I am sorry to hear it was such a bad year for you... this one is also from '72:
“Lean On Me" was a number 1 hit and is likely Bill Withers’ most popular and best-known song.
It was the year that I first joined the military. I was 17 years old at the time. This was near the end of the Viet Nam War. Also, my girlfriend ditched me for my best friend. A few years later I met this friend. This was after their divorce. He said that he was sorry for what he had done. I told him that he spared me years of anguish as he took my place and actually did me a favor.