| I write the songs    Barry ManilowWords and Music by Bruce Johnston
 
 I've been alive forever
 And I wrote the very first song
 I put the words and the melodies1 together
 I am music and I write the songs
 
 *I write the songs that make the whole world sing
 I write the songs of love and special things
 I write the songs that make the young girls cry
 I write the songs, I write the songs
 
 My home lies deep within you
 And I've got my own place in your soul
 Now, when I look out through your eyes
 I'm young again, even though I'm very old(*)
 
 Oh my music makes you dance
 And gives you spirit to take a chance
 And I wrote some rock 'n' roll so you can move
 Music fills your heart
 Well, that's a real fine place to start
 It's from me, it's for you
 It's from you, it's for me
 It's a worldwide symphony(*)
 
 I am music (music) and I write the songs
 | 我写了一些歌     巴瑞曼尼洛
 
 我已活了一辈子
 写下了第一首歌
 我把歌词和旋律组合起来
 我已融入音乐,我写了歌
 
 我写了一些歌,全世界的人们都在唱
 我写了一些关于爱和特别事物的歌
 我写了一些歌,让年轻女孩哭了
 我写了一些歌,我写了一些歌
 
 我的住所就在你心底
 在你灵魂中,我占有一席之地
 此刻,当我透过你的双眼望去
 我又变得年轻,虽然我已年老
 
 我的音乐使你跳起舞来
 使你精神振奋,跃跃欲试
 我写了一些摇滚乐让你能摆动身体
 音乐充满了你的心
 那是个很好的开始
 为了你,这是发自我内心
 为了我,这是来自你心底
 这是一首全世界的交响曲
 
 我已融入音乐,我写了这些歌
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 这首歌是巴瑞曼尼洛的畅销曲之一,曾在一九七六年登上单曲排行榜的冠军,另一对夫妻档的二重唱Captain & Tennille也曾翻唱过。巴瑞曼尼洛本身是位作曲家歌手( Songwriter Singer ),写出过不少动人的歌曲,但I write the songs这首歌却不是他作的曲子。