Good lines rarely show up at a desk. They arrive on the train, in a coffee shop, or at the back of a rehearsal, and a songwriter needs something close by when they do. This lyric notebook can go with them. It’s a personalized journal with their name on the front and a vegan leather cover.

At 5.8″ x 8.5″ and just ⅝” thick, it’s small enough to slip into a bag. The brown elastic closure band holds it shut on the way, and the ribbon bookmark takes them straight back to the page they left. When the words come, all they need is a pen.

There are 200 lined pages to fill, so it can stay with them for a long while. A verse from the weekend, a better chorus a few days later, and a page of rhymes that never made it into either can all live together. A song lyric notebook like this is right there the next time they sit down to finish something.

The moment comes when they reach into their bag, take out a journal with their own name on it, and finally write down the line they’ve been carrying around all afternoon.

It makes a lovely birthday or Christmas gift for anyone who’s always scribbling lyrics. To keep the cover clean, wipe it with a soft cloth and avoid chemical cleaners. It’s made to order for the person whose name it carries, then printed and shipped from the USA.