When I Write the Book - Huey Lewis & The News

Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo Yeah Ooh-ooh-ooh Don't tell me you don't know what love is When you're old enough to know better When you find strange hands in your sweater When your dream boat turns out to be a footnote I'm a man with a mission in two or three editions And I'm giving you a longing look Every day (every day), every day (every day), everyday Every day, I write the book Chapter one, we didn't really get along Chapter two, I think I fell in love with you You said you'd stand by me in the middle of Chapter three But you were up to your old tricks in Chapters four, five and six And I'm giving you a longing look Every day (every day), every day (every day), everyday Every day, I write the book The way you walk (the way you walk) The way you talk (the way you talk) And try to kiss me and laugh (you kiss me) In four or five paragraphs (you can kiss me) All your compliments (you kiss me) And your cutting remarks (you can kiss me) Are captured here in my quotation marks And I'm giving you a longing look Every day (every day), every day (every day), everyday Every day, I write the book Ooh-hoo Every day, I write the book Don't tell me you don't know the difference Between a lover and a fighter With my pen and my electric typewriter Even in a perfect world where everyone was equal I'd still own the film rights and be working on the sequel And I'm giving you a longing look Every day (every day), every day (every day), everyday Every day, I write the book Every day (every day), everyday Every day, I write the book Every day (every day), everyday Every day, I write the book Ooh-hoo, yeah Every day, every day, every day Every day I write the book I'm giving you a longing look Every day, every day I write the book I'm giving you a longing look Every day I write the book I'm giving you a longing look And every day, every day Every day I write the book I'm giving you a longing look Every day I write the book I'm giving you a longing look And every day, every day Every day I write the book I'm giving you a longing look Every day I write the book I'm giving you a longing book And every day, every day Every day I write the book Every day, every day Every day I write the book I'm giving you a longing look And every day, every day Every day I write the book

If they ask 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 of friends If they ask 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, never, never forget And the simple secret of the plot Is just to tell them that I love you, allot Then the world discovers as my book ends How to make two lovers of friends

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 of friends

You go to work, work hard all day At the end of the week, you collect your pay That's just where it's at It's as simple as that You pay your bills the best that you can But the rising cost sure hurts a family man While the rich man gets fat It's as simple as that And the money goes so fast it ain't funny Ba-ha-ha, it ain't funny Your mind's made up to get that house on the hill But you just don't know if you ever will 'Cause you can't get the cash It's as simple as that 'Cause the man from the bank, he won't give you a loan Without putting a mortgage on all that you own A tit for a tat, that's how it is It's as simple as that Ooh, and the money goes so fast it ain't funny Ba-ha-ha, it ain't funny No, it's as simple, it's as simple It's as simple as that, hey! Before you know it, the kids, they're all grown Married off with kids of their own Now it's all in the past, true story, yeah It's as simple as that You've reached the autumn of your life And all that's left is you and your wife And a dog and a cat, that's how it is It's as simple as that Ooh, and the money goes so fast it ain't funny Ba-ha-ha, it ain't funny Nooo, it's as simple, it's as simple It's as simple as that, hey yeah! It's as simple, it's as simple It's as simple as that It's as simple, it's as simple It's as simple as that, hey yeah!

When you're a young man, down and out You really need someone to help you out It looks like life or death is your only choice It's really hard to see The forest for the trees The forest for the trees And when you get angry and everything's black or white You know that it ain't that simple, no one's always right You know that your life is worth livin' You gotta start takin' if no one else is givin' And if you're not afraid to open your eyes You may be pleasantly surprised Things are never as bad as they seem You just gotta learn to see Forest for the trees Forest for the trees You gotta learn to see If you need somebody, tell them please If you want someone, get up off your knees You know that you're life is worth livin' You gotta start takin', no one else is givin' And if you're not afraid to open your eyes You may be pleasantly surprised Things are never as bad as they seem You just gotta learn to see The forest for the trees Forest for the trees You gotta learn to see Forest for the trees You just gotta learn to see Forest for the trees You gotta learn to see Forest for the trees