A Linda Song

by Barry Manilow

From the album: Even Now

Track 3 of 14 on Even Now (1978).

Duration: 3:20

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Lyrics for A Linda Song

He never wrote a song for Linda He wrote as though he lived alone He wrote of dreams that end of sad brave men Inventing worlds he never known But he never wrote a song for Linda And she was right there all along Loved him back to life When his luck ran low But he never wrote a Linda song He nearly broke his heart at writing Linda kept him from despair Standing by his side, through the hungry days But he hardly seemed to see her there And he never wrote a song for Linda And she was right there all along The one real thing in his crazy world And he never wrote a Linda song When the bills piled up and couldn't pay He couldn't dream no more So he hitched a ride and he road away And he left a note for Linda by the door By the door When times got rough he'd phone her Once or twice she took the call Then she changed her number and she turned her head And Linda never looked back at all He'll never write a song for Linda And she was right there all along All he knows, is no one understands And he never wrote a Linda song No he never wrote a Linda song

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  1. Copacabana (At the Copa) - Long Version
  2. Somewhere In the Night
  3. A Linda Song
  4. Can't Smile Without You
  5. Leavin' In the Morning
  6. Where Do I Go From Here
  7. Even Now
  8. I Was a Fool (To Let You Go)
  9. Losing Touch
  10. I Just Want to Be the One In Your Life
  11. Starting Again
  12. Sunrise
  13. I'm Comin' Home Again - unfinished track
  14. No Love for Jenny