That's Why I Write Songs

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You fell in love or threw it away

You're looking for the perfect thing to say

You're no good with words well that's OK

That's why I write songs

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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

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I remember all the times I felt

Like somebody knows me all to well

Cause it was my life story I was listening to

I Don't know about you

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But I've buried love ones 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

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I remember how it blew my mind

When I played my song and watched a grown man cry

And it was at that moment I just knew

What I was born to do

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Most songwriters never get the fame

Some folks wouldn't recognize their names

But chances are you probably sang along

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To Harlen Howard or Bob McDill

Whitey Shafer or Whispering Bill

All the times they ever gave me chills

That's why I write songs

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