Songfacts interview (2007)
Context: I think the trick for any songwriter is authenticity. For the young songwriter coming up who is connected to his generation, as I was connected to mine, write honestly about what's going on in the center of your life. You know, when "We've Only Just Begun" was a Number 1 record, I think the Number 1 album in the country was "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida." So it was as far away from what was happening in the music scene as you can get. And yet it was a hit. I think it was a hit because of, obviously, Karen's amazing vocal, but I think that any time we write authentically and honestly about what's going on in the center of our chest, because people are so much alike, there's a big a chance that it's going on in the center of your chest, too.
Paul Williams (songwriter): Quotes about life
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“So much of life ahead
We'll find a place where there's room to grow,
And yes, we've just begun.”
"We've Only Just Begun" (1970).
“We're old souls in a new life baby.
They gave us a new life
To live and learn.”
"Old Souls"
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)