Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten
So goes the song Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield. Other songs I found with bookish lyrics:
Everyday I Write the Book by Elvis Costello
The Book of Love by Peter Gabriel
Open Book by Cake
Tulsa Telephone Book Lyrics by Calexico
Picture Book by Kinks
Book Song by Fairport Convention
Punk by the Book by Anti-Flag
My Little Brown Book by Duke Ellington
God’s Coloring Book by Dolly Parton
I Could Write A Book by Ella Fitzgerald
Talking Book by Lou Reed
I’ve never heard of all these songs; I merely found them through a Google search of book lyrics. 
Do you know of any songs which have bookish details in the lyrics?
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Ramble On by Led Zeppelin has Lord of the Ring references. That all I got at the moment.
nylusmilk: haha, this is funny! thanks for the tip.
Here’s a nice list from a children’s books person. And, in a “possibly related post” —hahaha, here are some songs about libraries.
nylusmilk: great links, thanks! too bad i couldn’t hire you as a permanent fixture on my blog.
hmmm, nothing comes to mind at the moment. there must be a song with the phrase “by the book” though.
have a great weekend nylusmilk!
nylusmilk: i’m sure there would be something if we google that.
you too!
oosh!
Sheryl Crow’s “The Book”
I read your book
And I find it strange
That I know that girl and I know her world
A little too well
And I didn’t know
By giving my hand
That I would be written down, sliced around
Passed down among strangers’ hands
.. and i KNEW it:
By The Book by Michael Peterson (who?)
and if you want the ringtone:
http://www.ringtonematcher.com/co/ringtonematcher/02?sid=STCLros
heehee
I slowly turned the pages
and see all these smiling faces
it’s hard to believe it was today, ten years ago
here is the invitation, to our wedding celebration
just look at the promise theses pictures show(now I know)
If I had loved her by the book
She would be right here by my side but fool that I am
I overlooked my promise to love her forever, for worse or for better
We’d still be together…if I had loved her by the book
If I’d opened the book more often
Then I wouldn’t forgotten
How much she cared, and how much I meant my solemn vow
To honor, to have and to hold her…but as I read them over
I know its to late to say I’m sorry now, but some how
If I had loved her by the book
She would be right here by my side but fool that I am
I overlooked my promise to love her forever, for worse or for better
We’d still be together…if I had loved her by the book
If I’d opened the book more often
Then I wouldn’t forgotten
How much she cared, and how much I meant my solemn vow
To honor, to have and to hold her…but as I read them over
I know its to late to say I’m sorry now, but some how
If I had loved her by the book
She would be right here by my side but fool that I am
I overlooked my promise to love her forever, for worse or for better
We’d still be together…if I had loved her by the book
If I’d opened the book more often
Then I wouldn’t forgotten
How much she cared, and how much I meant my solemn vow
To honor, to have and to hold her…but as I read them over
I know its to late to say I’m sorry now, but some how
If I had loved her by the book
nylusmilk: haha, you did take my suggestion.
see, i told you something would come up in google!