My Best Friend Ran Off With My Wife (And Man Do I Miss Him)

by The DePatie Melt

supported by

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$1 USD or more

lyrics

Back when I was twenty-one
And my life had just begun
My brother, he was twenty-three
And much more of a man than me

I introduced my girlfriend, Di
A pretty young thing that caught his eye
Her giggle should have let me know
That soon thereafter she'd let me go

My brother took off with my girl
...and man did I miss him
We didn't speak for thirty years
...so I didn't get to thank him
She broke my spirit, she crushed my goals
I'm pretty sure he saved my soul
My brother took off with my girl
...and man did I miss him

Back when I was thirty-five
I'd just married and I felt I'd died
My best friend Clive was forty-three
And much more of a man than me

I introduced my wife to Clive
A pretty young thing that caught his eye
Her giggle should have let me know
That soon thereafter she'd let me go

My best friend took off with my wife
...and man do I miss him
It's been well over fifteen years
...and I didn't get to thank him
She broke my spirit, she crushed my goals
I'm pretty sure he saved my soul
My best friend took off with my wife
...and man do I miss him

Back when I was fifty-three
I got myself a dog that completed me
My brother was back in my life
My ex girlfriend was now his ex wife

I introduced my dog to my bro
They played together in the cold and snow
Her happy bark should have let me know
That soon thereafter she'd let me go

My brother took off with my dog
...and man do I miss her
It's been well over fifteen years
...and he didn't see it coming
He broke my spirit, he crushed my soul
So I shot him dead, the selfish troll
My brother took off with my dog
...and man do I miss her

credits

released September 3, 2021
Written by Terri Knudsen & John DePatie

license

about

John DePatie Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles based guitar player John DePatie is known for his original rock instrumentals, jazz collaborations with Don Randi, and work as a sideman for various pop, country and blues artists.

He formed The DePatie Melt to highlight and collaborate with different band members and guest vocalists. ... more

johndepatie.com

contact / help

Contact John DePatie

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like My Best Friend Ran Off With My Wife (And Man Do I Miss Him), you may also like:

Office Hours Live presents Slaps, Bops & Bangers
by Tim Heidecker, DJ Douggpound, Vic Berger IV, Daniel Cupps

A compilation of side-splitters from Tim Heidecker’s podcast “Office Hours,” with appearances by Fred Armisen & others. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 9, 2021
go to album
Titan Agronomist Project Volume 2 - A Juggernaut that Cannot Be Stopped
by Randy M. Salo

Marauding symphonic metal that pairs stampeding riffs with castle-size organ and tremendous blasts of brass. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 8, 2023
go to album
Print Selections
by bondo

From L.A. comes the latest from post-rock outfit bondo, with tendrils of spindly guitar snaking through arid percussion. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 4, 2023
go to album
Hall Of Mirrors
by Ben Katzman

The latest from Ben Katzman is an old school metal shredfest that will exorcise your demons with killer riffs. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 21, 2022
go to album
Take The Cake
by PACKS

The great new record from PACKS comes to vinyl, Madeline Link’s tense, pensive indie creating shadowy sound worlds to explore. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 9, 2021
go to album
X'ed
by Mike Huguenor

Longtime Bay Area punk scene staple Mike Huguenor dials down the noise for a thoughtful record of peaceful electric guitar explorations. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 3, 2020
go to album
Free Cell
by Lina Tullgren

Sun-dappled psych co-mingles with experimental indie pop on Lina Tullgren's inviting new record. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 21, 2019
go to album