Black Dog By Laura Fry

My whole life has been plagued by this black dog I found my prince after So many frogs But then I thought there must be something greater Home grass is so much greener, I found out later I was so wrong I found myself a slave to sin and drink You told me to stop, but I didn't think The nervous breakdown soon became full-blown And I was nothing but a wreck Zonked out on all sorts of pills I was a millstone round your neck Now all I long for are the cobbles of Bishop Lane And Lowgate where we were married The chill of London causes me nothing but pain And agony A waking nightmare

Having you here at my side Being with the man I love Longing for the town I love I know it's my own stupid fault I know it's my own stubborn fault And I'm living with the guilt Now that we're stuck We're stuck in London I've got us stuck Stuck in London I know it's all my own stupid fault And I'm living with the guilt Now all I long for is our old flat on Bishop Lane Where you carried me over the threshold And how I'd love to be back at Pearson Park again No words can say How much I'm sorry

Take me back to the Arctic Corsair The beauty of the Old Town, beyond compare Take me back to 1998 Shove the black dog out the door Shove the black dog out the door And don't let it come back in any more No words can say How much I'm sorry No words can say How much I love you

Copyright Laura Fry 2008

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