From the recording Stomping Grounds
A trubute to Charls Schulz who created and diligently wrote the cartoon strip, Peanuts, every day. I used to love reading Peanuts in the daily newspaper's comics section.
Lyrics
You Were There For Me
You gave us Snoopy and Lucy
And Charlie in a zig-zag shirt
Bittersweet reality
Kids all covered with dirt
It's funny how people can be
You Were There For Me
You didn't comment on the news
Had no viewpoint to express
No prisoner of politics
No hostage to success
Of a mind to let things be
You Were There For Me
I can't name Miss America
Or who set the latest trend
But I can tell you my favorite teacher
And who was there when I needed a friend
A lifetime of caring
Beats fifteen minutes of fame
Thanks to people like you
The world's a better place
When I stare up at the ceiling
And wonder at a world gone mad
I think back on those funny-looking kids
And all the struggles they had
It helps when I just want to scream
You Were There For Me
I can't name Miss America
Or who set the latest trend
But I can tell you my favorite teacher
And who was there when I needed a friend
A lifetime of caring
Beats fifteen minutes of fame
Thanks to people like you
The world's a better place
Thanks to people like you
The world's a better place
(c) Denis Loiseau