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Ok so now we’ve got the chords and a melody. Now let’s try to write some lyrics.

I usually start this process by listening hard to the melody. What is the melody saying to me? Is it happy, sad, rocking, maudlin, urban, country, latin, what? This melody sounds very contemplative to my ears with a touch of melancholy. You can hear the lyrics being sung for the first verse HERE.

How about…

I been worried (something) tomorrow

Seem to cling to yesterday

There’s only so much hope that I can borrow

Before everyday slips away

Let’s play the song now and see how it sounds. You can hear it HERE.

Here’s what we’ve got so far…

The singer in the song is in love fears something in the future. Perhaps he feels that a relationship is slipping away or maybe it’s more insecurity in general or even political. At this point it could go in numerous directions

Let’s address the lyrics themselves.

The first line I been worried (something) tomorrow Is not bad. I think it will end up being I been worried about tomorrow. That makes the most sense.

Then Seem to cling to yesterday. I can’t decide about the word “cling“. I flip flop on the word. Sometimes it sounds jarring with the “cl” sound. I’ll have to think about that one.

There’s only so much hope that I can borrow is not a bad line even though I’m not sure what it means. Sometimes being a bit obscure in your writing draws the listener’s interest.

Before everyday slips away works fine I think.

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