leon wrote a song for his special girl and elton and bernie did too but you ve been mine for such a long time baby it s my turn to write one for you and this is the best that this poor boy could do you see i don t know what to tell you babe i can t say thanks a lot for i know i really owe you for almost everything i got you were with me in the good times and when things were going bad you were with me when your love was the only thing i had i have been a song man for a long long time coming up with some melodies trying to find some words that rhyme and while i have been singing you ve been there to see me through and so i think it s long past time that i wrote this song for you i was going to keep it simple and not make it too long but i had hoped to make it beautiful for after all it is your song you know how i love my music it is my life and my livelihood but of all that s happened to me babe you are everything that s good