May You Never (Single Version) - John Martyn

may you never lay your head down, without a hand to hold, may you never make your bed out in the cold, you're just like a great strong brother to me, and you know i love you like i should, and you never talk dirty behind my back, and i know that there's times you could, oh please won't you, please won't you, bear it in mind, love is a lesson to learn in our time, now please won't you, please won't you, bear it in mind for me, may you never lose your temper, if you get in a bar-room fight, may you never lose your woman overnight, you're just like a good close brother to me, and you know i love you like i should, and you hold no knife to stab me in the back, and i know there's those that would, oh please won't you, please won't you, bear it in mind, love is a lesson to learn in our time, now please won't you, please won't you, bear it in mind for me, may you never lay your head down, without a hand to hold, may you never make your bed out in the cold, may you never lose your temper, if you get in a bar-room fight, may you never lose your woman overnight