its amazing how far music can come.. 24 years after it released and its one of the most heartfelt songs ive heard
Oh my friend loneliness, where have you been?
You left to the lure of the lover who left me alone
But now you come crawling back, and I'll let you in
Slip back into grooves that we cut in ourselves long ago
But there must be a better half, somewhere out there
She lives a better life, a life that shares
Shares with a better man
The man who is there when she calls in the night
Who says, "Hey, it's alright"
Oh my dear distance, I've met you before
Longing for a lover who's lost on a far distant shore
Oh my imperfections, are all that remain
And the days when I'd love you
And I'd leave you, and you'd wish that I would stay
There must be a better half, somewhere out there
She lives a better life, a life that shares
Shares with a better man
The man who is there when she calls in the night
Who says, "Hey, it's alright"
I know what she looks like, her face and skin, her smell and the rest
I know the feel of her soul, but God help me, I just cannot find her address
Oh, how I've tried but now all that's left
Is my old friend distance and sweet loneliness
There must be a better half, somewhere out there
She lives a better life, a life that shares
Shares with a better man
The man who is there when she calls in the night
Who says, "Hey, it's alright"
Hey, it's alright
Hey, it's alright
You left to the lure of the lover who left me alone
But now you come crawling back, and I'll let you in
Slip back into grooves that we cut in ourselves long ago
But there must be a better half, somewhere out there
She lives a better life, a life that shares
Shares with a better man
The man who is there when she calls in the night
Who says, "Hey, it's alright"
Oh my dear distance, I've met you before
Longing for a lover who's lost on a far distant shore
Oh my imperfections, are all that remain
And the days when I'd love you
And I'd leave you, and you'd wish that I would stay
There must be a better half, somewhere out there
She lives a better life, a life that shares
Shares with a better man
The man who is there when she calls in the night
Who says, "Hey, it's alright"
I know what she looks like, her face and skin, her smell and the rest
I know the feel of her soul, but God help me, I just cannot find her address
Oh, how I've tried but now all that's left
Is my old friend distance and sweet loneliness
There must be a better half, somewhere out there
She lives a better life, a life that shares
Shares with a better man
The man who is there when she calls in the night
Who says, "Hey, it's alright"
Hey, it's alright
Hey, it's alright
Lyrics submitted by simon_quine
Better Half Lyrics as written by Francis Edward Turner
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
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frank has an amazing talent for being able to connect to every ones pasts with one song
in this song it relates to any one whos never been good enough for there partener
frank we love u
God, I just want to give him a hug and a hot chocolate when I hear this song.
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this song really hits close to home for me, especially the first part. what a good song even though it makes me sad every time I hear it.