Even the best of us lose our friends
Even the best of us have felt the cold
Even the best of us meet dead ends
Even the best of us fear growing old

Though some of us will reach out for love
And drink down the potion that fills our cup
Still others fail to once rise above
But the rest of us will never give up

When those like us become discouraged
There's no time to wish on a four leaf clover
Through our pain filled lives we have managed
To climb the walls others can't get over

One day age may take away our sight
But the best of us won't ever be blind
For when the shade's pulled over the light
The brightest spirits continue to shine

Time takes a toll on the lot of us
Our faces sagging as the years pass by
One dawning not too far ahead of us
From our body and life our spirit will fly

Sometimes even the strong give up hope
When living and life fall way out of tune
And even wish the end would come soon
When nature's course becomes a declining slope

Friends come and go but life rolls along
The best of friends stay around till the end
This is one time I wish I was wrong
For his finish line's just around the bend

When darkness comes and hope nears the end
As life escapes with his final breath
I will have lost my very best friend
And my heart will cry because of his death

If any dog can be "man's best friend"
Then Max was more of a little brother
Anything less and my heart would mend
And I'd be able to find another

Even the best of us question why
Even the best of us sit down and cry
Even the best of us wish we could fly
Even the best of us lay down and die

03/21/1983

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