Lyrics:

**lf**[Verse 1]**lf**It''s a little bit funny Lord, this feeling inside**lf**I''m not one of those who can easily hide**lf**I don''t have much money but, boy, if I did**lf**I''d buy a big mansion where we both could live**lf****lf**[Verse 2]**lf**If, if, if I was a sculpture Lord, honey, but then again, no**lf**(Then again no, no)**lf**Or a man who makes potions in a travelin'' show**lf**I know it''s not much, I know it''s not much, but it''s the best I can do**lf**You gave me a gift Lord, and I''m gon'' sing it for you**lf****lf**[Chorus]**lf**And you can tell everybody that this is your song**lf**(This is your song)**lf**It may be a quite, quite simple, but that''s how it''s done**lf**I hope you don''t mind, I hope you don''t mind**lf**What I wrote down in words, words**lf**How wonderful life is**lf**When you''re in the world, world, world**lf****lf**[Verse 3]**lf**If, if**lf**(if)**lf**If I was on a rooftop, I''d kick off my shoes**lf**(Kick off my shoes , kick my shoes off)**lf**I''ll write a few verses and then I get the blues**lf**But the sun''s been quite, quite kind while I wrote this song**lf**It''s for people like you and people like me**lf**I wanna, I wanna keep turnin'' on**lf****lf**[Verse 4]**lf**So excuse me for forgetting, but these things I do Lord**lf**(These things I do Lord)**lf**You see, you see I''ve forgotten if they''re green or blue**lf**Anyway the thing is, anyway the thing is, what I really mean**lf**You''ve are the sweetest eyes, you''ve got the sweetest eyes**lf**The clearest eyes I''ve ever seen, I hope you go back**lf****lf**[Chorus]**lf**I hope you, I hope you got back and tell everybody**lf**That this is your song**lf**(This is your song)**lf**It may be quite, quite simple, but now that''s how it''s done**lf**I hope you don''t mind, I hope you don''t mind**lf**But I wrote down in words, Lord, words**lf**I''m doin'' it for how wonderful it is**lf**When you''re in the world, world, world**lf****lf**[Verse 5]**lf**If, if**lf**(If)**lf**If I sat upon a rooftop I''d kick off my shoes, oh yeah**lf**(Kick off my shoes, kick my shoes off)**lf**I''ll write a few verses and then I get the blues**lf**But the sun''s been quite, quite kind while I wrote this song**lf**It''s for people like you, people like me**lf**I wanna, wanna keep turnin'' on, so excuse me, so excuse me**lf****lf**[Verse 6]**lf**So excuse me forgetting, but these things I do**lf**(These things I do Lord)**lf**You see, you see I''ve forgotten if they''re green or blue, baby**lf**And anyway the thing is, anyway the thing is, what I really mean**lf**You are the sweetest eyes, the sweetest eyes**lf**The sweetest eyes I''ve ever seen**lf****lf**[Chorus]**lf**I want you to go back, go back and and tell everybody**lf**That Billy Paul''s got a song**lf**(Billy Paul''s got a song)**lf**I''m, I''m gonna sit upon a, a rooftop and kick my shoes off**lf**I''m gonna write it (write it), write it (write it), write it (write it)**lf**I might come out with the Gospel**lf**(Gospel)**lf**The blues**lf**(Blues)**lf**The jazz**lf**(Jazz)**lf**The rock and roll**lf****lf**[Outro]**lf**I''m gonna, got to, got to write me a simple song for everybody**lf**Because this is my song**lf**(This is my song)**lf**It may be quite, quite simple but that''s the way it''s done**lf**I hope you don''t mind, I hope you don''t mind**lf**What I wrote down in words, words**lf**You come back, you try to try again, try again**lf**Tell everybody that Billy Paul''s got a song**lf**(Billy Paul''s got a song)**lf**It may be quite, quite simple but that''s how it''s done, baby**lf**I hope you don''t mind, I hope you don''t mind**lf**What I wrote down in words**lf**Hold it, hold it, hold it, hold it ooooh**lf**Get back, get, got, oh no