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Just a song, another lost love familiar theme.

It's So Hard Not To Love You

It's so hard not to love you

Thinking back on life...
I think of you...
all my desires...
my dreams came true

Your innocence...
kept calling out to me
there was nothing else...
that I could do

Bridge
We were young, just trying to make memories...
with more ups and downs than on a trampoline

Chorus
And so you're gone!...
Now what should I think?
I'm living on the brink,
I'm on the ledge without you...
I can't go on...
It's too hard to go back
the wheels fell off the tracks
It's so hard not to love you!
It's so hard not to love you!

You and me together...
just felt right...
like a hand in glove...
when it was cold

How could you forget...
those tender nights
lying by the fire...
warming our toes

Bridge
We were young, just trying to make memories...
with more ups and downs than on a trampoline

Chorus
And so you're gone!...
Now what should I think?
I'm living on the brink,
I'm on the ledge without you...
I can't go on...
It's too hard to go back
the wheels fell off the tracks
It's so hard not to love you!
It's so hard not to love you!


I never thought that...
things could end this way
we were in love...
in a world so cold

I never thought that you...
could ever stray
our bond can't be broken...
or so I was told

Bridge
We were young, just trying to make memories...
with more ups and downs than on a trampoline

Chorus
And so you're gone!...
Now what should I think?
I'm living on the brink,
I'm on the ledge without you...
I can't go on...
It's too hard to go back
the wheels fell off the tracks
It's so hard not to love you!
It's so hard not to love you!

It's so hard not to love you!
It's so hard not to love you!

repeat and fade

John Derek Hamilton
October 03,2018
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018


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Date: 10/12/2018 9:04:00 AM
Your tender lyrics are filled with the most exquisite heartache of lost love, John. Such tender and poignant vulnerable introspection speaks from the depths of a broken heart with painful purity. Congratulations on your wonderful and well deserved recognition with POTD honors.. ~Susan
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John Hamilton
Date: 10/12/2018 10:27:00 AM
Thanks Susan
Date: 10/8/2018 6:00:00 AM
I was singing along, lovely lyrics as always.... Congrats on POTD my friend..
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John Hamilton
Date: 10/8/2018 1:09:00 PM
Thanks SO nice to see you!
Date: 10/6/2018 6:03:00 PM
Congratulations on having this great poem honored with POTD John! : )
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John Hamilton
Date: 10/6/2018 9:29:00 PM
Thanks Connie
Date: 10/6/2018 3:23:00 AM
Nice one Beata, Congrats on POTD. So very well penned with excellent wording. Gordon
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John Hamilton
Date: 10/6/2018 12:01:00 PM
Thanks Gordon, I think you mixed up names, thanks anyways!
Date: 10/5/2018 2:24:00 PM
Congratulation John on your POTD!!
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John Hamilton
Date: 10/5/2018 8:07:00 PM
Thanks Mike
Date: 10/5/2018 1:09:00 PM
This is excellent John. Congratulations for POTD :)
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John Hamilton
Date: 10/5/2018 8:06:00 PM
Thanks Heidi
Date: 10/5/2018 10:52:00 AM
Always a pleasure John, congratulations on your honor...
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John Hamilton
Date: 10/5/2018 10:58:00 AM
Thanks Charlie!
Date: 10/5/2018 9:23:00 AM
Congratulations on POTD John. Keep 'em comin" :)
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John Hamilton
Date: 10/5/2018 10:58:00 AM
Thanks Danny, nice to see you pass by!
Date: 10/5/2018 9:07:00 AM
Congratulations on POTD John, amazing lyrics.....Maria hugs
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John Hamilton
Date: 10/5/2018 10:58:00 AM
Thanks Maria!
Date: 10/5/2018 9:00:00 AM
Magnificent song writing John! Translates to music as it's being read, that's talent! Congratulations on a fine POTD! xomo :)
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John Hamilton
Date: 10/5/2018 10:57:00 AM
Thanks for the kind comments Mo!
Date: 10/5/2018 8:54:00 AM
Love this John. You never fail to amaze with your lyrics.
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John Hamilton
Date: 10/5/2018 10:57:00 AM
Thanks Tim, I appreciate your complimentary words and kind visit!
Date: 10/5/2018 8:46:00 AM
Hi John, You such a good song writer. Your lyrics are so relatable and I think that's what makes you an exceptional song writer. I instantly thought of my first love many years ago. Congratulations on getting the song of day. It was well deserved:-) Alexis
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John Hamilton
Date: 10/5/2018 10:56:00 AM
Thanks Alexis for the compliment, I want to make people feel something so maybe I accomplished that with this song, nice to have you drop by!
Date: 10/5/2018 8:04:00 AM
Way to go John you've got another winner here. Congrats on POTD.
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John Hamilton
Date: 10/5/2018 10:55:00 AM
Nice to see you Phil, thanks for the nice comment!
Date: 10/5/2018 8:01:00 AM
Love is love and it is what it is...Nice poem...a lot of feelings here inside...Congratulations John D... A good day to you...
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John Hamilton
Date: 10/5/2018 10:54:00 AM
Thanks Arturo
Date: 10/5/2018 7:44:00 AM
Congratulations on POTD, John.
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John Hamilton
Date: 10/5/2018 10:54:00 AM
Thanks Warren
Date: 10/5/2018 7:18:00 AM
many congrats on POTD John - you should team up with Greg and get your lyrics recorded!:-) hugs Jan xx
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John Hamilton
Date: 10/5/2018 10:53:00 AM
Hi Jan, thanks, I have a few songwriters working on 2 more songs of mine. I have a few recorded but can't release any yet.
Date: 10/5/2018 6:54:00 AM
Back with congrats John, on poem of the day.
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John Hamilton
Date: 10/5/2018 10:51:00 AM
Thanks Vijay
Date: 10/5/2018 6:42:00 AM
Exceptional creation, exceptional lyrics my friend. Huge congratulations on the well deserved POTD honors bestowed!
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John Hamilton
Date: 10/5/2018 10:51:00 AM
Thanks for all your support Robert!
Date: 10/5/2018 6:28:00 AM
Congrats on POTD, John.
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John Hamilton
Date: 10/5/2018 10:50:00 AM
Thanks Agnes
Date: 10/5/2018 3:47:00 AM
- A wonderful poem/ song, John :) - Congratulations on yours p.o.t.d. :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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John Hamilton
Date: 10/5/2018 10:50:00 AM
Thanks Anne-Lise
Date: 10/5/2018 2:09:00 AM
Back to Congrats!!! on this wonderful lyric John Boy!...all the best my friend...enjoy the accolades!...love & song...^WW^
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John Hamilton
Date: 10/5/2018 10:49:00 AM
John Boy lol now I'm a Walton? thanks WW for all your support!
Date: 10/4/2018 10:57:00 AM
Nice piece John, the lyrics remind a bit about of the Beatles, very well penned indeed. Blessings,Gordon
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John Hamilton
Date: 10/4/2018 2:47:00 PM
Thanks Gordon
Date: 10/3/2018 7:57:00 PM
It's hard not to love this lyric, my friend...I really liked this one Johnny Boy...reminds me of my escapades lol...love & songs...^WW^
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John Hamilton
Date: 10/4/2018 7:36:00 AM
Thanks WW nice to see you!
Date: 10/3/2018 6:39:00 PM
I'm always fussing about the shallow lyrics i hear in "today's" music. You shut my mouth!
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John Hamilton
Date: 10/3/2018 6:55:00 PM
Thanks SW a good song is a good song, and a lot depends on the lyrics, I agree with you, lyrics generally today are lacking especially in pop music!
Date: 10/3/2018 6:32:00 PM
A melancholy song that tugs the heart..bittersweet memories..wonder if you sing your own songs or have them put to music, John..you certainly have the talents to write lyrics.
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John Hamilton
Date: 10/3/2018 6:53:00 PM
Thanks Vijay, I don't sing well enough to record my songs so I'm always looking for others to fill in the blanks so to speak, thanks for your positive reviews!
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