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My Only Friend

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My Only Friend Lyrics

Billie you're a miracle
And God knows I need one
Sing me something terrible that even dawn may come
You and me, we don't believe in happy endings

Hey, Lady Day, can you save my life this time?
Can you cry so beautifully you make my troubles rhyme?
Hey, Lady Day, can you save my life again
My only love has gone away
Will you be my only friend?

Billie you're a genius
enough to be a fool
A fool to gamble everything and never know the rules
Some of us can only live in songs of love and trouble
Some of us can only live in bubbles

Hey, Lady Day, can you save my life this time?
Can you cry so beautifully you make my troubles rhyme?
Hey, Lady Day, can you save my life again
My only love has gone away
Will you be my only friend?

Submitted by

anne Arbour On May 02, 2002

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2002-05-02 00:18:56

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by pijin

19y ago

“My Only Friend” is about the singer's feeling of connection with Billie Holiday. In his times of depression and loneliness, he turns to the melancholy music of Lady Day. In this way he has a relationship with her and so feels that she is his only friend.

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by Mattzillaman

20y ago

This song kinda sounds like born on a train played backwards on piano....which is a very good thing :)

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by mockingsmile

18y ago

I don't even listen to Billie Holiday but this song still moves the hell out of me.

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by puaj

19y ago

so, i guess, this one talks about music as your only friend. i really love the part that goes:

"Billie you're a genius enough to be a fool a fool to gamble everything and never know the rules "

pd. thanx pijin for your point of view on this one!!

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by pac43764

20y ago

Aw, no comments on this?!

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by Randomize

20y ago

guess not..

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