Here are some tips on writing song lyrics for beginners. You see, many budding songwriters always assume writing song lyrics is the same as writing poems. No doubt there are similarities, for instance, the rhyme, the message in the wordings and they are broken up in paragraphs (for songs it is called a verse, while for poems it is a stanza). It is true many song lyrics are similar to poems, but they do not have to be.

The important thing is your song ideas and the lyrics have got to be memorable. In other words, you have to come out with a catchy song title or an interesting music idea. They have to evoked imagination, emotion, or memory. The careful selection of words is crucial. So don't merely stuff in words just to make it rhyme. The musical idea has to complement your melody and the lyrics. Your idea should be something believable which people can recognize and relate or identify. Make sure it is substantial enough to be set to music.

If you are struggling in writing song lyrics, then here is one way to practice writing song lyrics. You use one your favorite hit song melodies to practice writing lyrics.

You have to be very familiar with the melody of your selected song, because you are going to use its melody to write out your own original lyrics. When you know the melody of song very well, you have good feel of the song and that makes it easier when you are writing out the lyrics.

Always start off with a song title. Remember the song title is very important. Make sure the title which you choose can be easily be sung, because chances you are going to use it in your song lyrics. Make sure that it has the same number of syllable as the original song title, so that it is easier to match.

Using your title, now ask yourself questions related to the title. The answers should be the lyrics of your song, right? Do not start as yet. What you should do now is gather as many words or phrases, or even sayings associated with your answers. Write them now as many as possible, so you have choice to pick from as you work on your lyrics.

Write down your self-created song title in the same places where they are found in the song. Try singing it and make sure it sounds natural. Then using the list of your gathered words and phrases, and begin writing your lyrics.

One reminder, you don't have to struggle to make it rhyme, if you can't find a suitable word. Express what you feel and focus on your musical idea. Do not use pompous sounding words. Make use of simple everyday language. Words or phrases which people use them in their daily conversation.

The verse is to convey the information of the song. In other words, the verses provide details about the song idea.

The chorus focuses on the essence, emotion and meaning of the song. It is the part of a song that listeners will remember and it is repeated. So it got to be catchy or better known as the "hook".

You don't always have to tell a linear story like the old pop classic "Tell, Laura I Love Her". The key thing is you have to invite your listeners to your story by providing lots of information.

As they do not know anything about what the whole story, so you have to provide them as many information as possible. For example your feeling about the situation, who are you in the story and what is the whole problem about.

So, there you are, tips on writing song lyrics for beginners. Practice writing with the help of an existing original hit song is one great way to gain experience and have a feel of actually

writing song lyrics.