Tony Bennett - Pop, Cover
I Could Write a Book by Tony Bennett Lyrics
3 Plays
Duration: 3:10
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A-B-C-D-E-G-H I never learned to spell At least not well 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 I never learned to count A great amount But my busy mind is burning To use what learning I've got I won't waste any time I'll strike while the iron is hot If they asked me, I could write a book About the way you walk and whisper and look I could write a preface on how we met So the world would never forget And the simple secret of the plot Is just to tell them that I love you a lot Then the world discovers as my book ends How to make two lovers a friend
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Meaning of "I Could Write a Book" by Tony Bennett
The narrator opens with a charmingly self-deprecating admission of basic illiteracy, listing the alphabet and numbers they *don't* know. This immediately sets a tone of humble, unpolished sincerity. Yet, this perceived lack of formal education fuels an urgent creative impulse, a desire to capture something profound using the limited tools they possess. The narrator feels a burning need to express themselves, striking while the iron is hot, suggesting a spontaneous and overwhelming emotional state.
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Credits
- Writers
- Richard Rodgers
- Lorenz Hart
- Rodgers & Hart