I watched a documentary the other night about legendary singer and songwriter, Bob Dylan, and thought I’d put my pen to paper to see if I could develop lyrics broadly within the folk music genre…
A pint of stout and a shot to boot
Must admit I missed last call
Sharing lines with a lady in red
Standing close on down the hall
Twenty-cent phone for a yellow cab
Trip for two, spent in the park
Name was Brandy and her flavor sweet
Twixt the starlight and the dark
Morning showed with a blanket of dew
Happy souls wrapped in warm arms
Said we’d meet again another time
Shoot the moon twice with love charms
The days went by so I rang her up
Laid my cards down on the line
You’re on my mind every night and day
Life with you through time, divine
We tied the knot in the spring that year
Spoke of family come fall
It pays when you give your heart a chance
Love at first sight, after all
© 2023 Phil Perkins
PHOTO CREDIT: modified photo 1 & photo 2 from unsplash.com
Tangled Up In Blue, by Bob Dylan (1975) – see lyrics here.
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