This was an attempt to simplify my lyrics, and I think it worked. What could be more basic than a love lust song trimmed down to "she" and "me." And, um, "freckles."
It also forced me to look at the song as a whole, and reduced the danger -- in my case an all-too-common fault - of wandering off into la-la land in the later verses. It's not unlike adhering to the rhyme and metrical schemes in that it imposes an internal structure to the song.
That said, I can think of enough counter-examples to invalidate it as the only way to write a song; but it is a useful exercise to think of the lyrics as variations branching off a central unifying theme.
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I got a girl
She she she she
She's got freckles everywhere [rpt.]Up and down her arms
Splashed across her breasts
I know this for a fact
I've seen that girl undressedShe she she she
Can squeeze so tight
Me me me me me me me
I'm doin' all right [rpt.]Wrapped up in her arms
How could one man be so blessed?
I know this for a fact
That woman is dangerous
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She takes the money I make [rpt.]
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[Instrumental]
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[Chorus]
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[Verse]
I've got a girl
She she she she
She's got freckles
everywhere [rpt.]Scattered on her back
Sprinkled on her nose
I know this for a fact
I've seen her with no clothesYeah, up and down her arms
Splashed across her breasts
I know that for a fact
I've seen that girl undressed-------------------------------------------------
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I Got A Girl Warning: Embedded QuickTime audio.
For the sake of redundancy, I've uploaded to this link too.. Unfortunately it isn't a streaming site, but you can click on the download link, and when the Windows or equivalent dialog box appears, you can elect to save it to disk, or (first choice) open up the song with the default media player, like iTunes, WinAmp, or Windows Media Player. I Got A Girl
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