A Friend for Life

Through a smoke-filled glass on a desperate night

When the sole of my shoe lets in rain

When the heart's tired of running and the milk's gone sour

Will your feelings still be the same ?

When the match won't light so the flames don't tremble

And the years are condemning us too

I'll need a soul-mate to hold me and a friend for life

And I'm hoping it might be you.

When I think of life as a chance not taken

Or as a compromise tinged with regret

When the kids leave for breeding and the TV's king

Will you tell me we're not done yet ?

Will you think of me as a distant island ?

Or will you come with me to the moon ?

I'll need a soul-mate to hold me and a friend for life

And I'm hoping it might be you.

Give me asylum and I'll keep the faith

Keep me in coffee and so safe

And I'll feed your cats and I'll paint walls

And I'll be your one-night-stand.

Will you come with me in the certain knowledge

That the catch is there's no catch at all ?

I'll need a soul-mate to hold me and a friend for life

And I'm hoping it might be you

Yeah, I'm certain it must be you.