With additional song evaluations and exercises to help songwriters hone their lyric-writing skills, "Writing Better Lyrics, 2nd Edition" is more comprehensive than ever before. The book features new and expanded chapters covering such topics as: - How to use sense-bound imagery to enhance a song's emotional impact on listeners. - Techniques for avoiding cliches and creating imaginative metaphors and similes. - Ways to use repetition as an asset. - How to successfully manipulate meter. - Instruction for matching lyrics with music. - Ways to build on ideas and generate effective titles. - Advice for working with a co-writer. Featuring updated and expanded chapters, 50 fun songwriting exercises, and examples from more than 20 chart-topping songs and so much more.