When Les Burger calls his wife’s cellphone, he doesn’t identify himself by name. Instead, he sings.
“You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.
You make me happy when skies are gray.
You’ll never know dear, how much I love you.
Please don’t take my sunshine away.”
While names escape her more and more lately, Julie Burger never struggles with song lyrics.
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