Create a directory or index
for all your song components:
for word associations, lyrics,
and music notation.
Start with a keyword or keywords that most likely will become the title of your song. Next, jot down all the images, phrases, and thoughts that come to mind, branching off the central idea.
Connect the most relevant idea(s) to build the chorus and flesh out the verses around the outline of the story!
There are ample blank lined pages to work on preliminary drafts as well as the final rendition of your lyrics.
Use the brainstorm/word association exercise as a guide.
The Songwriters Journal comes with 105 blank music notation pages - each with chord diagrams, 4 sets of combo treble clefs + guitar tab staves, as well as lines beneath the tabs for penciling in your lyrics alongside the music.
Some tips from some of the most successful songwriters of all time...
Taylor Swift
John Legend
Mark Knopfler