Vic Damone - I Could Write a Book

A-B-C-D-E-G
I never learned to spell
At least not well.

1-2-3-4-5-6-7
I never learned to count
A great amount.

But my busy mind is burning
To use what learning I've got.

I won't waste any time,
I'll strike while the iron is hot.

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 a friend.

Use to hate to go to school
I never cracked a book;
I played the hook.

Never answered any mail;
To write I used to think was wasting ink.

It was never my endeavor
To be too clever and smart.

Now I suddenly feel
A longing to write in my heart.

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 a friend.

Written by:
Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers

Publisher:
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.

Lyrics powered by Lyric Find

Vic Damone

Vic Damone

View Profile
Great Gentlemen of Song: Spotlight On Vic Damone Great Gentlemen of Song: Spotlight On Vic Damone
When Harry Met Sally... (Music from the Motion Picture) When Harry Met Sally... (Music from the Motion Picture) The Columbia Years (1943-1952): The Complete Recordings, Vol. 12 The Columbia Years (1943-1952): The Complete Recordings, Vol. 12 The Immediate Years (Disc 3) The Immediate Years (Disc 3) Crazy Heart (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Deluxe Edition] Crazy Heart (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Deluxe Edition] The Best of Miles Davis The Best of Miles Davis Doom Days Doom Days 20 #1's: Lounge Classics 20 #1's: Lounge Classics On the Street Where You Live On the Street Where You Live Crazy Heart (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Crazy Heart (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant Capitol Sings Rodgers & Hart: “Isn't It Romantic” Capitol Sings Rodgers & Hart: “Isn't It Romantic” Another Place - Single Another Place - Single Sinatra Sings His Greatest Hits Sinatra Sings His Greatest Hits X&Y X&Y Pass It On Down Pass It On Down Relaxin' With the Miles Davis Quintet (Remastered) Relaxin' With the Miles Davis Quintet (Remastered) Because of You Because of You Favorite Songs from Shipwrecked: Rescued by Jesus Favorite Songs from Shipwrecked: Rescued by Jesus Times Are Good Times Are Good The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions Prestige Profiles - Miles Davis (With Collector's Edition Bonus Disc) Prestige Profiles - Miles Davis (With Collector's Edition Bonus Disc) Jazz for a Literary Mind Jazz for a Literary Mind Listen If You Hate Someone - Single Listen If You Hate Someone - Single Ultimate Dinah Washington Ultimate Dinah Washington Toni Toni The Definitive Miles Davis On Prestige The Definitive Miles Davis On Prestige The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart (The Complete Recordings) The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart (The Complete Recordings) The Essential Alabama The Essential Alabama The Complete Anita O'Day Verve-Clef Sessions The Complete Anita O'Day Verve-Clef Sessions The Complete Recordings: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 The Complete Recordings: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Two For The Road Two For The Road Chronicles - The Complete Prestige Recordings 1951-1956 Chronicles - The Complete Prestige Recordings 1951-1956 The Best Blue Note Album In the World...Ever The Best Blue Note Album In the World...Ever If I Can Find a Clean Shirt If I Can Find a Clean Shirt Bottoms Up! Bottoms Up! Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow Sassy Swings the Tivoli Sassy Swings the Tivoli The Complete Dinah Washington On Mercury, Vol. 4 (1954-1956) The Complete Dinah Washington On Mercury, Vol. 4 (1954-1956) Vocal & Jazz Essentials Vocal & Jazz Essentials Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook Dinah Washington's Finest Hour Dinah Washington's Finest Hour Carmen McRae in London (feat. Don Abney, Phil Seaman & Kenny Napper) Carmen McRae in London (feat. Don Abney, Phil Seaman & Kenny Napper) Chocolate Factory Chocolate Factory Three for Love Three for Love Joy Bryan Sings Joy Bryan Sings The Complete Improv Recordings The Complete Improv Recordings White Women White Women