister singers. I took the music with me everywhere and listened to it and soaked in it. Then, one day, as I sat in a McDonalds, I felt a flash of inspiration and wrote down the entire song.

A friend of mine who runs a studio recorded it for me and I submitted it but in the end the manager decided the song was not right for the singers.

I will share it with you, my Loyal Readers:

THE FLIGHT OF THE SWAN

[Spoken]
I stood there and I wondered
As I watched your taillights fade away in the rain
All these things you've said to me
Could it all be a game?
Our love will grow if we take our time
But first I've gotta know
If you can read the signs...

[Sung]
I thought I knew you
When I saw you
But I didn't think to ask you
If you knew yourself

First you kiss me
Then you dis' me
Now I'm hearin' that you're gonna put me
On a shelf

Yeah I want to be your baby
And I know that I am crazy
Read between the lines

If you feel it
Then reveal it
Cause I know that if you're real about it
You'd see the signs

[Chorus]
You can tell the winter by the flight of the swan
You can feel the summer by the height of the sun
So when will you begin to see that I'm the right one
For you?

Well it appears
That all my tears
Are gonna saturate my years
Until you make up your mind

But I know
Our love can grow
And you can make me free although
You've got to read those signs

You can tell the winter by the flight of the swan
You can feel the summer by the height of the sun
So when will you begin to see that I'm the right one
For you?

Don't tell me I didn't do it just right
Don't destroy the candle just to put out the light
I'm waiting for you baby but I can't wait all night
It's up to you...

You can tell the winter by the flight of the swan
You can feel the summer by the height of the sun
So when will you begin to see that I'm the right one
For you?