Just to be clear, I did not write the following.

I wanted to share this song because I think it applies to how Brennan was feeling in last night's episode "The Finger in the Nest".

This song is from a musical called, "Lucky Stiff" by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Writers of show like Ragtime, Suessical the Musical, etc.)

I was going to write a song fic with it, but it pretty much speaks for itself.

Enjoy the lyrics and I encourage you to download the song. My favorite version is sung by Christiane Noll.


A friendly face, the kind of face

A friendly face, the kind of face

That melts you with a grin

The kind of eyes that welcome you

The minute you walk in

A tender glance you simply can't refuse

At times like this a girl could use

A dog.

He listens when you tell him things,

There's nothing you can't say

And unlike certain people you can teach him how to stay

And if the world is giving you the blues

He cheers you up by chewing up the news.

It's things like that that make you choose

A dog

Other people need romance, dancing, playing around

Other people need constant fun, well I'm not one

I have my feet on the ground

Give me a quiet night, a stack of books

A tuna melt on rye.

A simple walk together

Underneath the starry sky

And suddenly the night is something rare

And all because there's someone special there.

Who's gazing at the views.

His head upon your shoes.

At times like this, I sure could use

A Dog