Some moments don’t need lyrics. They are the song.
When Dick Van Dyke stood up at his private 100th birthday tribute in Studio City, no one expected the next beat. A hush fell over the room — then came the slow, steady sound of boots.
George Strait.
White shirt, cowboy hat, and that quiet strength only time and truth can give. He walked up to Dick, extended his hand… and what followed wasn’t just a handshake. It was a duet without words. The kind of unspoken harmony that only two men—one from Broadway, one from country roads—could create.
No one said it aloud, but everyone felt it: Art never grows old. Friendship doesn’t fade. And music lives in the hearts that carry it.
They didn’t sing that night — but hearts were singing anyway.
This wasn’t just a moment of nostalgia. It was a tribute to resilience, to legacy, to grace. It reminded us that even in silence, even in age, there’s a rhythm to life. A rhythm worth listening to.
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Yes, I know I’m late gettin’ home tonight
Can supper wait, I quess I lost my appetite
Yeah you can fix me a drink, oh anything’s okay
Oh, by the way I met a friend of yours today
I was workin’ on the other side of town
And comin’ home I thought I’d stop and have a round
And in this bar I heard someone speak your name
And that’s how I met a friend of yours today
I listened for awhile and I could tell
That that stranger there he knew you much to well
And I introduced myself and you should have seen his face
Oh what a shame I met a friend of yours today
Please don’t cry woman ’cause it’s much too late for tears
Yeah, I’m sorry too ’cause it hurts after all these years
And ain’t it sad a love like ours should end this way
And all because I met a friend of yours today