Because, damn it, she deserves it:<\/p>\n
She
\nMay be the reason I survive,
\nThe why and wherefore I’m alive,
\nThe one I’ll care for through the rough and ready years.
\nMe, I’ll take her laughter and her tears
\nAnd make them all my souvenirs,
\nFor where she goes I’ve got to be,
\nThe meaning of my life is
\nShe.
\n “She” (“Tous Les Visages de L’Amour”)
\n (by Charles Aznavour and Herbert Kretzmer)
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