This one’s for the books
This one’s to say
Hey I’ve done it now look
So many things to do
I’m just too tired to
Give you what you need to hear

Play me a song
A song for the ages
Sugar sweet lines
Bleed through the pages
People don’t live
For a life in the abstract so
Play me a song
Play me a song that will last

This one’s just for kicks
This one is for all the
Marks that I missed
I’m through with the waiting game
What happened to the flame
I carried so long ago?

They said
Play me a song
A song for the ages
Sugar sweet lines
Bleed through the pages
People don’t live
For a life in the abstract so
Play me a song
Play me a song that will last

This one’s for myself
This one isn’t
For fame or for wealth
I've got a brain, a heart and a soul
I am where I’m at
Why do you need to know?

Oh, they said
Play me a song
A song for the ages
Sugar sweet lines, they just
Bleed through the pages
People don’t live
For a life in the abstract so
Play me a song
Play me a song
Won’t you give me a song?
Play me a song that will last

Oh no won’t you play me a song?
Play me a song that’s gonna last