You’ve got a friend

一番長く一緒に仕事をしてきたオーナーから労いのメールに添えて、Carole Kingの歌詞が届いた。

オーナーからのメールは決して多くを語っていなかったが、この英詩の中に、これまで一緒に乗り越えてきた困難や苦労、そして笑いあった日々、語り合った熱感が要約されていたように思う。

ありがとうございました。

Carole King 「You’ve got a friend」

When you’re down and troubled
And you need some loving care
And nothing nothing is going right
close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest night

You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I’ll come running to see you again
Winter, spring summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I’ll be there
You’ve got a friend

If the sky above you
Grows dark and full of clouds
And that old north wind begins to blow
Keep your head together
And call my name out loud
Soon you’ll hear me knocking at your door

(refrain) You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I’ll come running running yeah yeah to see you again
Winter, spring summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I’ll be there
Yes I will

Now Ain’t it good to know that you’ve got a friend
When people can be so cold
They’ll hurt you yes and desert you
and take your soul if you let them
Oh, but don’t you let them

(refrain)
Ain’t it good to know Ain’t it good to know Ain’t it good to know you’ve got a friend
Oh yeah now you’ve got a friend. Yeah baby you’ve got a friend. Oh yeah you’ve got a friend.