我第二次嘗試寫歌詞。英語系的我，還是該硬著頭皮嘗試寫歌詞。今天寫完了第二首，“展飛，同學”。
寫歌詞的初體驗
我喜歡寫詩，不過因為因為因為英文是我主要語言，而國語其實是我第二語言，所以寫過的詩都是英文的。
最近，不知那根筋斷了，就想試試寫歌詞，而我寫下的第一次居然是國語的。
有人說，像詩多過歌詞，也對。不過這歌詞我的理念是朝方文山寫的，周杰倫唱的“青花瓷”的曲風。
下一個嘗試就會比較白話點，朝激勵年輕人的方向走。
在乎
十二月底冬天的臺北市，
跑過那下著雨的人行道。
拉緊羽絨衣的手凍如石，
快步四方張望找個歇腳。
雨聲滴答仿佛跟著心跳，
雨越大心跳呼吸也跟進。
隱約烘麵包香味百米迢，
喚疲憊全濕身驅加把勁。
久違的妳何去何從，
找遍高雄每個角落。
過去的妳來去匆匆，
在乎的我尋遍街絡。
還記得老字號的滷肉飯？
儘管我一直對滷肉卻步。
可妳就愛古早味的平凡，
遊走的記憶都納入相簿。
久違的妳何去何從，
找遍高雄每個角落。
過去的妳來去匆匆，
在乎的我尋遍街絡。
好懷念我們讀書的曖昧，
課後牽手澄清湖三六八。
六合夜市瞄妳側臉的美，
羊肉串鱔麵花枝都吃罷。
久違的妳何去何從，
找遍高雄每個角落。
過去的妳來去匆匆，
在乎的我尋遍街絡。
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