Words and Music by Andrew Dutney.
Written for Heather as a Valentine's Day gift a fortnight before the concert.
lyrics
Love takes a little beating
every once and again
every now and then
at our hands.
We're tired or busy, short of money.
It doesn't matter why.
It's not as though we try,
it just happens.
And through the tears and the angry words
that sometimes come between us,
a light is passed,
the love still lasts,
the bond is fast:
we're friends.
You earn the money, work and worry,
although you'd rather not,
although there's a lot of
better things to do.
But still you care and
still you share in
all my running round,
all the ups and downs of what I'm doing.
And when it all starts closing in
and there's no room left for us,
a light is passed,
the love still lasts,
the bond is fast:
we're friends.
credits
from I've Got Eyes,
released September 1, 1980
Andrew Dutney: Guitar and vocal.
Graham Langdon: Mandolin.
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