Lyrics

I’m a songwriter, and I will be till I’m through
I may not have the best voice, but I can sing on cue
Ask to hear a sad song, and I’ll play it till you’re blue
Or perhaps another fast one, but I only know a few
Hey, I used to love to sing for people just like you
Not just for me, you see, but for the ones I love

I’m a songwriter, trying to write a song
I played some cool gigs when I was young and strong
But somehow they all faded fast and didn’t last too long
Still I go on singing, trying to right a wrong
Hey, I hope my ship comes in before I’m old and gone
Not just for me, you see, but for the ones I love

La-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-dum

You stuck by me relentlessly through each and every town
Never asking for a favor or if we could turn around
Sitting loyally by the stage while I’d gently strum my sound
Through the clamor and the laughter as each patron drank one down
You never turned away from me as we dug into the ground
And each night when the lights grow dim another word is found
Not just for me, you see, but for the ones I love

Now here I sit all worn and tired with a guitar and no band
Got arthritis in my fingers, but I still can use my hand
For writing down a lyric only we will understand
These thoughts are only memories now like wind above the sand
I’ve no regrets to share with you and nothing to demand
I’m lucky to have lived this long, having given all I can
Not just for me, you see, but for the ones I love

For the ones I love
Not just for me, you see
For the ones I love
Not just for me, you see
For the ones I love
Not just for me, you see
For the ones I love
Not just for me, you see
For the ones I love
Not just for me, you see
For the ones I love
Not just for me, you see
For the ones I love
Not just for me, you see
For the ones I love
Not just for me, you see
For the ones I love
Not just for me, you see
For the ones I love
Not just for me, you see