about
When I wrote this song about my black Labrador Max, I had no idea I would lose him a month later.
lyrics
MANS BEST FRIEND (Addison)
ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, I CAN’T BELIEVE MY LUCK,
UNCONDITIONAL LOVE, THAT YOU GIVE SO MUCH,
THE YEARS WE’VE HAD, HOW I WATCHED YOU GROW,
THE TEARS AND JOY, THAT WE’VE BOTH KNOWN.
THEY SAY YOU’RE MANS BEST FRIEND,
ON THAT I CAN DEPEND,
BUT I KNOW YOU’LL BREAK MY HEART IN THE END.
I MEAN AS MUCH TO YOU, AS YOU MEAN TO ME,
THE SPECIAL BOND WE HAVE, PLAIN FOR ALL TO SEE,
A JOY IN GOOD TIMES, A COMFORT IN BAD,
YOU SENSE I NEED YOU, WHEN YOU KNOW I’M SAD.
THEY SAY YOU’RE MANS BEST FRIEND,
ON THAT I CAN DEPEND,
BUT I KNOW YOU’LL BREAK MY HEART IN THE END.
YOU TREAT ME AS, AN ALL KNOWING GOD,
BUT YOU’RE A GIFT, I FEEL UNWORTHY OF,
YOU DON’T HAVE WORDS, YOU’RE EYES SAY EVERYTHING,
YOU ASK SO LITTLE, IN RETURN FOR WHAT YOU BRING.
THEY SAY YOU’RE MANS BEST FRIEND,
ON THAT I CAN DEPEND,
BUT I KNOW YOU’LL BREAK MY HEART IN THE END,
I KNOW YOU’LL BREAK MY HEART IN THE END.
credits
released February 12, 2021
Graeme Addison
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