Collaborator

Last night I had a dream

I dreamt about a beautiful song

The words were deeply moving

The melody was strong

I got up right away

And picked up my guitar

Tried to compose my dream

But I didn't get very far

The notes I played were nothing like

The melody in my dream

And the words came out as doggerel

If you know what I mean

This sort of thing happens all the time

When I get a song in my head

I tried to write that song for a while

And then I got back into bed

I need a collaborator

To help me do what I want to do

Someone to help fill in the puzzle

Make one and one equal more than two

I need a collaborator if I'm ever going to be great

And once I find a collaborator we can collaborate

I'm not too proud to tell you that I'm

Not the world's most talented guy

I guess that's just the way it is

No point in asking why

But maybe with the right kind of help

I could do more with the talent I've got

And with the right sort of partnership

I'd make it straight to the top

I need a collaborator

To help me do what I want to do

Someone to help fill in the puzzle

Make one and one equal more than two

I need a collaborator if I'm ever going to be great

Once I find a collaborator we can collaborate

I can do a lot of things

But I can't do it all

If I found me a number

I just might make a call

'Cuz maybe there's somebody out there

Who could fill in the missing bit

And if they're looking for someone, who knows

We just might be a perfect fit

My whole life my tendency has been

To do everything on my own

That has meant there's a whole lot of things

That somehow they never get done

No one really makes it alone

They get a little help on the way