Old friends: there is nothing better. We speak the same language so nothing gets lost in translation. We can be honest - even brutal - if necessary. We have a history no one else shares. We know, to the very depths of our being, that when one says, "Call me if you need anything", she really, really means it. And we do.
Leann Rimes said it well:
A good friend and a glass of wine
Someone to say it's gonna be alright
A good friend and a glass of wine
A little pick me up to get me through the night
We talk trash n' we laugh and cry
That kind of therapy money can't buy
Every now and then, every now and then
Every girl needs a good friend and a glass of wine
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