That's Why I Write Songs

                                  If you fell in love or threw it away

You're looking for the perfect thing to say

And you're no good with words well that's okay

That's why I write songs



Might make you laugh or make you cry

Might help you make it through a bad goodbye

Cause you've been through it and so have I

That's why I write songs



I remember all the times I felt

Like somebody knows me all to well

It was my life story I was listening to

I don't know about you



But I've buried family and a few good friends

I've held a brand new baby in my hands

It ain't just what I do, it's who I am

And that's why I write songs



I remember how it blew my mind

When I played a song and watched a grown man cry

It was at that moment when I just knew

What I was born to do



You know most songwriters they don't ever get any fame

Most people don't even recognize their names

But chances are, you probably sang along



To Harlen Howard, Bob McDill

Whitey Shafer, or my friend Whispering Bill

All the times they ever gave me chills

That's why I write songs



Don't forget Hank Cochran