I wake with the dawn, something is wrong,
Then I hear you breathing softly by my side,
And I know that I was dreaming, of a time that may come,
When you would be no longer in my life;
I slip out of the bed, I go down the stairs,
Still troubled by the power of the dream,
And I know that I don't say it quite as much as I should,
The way I feel, and what you mean to me;
You are my lover, you are my friend,
You are my life to the very end,
You bring me comfort, you keep me warm,
You give me hope, you make me strong,
You take me away to a distant shore,
And it's with you that I want to stay,
Forevermore;
We go out at night, you're looking so good,
People turning, as you walk into the room,
And when I stand beside you I can feel the pride in my heart,
To know that you are here with me tonight;
You are my lover, you are my friend,
You are my life to the very end,
You bring me comfort, you keep me warm,
You give me hope, you make me strong,
You take me away to a distant shore,
And it's with you that I'm going to stay,
Forevermore,
Yes it's with you that I'm going to stay,
Forevermore,
Yes it's with you that I'm going to stay,
Forevermore.
You are my lover, you are my friend,
You are my...
"What I had in mind was a situation where two people have been together for a long time... You see, the hardest thing to say in a love song is something honest and believable. Everybody knows when that is being achieved; you can't pull the wool over people's eyes when it comes to love songs because they've all been in it or out of it, or want to be in it or want to be out of it. This is just about a guy who's had a nightmare that his girlfriend or his wife has been killed, or has left him or they've fallen apart. Either way, he has lost his love - and he's so shaken by this dream that he gets up, goes downstairs, and it has shaken him out of his... I was going to say torpor. He's had this terrible dream, and he's suddenly realised that he has been taking his partner for granted. 'Maybe,' he says, 'I don't say it as often as I should, but you are my lover, you are my friend.' It's just a pantheon, really; it's a statement of love and affection to somebody. A lot of men have a problem telling their wives what they feel, and this guy - for whatever reason - has been shaken out of it by this terrible dream. And then the second thing is that, because his eyes have now been opened, he goes out in the evening and he notices that people are staring at his lady, and that she's looking great. So then he says it again, his words, in celebration."
