WISH I COULD WRITE A LOVE SONG
(Chas Hodges / Dave Peacock)


Chas & Dave - 1982



I've tried to write a love song
That shows the way I feel
But perhaps I just ain't got it
Perhaps I never will

I wish that I could write down words
That i want you to see
Wish I could write a love song
Just to you from me

I write the words down 
And change them all around
'Cause I ain't too sure
They look all wrong
It's just another song
It's all been done before
And it's got to mean much more

I wish that I could write a love song
That shows the way I feel
But perhaps I just ain't got it
Perhaps I never will

Rock and roll songs come easy
Rock and roll songs are dead easy
Perhaps it's simply that I love you
More than words can say

Is it that I feel silly
When I let my feelings show
Or am I afraid to give too much
In case one day you go

If I give into my emotions
Then I might get hurt
If one day you run away
With my Uncle Bert
But I'm making fun again
Trust me to make a joke
Out of anything

Wish I could think of lines
Wish I could make 'em rhyme
Can't think of anything
Good to sing

I wish that I could write a love song
That shows the way I feel
But perhaps I just ain't got it
Perhaps I never will

Rock and roll songs come easy
Rock and roll songs are dead easy
Perhaps it's simply that I love you
More than words can say

Perhaps I'll write a love song
Just for you one day



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - June 2017)