By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. (Ret.)

(Trice Edney Wire)- Many years ago, “That’s What Friends Are For” was a song written by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager. It was first recorded by Rod Stewart in 1982 for the soundtrack of the film Night Shift, but it is best known for the 1985 version by Dionne Warwick,Elton John, Gladys Knight, and Stevie Wonder.

The words are so beautiful—so precious, and one can’t help but love them and wish for such a friend as the artists sing about. As a little girl, I think I found a cousin/ friend for whom the song might have been written.

Oh, I’ve had lots of friends in my life, but many have left this earth. Others have moved away and found other friends. Some I thought were friends, but they’ve sometimes deceived or disappointed me. While I thought s

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