COUNTRY SONG SUBMISSION: Demo performed by Ron Wallace (Larry Beaird Studio)

Song Title: The Better Part

Lyrics:

THE BETTER PART
By James Maltese & Paul Rosevear

VERSE 1

There’s a lone suit hanging in the closet
Heavy with yesterday’s weight
The lapels still stained
From the corsage she made
And he hates to have to wear it today

He never saw it coming
Thought he’d be the first one to go
Now the bed is unmade
And the hours pass like days
If she were here, he’d want her to know

CHORUS

MY LOVE, I’M NOTHING WITHOUT YOU
IT WAS YOU THAT MADE THIS LIFE SO SWEET
Y’PUT THE RED IN THE ROSES
AND THE HONEY IN MY TEA
YOU'LL ALWAYS BE
THE BETTER PART OF ME

VERSE 2

Some faces more familiar than others
She was always better with names
When he couldn’t care,
give a thought, or a prayer
She knew just what to say

Now the time has arrived for saying goodbye
In his mind, faded memories play
Tears and smiles
Years and miles
Never once did he make it plain

CHORUS
MY LOVE, I’M NOTHING WITHOUT YOU
IT WAS YOU THAT MADE THIS LIFE SO SWEET
Y’PUT THE RED IN THE ROSES
AND THE HONEY IN MY TEA

IT TOOK ME SOME TIME TO REALIZE
BUT TODAY I FINALLY SEE
YOU'LL ALWAYS BE
THE BETTER PART OF ME

VERSE 3

Back home all alone in the kitchen
With a song she loved playing low
Deep down inside,
He wonders how he’ll get by
And as he listens, somehow he knows

Thinking of her, he touches his heart
And from the pocket across his chest
He pulls the old wrinkled note
She gave him years ago
And written in her hand, it said:

CHORUS
MY LOVE, I’M NOTHING WITHOUT YOU
IT’S YOU THAT MADE THIS LIFE SO SWEET
Y’PUT THE RED IN THE ROSES
AND THE HONEY IN MY TEA
YOU'LL ALWAYS BE
THE BETTER PART OF ME