Need to remove a background but keep the image, in this case, some hand written lettering I want to put on a different background.

I just bought the Photoshop Elements 13 app for my Mac Book.  I always have trouble with the help menus and never give myself enough time to go through tutorials. So it's a simple question I have, I think.
I have some hand written lettering that I scanned to put on the back of a CD jewel case. I want to take just the lettering and place it over a different background.  How do I do this without having to cut out each individual letter to eliminate the background lined paper I hand wrote on? Could someone please point me in the right direction??

Is the lettering separate from the lines?
It would help if you post the scan. You can do that via the camera icon at the top of the reply box here on the forum.

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