Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Well I heard the world you have travelled
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News came out on the grapevine
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So, I hope you don’t seem to be simple, no
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’cause you were a good friend of mine
[Verse 2]
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We were just friends back in schooldays
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We shared cigarettes, girls and wine
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You got lucky; came into some money
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You were a good friend of mine
[Verse 3]
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You know, I left school and earned money
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Times were tight but I survived
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But you could afford to be educated
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You were a good friend of mine
[Verse 4]
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Said I’ve worked like a slave till my dad died
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Well, mother and me, we went crying
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Still paid out to the chaplain, oh Lord
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You were a good friend of mine
[Verse 5]
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Meet Mary, my wife, and the kids here
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All our food it came off the breadline
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I guess you’re what they call the ‘gay bachelor’, yeah
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And you’re still a good friend of mine
[Verse 6]
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Now, you hear me, we will get together
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We’re gonna go to your place or mine
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We don’t need too much to be happy, oh no
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And of course, you’re a good friend of mine
[Outro]
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I said we’re healthy, my my my
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You’re still a good friend of mine