Great post Pat.

Terry here are some lyric idea joggers for you with a few examples of well known songs.

Days of the week - Tuesday Afternoon
Months - December 1963
Time - Midnight At The Oasis, Five O'clock World
Seasons - Summertime
Names - Bobby McGee, Carrie Anne
Places - Kokomo, Dixie, Down On Main Street, Up On The Roof, Under The Boardwalk
All modes of transportation - Little Red Corvette, Born To Be Wild
Things you wear - Coat of Many Colors, Bell Bottom Blues
Things you see - Looking Out My Back Door
Things you do - Driving My Life Away, Sailing, Guitar Man
Things you want to do - Fly LIke An Eagle, Dance The Night Away
Physical things - Kiss me, Walking After Midnight
Friendship - Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard, You've Got A Friend
Falling in love - I've Just Seen A Face, Lost In Your Eyes
In Love - More Today Than Yesterday, Forever And For Always
Staying in love - Stuck With You, Let's Stay Together
Lovers spats - Need You Now, I Want You Back
Cheating - Your Cheating Heart, Why Don't You Stay
Breaking up - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
Getting over it - Hurts So Bad
Over it - You Give Love A Bad Name
Metaphorical life advice - The Gambler, I Hope You Dance
Patriotic - Proud To Be An American
Mother - Mama Tried
Father - Papa Was A Rolling Stone
Kids - I Loved Her First, Cat's In The Cradle
Tell A Story - Ode To Billy Joe, I Shot The Sheriff, Mack The Knife
Holidays - Funny Valentine

I'm going to stop now....tired of typing. But really anything in life that you see, hear, smell, do, think, taste, feel or imagine can be in a lyric if you make it interesting and it strikes an emotional chord - Fried Green Tomatoes, Watermelon Wine.

And you can always have fun and dream something up like starting off with - Jeremiah was a bullfrog....LOL!

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