I kicked off my cowboy boots and stepped off the Heartbreak Express long enough to try my hand at writing in the style of the old standards. Happy with the lyrics, but less so with the music.
Verse 1
They say love gets better the second time 'round,
But I really don't know if this premise is sound.
I need someone to teach me
To love again.
And once you've been burned, they say you're twice shy.
I've found that it's true but I'm willing to try
And learn from someone who'll teach me
To love again.
"Chorus"
Don't need an advanced course or a P. H. D.
Just the basics, baby, just you and me.
A fire in the fireplace, a glass of wine.
We'll get back in the game, one step at a time,
And with a pupil like me
And a teacher like you,
Maybe I, and maybe you,
Can learn to love again.
Verse 2
It's not that I'm new to the game of romance,
But this time around I'll leave nothing to chance.
I need someone to teach me
To love again.
I've been on the rebound I have to admit,
But it's got to be right or I just can't commit.
I need someone to teach me
To love again.
Chorus
Something easy in the background while we chat and dine.
Makes no difference, baby, your place or mine.
And if you agree that it's never too late,
Never too late to matriculate,
Then with a pupil like me
And a teacher like you,
Maybe I, and maybe you,
Can learn to love again.
Words and Music Copyright (c) 2014 by Lawrence Gentieu