Far from the city and down by the lake
there's a young man surviving on what he can make
with a pen in his hand and the sun in his heart
but nothing in his pockets but hope

his life is so hard, he's hungry and cold
each day he prays that his books will be sold
but the worst thing of all and it's so hard to bear
is the pain of being alone

CHORUS
why can't I find love, I've so much to give
my heart and my soul and a reason to live
why can't I find love, we'd have so much fun
then I could work in the sun

his books become published, millions are sold
his worries are over, he comes in from the cold
women surround him but he sees in their eyes
there's still no love to be found

then out from nowhere, like a star in the night
she stands before him, it's love at first sight
she offers her heart, he gives her it all
at last his life is complete

now I have found love, I've so much to give
my heart and my soul and a reason to live
now I have found love, we'll have so much fun
now I can work in the sun

the years pass by quickly, his love is still strong
but she seems so much colder, is there something wrong?
then from the blue like a knife in the back
she tells him that she wants to leave

for his work he had suffered so hard and so long
the rewards he was given, to her now belong
the wife of the rich man played her part well
but she now looks for some other role

CHORUS

he returns to his lake and the things he can make
and the love that he'd left behind


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Words & Music by Nemo James