At Times Like This, A Girl Could Use A . . .

My friend Gail Remaly and I went to UAPresents this evening to hear Denyce Graves in concert. For her second encore (before closing with her signature aria from Carmen, she sang a song I'd never heard before, from the musical "Lucky Stiff". I thought I'd share the words with you for a few giggles.

[At Times Like This,] A Girl Could Use a Dog

A friendly face, the kind of face
That melts you with a grin
The kind of eyes that welcome you
The minute you walk in
A tender glance you simply can't refuse
At times like this a girl could use
A dog.

He listens when you tell him things,
There's nothing you can't say
And unlike certain people you can teach him how to stay
And if the world is giving you the blues
He cheers you up by chewing up the news.
It's things like that that make you choose
A dog

Other people need romance, dancing, playing around
Other people need constant fun, well I'm not one
I have my feet on the ground

Give me a quiet night, a stack of books
A tuna fish on rye.
A simple walk together
Underneath the starry sky
And suddenly the night is something rare
And all because there's someone special there.
Who's gazing at the views.
His head upon your shoes.
At times like this, I sure could use
A Dog