I have problems finding things that inspire me enough to write a song abou. Sometimes I think it's because I'm trying to write about something too big and I don't quite know how to get started. The right answer probably involves making 'it' smaller.

Another idea: find a topic that is dead boring to you, and find a way to make it means something. If you're the sort of person who enjoys being somewhat contrary, be devious. It can make the songwriting fun and it definitely makes it original. I went to a songwriting workshop at a festival once, and my assignment was to write a song about my trip to the festival. Gag. Boring. I thought about this that evening and the next day, up until about an hour before the workshop finale.

I didn't want to write about driving for five ^#*$ing hours! I hate being stuck on the road. (Now, my mind starts to wander.) Driving's boring. Not like trying to find the Northwest Passage, and yet...all those guys died... but Stan Roger's song about THAT trip sure wasn't boring! And suddenly, I had a song topic I could care about: me whining about driving a mere 5 hours compared to a trip that people never came home from.

Anyway, what I'm saying is that sometimes it helps to look a little sideways at a subject, and make the subject smaller and more meaningful to YOU. Write about the love of a couple of people? Why not write about one event that demonstrates that love. Write about an instrument player winning a competition? Why not express the instrument's point of view? The 'what if' angle is pretty good for getting you interested in writing a song.