I didn’t want to pass the time alone.
I sought music, I sought rhythm, I sought a song….
I’ve been SEARCHING FOR A MELODY
Every hour of every day.
I’ve found some and I’ve loved a few–
Until dissonance got in the way.
I’d hesitate to modulate
If a note doesn’t fit in my range;
But some notes are quirky and some songs are strange.
I’ve been SEARCHING FOR A MELODY.
I guess I’ll have to search again….
I’ve been SEARCHING FOR A MELODY
A tune that moves me from the start:
I’ll sing the song, but if the tempo’s wrong,
It won’t make a groove in my heart.
It might be great to syncopate
If it all comes together at last:
A song for the future remembers the past.
I’ve been SEARCHING FOR A MELODY,
A perfect melody at last….
I’ve been SEARCHING FOR A MELODY
All the music I have known!
I played on cue a diatonic clue
And the melody finally came home!
It’s often wise to improvise
If the harmony’s simple and true.
A song like a rosebud that blooms with the dew:
I’ve been SEARCHING FOR A MELODY
And found my melody in you.
I’ve been SEARCHING FOR A MELODY
My perfect melody is you.