If I Could Just Get It on Paper
Midnight Musings: Capturing Life's Stories in Ink
Lyrics
If I could just get it on paper
If the songwriter could express his experiences in writing
The things that have happened tonight
Refers to the events of the night
But that seems to me to be the big key
Expresses the challenge of capturing the essence in words
I'm having too good a time to ever turn
He's enjoying himself too much to end the night
Out the lights.
Resisting the urge to conclude the enjoyable moment
Go to bed wake up with a clear head
Desire to wake up with a clear memory of the enjoyable time
Recalling what made it a ball
Reflecting on what made the experience enjoyable
If I could just get it on paper
Reiteration of the desire to document the experiences
I might make some sense of it all
Hoping that writing will bring clarity to the situation
If I could tell half of the stories
Expressing a wish to share interesting stories
The funny way most things begin
Highlighting the unique and amusing beginnings of events
Figure ways to disguise all the half truths and lies
Planning to creatively present truths and lies
Find the heart of my song with the point of a pen
Searching for the essence of his song with a pen
Simple words can be come clever phrases
Emphasizing the transformation of simple words into clever phrases
And chapters could turn into books
Suggesting that short stories could expand into books
Yes if I could just get it on paper
Reiterating the difficulty of translating experiences to paper
But it's harder than it ever looks.
Acknowledging that it's more challenging than it appears
All alone in the edge of the water
Being alone by the water's edge
Hiding out by the Sea of Cortez
Seeking solitude by the Sea of Cortez
With my sketch pads and Flairs
Having art supplies (sketch pads and Flairs)
Tapes and battery spares
Referring to tapes and spare batteries for recording
It's just no comprehend to what everyone says
Expressing difficulty understanding what others say
Time alone seemed to work well for Faulkner
Reflecting on Faulkner finding inspiration in solitude
Time away seems to work for the kid
Suggesting that time away works for the songwriter as well
Life and ink they run out at the same time
Comparing the depletion of life and ink
Or so said my old friend the squid
Referring to an old friend, the squid, with a witty remark
Yes if I could just get it on paper tonight
Reiterating the desire to put experiences into writing tonight
I could tell you what I think I did.
Expressing the intention to convey his actions
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