Careful With That Song

[couchgrouch]

Careful With That SongThough shadows have no shape or formthey learn to crawl soon as they're bornone night they were creepin', 'cross my kitchen wallthe local station lit the room and played a tuneby Tom T. Hallthat song held hands with time but it was sadthe DJ cut it short to run a Chevy adbut Tom's old tune captures mem'ries I can't forgetso I lost my patience called the station and saidcareful with that songit's soft and sentimentaltreat it with respectbecause it's rare and gentleev'ry word and note is both tried and trueit plays in your heart long after it's throughit'll be years before one like it comes alongso when it's in your hands, be careful with that songthat booth was lonely cold and darkand bourbon on the rocks is an icy hearthsome barband climbed up, that I'd never heardthey wore Poison t-shirts and butchered Freebirdwith four letter wordsbut music's a bandage for wounds of lonelinessso I took a chance, raised my hand with my heart's requestbut they tried to play it for the player crowdand when they cursed on the second verseI spoke outcareful with that songit's soft and sentimentaltreat it with respectbecause it's rare and gentleev'ry word and note is both tried and trueit plays in your heart long after it's throughit'll be years before one like it comes alongso when it's in your hands, be careful with that songback when I was a kidit was my private thingtill the day I shared itwith the gal who wore my ringduring our wedding dancewe were swaying on the floorshe snuck my best man a glanceI knew I shoulda been morecareful with that songcareful with that song(c)2005 Robert George