Paul
Lyrics by David Cameron Anderson, Davecamson Music ASCAP
Music by Rick Snyder

Do you remember the time I had a 'buddy' named Paul?
Well, we shared both a house and a bed
We spent Chrismtas apart and we told no one at all
But we were together in heart and in head

Every now and again I make a couple of calls
I always find him alive and in love
And though we've both, through the years, taken plenty of falls
We each share plans and the things we are made of

I've awakened you now to say I called him today
The voice of a stranger let me know he was gone
This stranger took care of him 'till he passed away
She said, "Paul knew no one to help him move on."

Beyond asking why I never heard it from him
Beyond wondering where was I then
Aware for too long he got his sex on a whim
Before you knew that I got mine from men

So how to tell you our story when it's what I want to hear
I need you to remember him too
I'm wanting you to recall how I kept bending your ear
As I discovered what loving can do

When it was me, of all men, with whom he'd chosen to flirt
His car was red. It was he took my hand.
That it was something to know I could make someone hurt
And that my own tears had somewhere to land

Just last night, where I work
A fellow showed off his ring
And introduced everyone to his man
I was happy, sad, nervous, jealous - all of those things
But mostly, glad for the world that he can.
'Cause I remember the time I had a 'buddy' named Paul.