Love Is a Two-Way Street

You hit town in your old truck,

I watched as you went by.

I thought it was a stroke of luck

That I had caught your eye.

That night we went out to the Moose Lodge dance,

And both of us felt the strong rush of romance.

I let loose of my caution and let my heart take the chance

That you knew love is a two-way street.

CHORUS

Love is a two-way street.

If you go down the road of life with only tunnel vision

You better be ready for a head-on collision

'Cause love is a two-way street.

If we're not riding side-by-side, we'll go head to head.

When your light turns green, mine will be red.

You'll wish that I was with you, but you'll be alone instead.

Love is a two-way street.

Turns out I should have steered clear.

Turns out you were born stone deaf.

Whenever I spoke, you couldn't hear.

You had to be right, so I left.

The moral of this story is about as old as dirt:

If you treat your woman wrong, you're in a world of hurt.

Men who never listen are men who've never learned

That love is a two-way street.

This is an admittedly wacky country lyric waiting for a melody. It may never get one, and I'm quite sure it won't be my big hit (heh heh). But it's a good writing exercise...and you never know!

I have a melody in my head, but I'm not a musician. I need and want a cowriter, because I'm determined to sell a song. So that's one thing I have to do in my 60s, and I'm trying. If Chris can figure out how to get an mp3 on here, I'll put on the three songs I have demo'd now.