The first time I saw her, I knew it was too late...

Loyalty...

I wanted to write about the wary, sadder-but-wiser loyalty of a prisoner for his favorite guard... or a guy for his ex-girlfriend. You know, the one he thinks wrecked his life.

I wanted to suggest the weary resignation as he stands one more time to defend her, even though he knows she'd sell him out in a second. Knows it because she's done it a hundred times.

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Baby Was a Friend of Mine

the first time I saw her
I knew it was too late
a shadow fell across my soul
I asked her for a date

baby was a pistol
way too hot to hold
baby was a big mistake
some things you cant be told

but baby
was a friend of mine
baby was a friend of mine
she couldn't keep from cheating
she never did stop lying
but baby was a friend of mine

Now, baby drove me crazy
for almost seven years
then she drove away one day
with a repo-man from Sears

I found her in a Motel Six
out in San Berdoo
she was watching Lucy re-runs
and sniffing airplane glue

but baby
was a friend of mine...

Now the last time I saw her
she said that it was fate
I thought for sure you'd save me
(she) said as she turned away

I thought i saw a tear
slide across her face
I thought I saw forever
just as it slipped away

but baby
was a friend of mine
baby was a friend of mine
she couldn't keep from cheating
she never did stop lying
but baby was a friend of mine
(C)1992, TK Major