“It's not Leonard Cohen, but it's true"
History
This was the first song I ever wrote that I didn’t feel self-conscious about. Some time in 1999, I think. The first song where I actually felt like I knew what I was doing. My own little take on Dee Doo Doo Doo by The Police or These Words by Natasha Bedingfield, I suppose. Maybe I needed to write a song that absolutely wasn’t trying to be clever in any way, before I could relax and just start writing about what I actually feel.
Lyrics
Grass is green and sky is blue Grass is green and sky is blue It’s not Dostoyevsky but it’s true Grass is green and sky is blue Grass is green and sky is blue It’s not Dostoyevsky but it’s true It’s nothing shocking, nothing new The world’s not rocking at the news But it’s true And She makes me feel like new She makes me feel like new And it may not be Fellini but it’s true It’s nothing shocking, nothing new It won’t inspire great reviews But it’s true And she Said I’m in love with you, she Said I’m in love with you It’s not Leonard Cohen but it’s trueCredits & Copyright
Written by James Bell in 1999. Recorded and released by James Bell in June 2018. (C) & (P) House of Lyra.