you will never leave me br if i am poor or hungry br or wealthy and obnoxious br br you will never disown me br come rain, come shine br come the loudest wall street crash br br you will never walk away br even if i have been unkind, br ungrateful or terribly unfaithful br br you will never give me the boot, br despite anything i might throw at you br or anything life will stab you with br br you will never cry br or complain that i ignore you br this for now and forever br br you will never ditch me br when i am grey and fat and bald br nay not even when i have sinned br br you will never ask me for anything br a quiet evening, a secret rendezvous br or a even a little dropp of water br br you will never forget me br in sickness, in winters, in summers br regardless of how harsh i have been br br you will never abandon me, br across my destiny, across my fate br and along the journey of my life br br br you are me, i am you, br you are my shadow.