A Good Friend

A New Friend A Valentine's Day party, I didn't think you'd show. You don't like making entrances alone. You've got a new friend. You've got a new friend. Likes to go to movies. Likes to drink red wine. Sounds familiar, better hold on tight: A film school drunk can be so hard to find. You got a new friend. You got a new friend. And the two of you don't ever seem to part You got a new friend ooh. You got a new friend, now I'm the odd man gone. You got a new friend. You got a new friend, I know. And your mom's got you convinced that he's the one. He's all you need, so forget me marry him at once. But if you ever change your mind I could still buy that box of wine. I still have your copy of Harold and Maude. But you got a new friend. Yeah, you got a new friend.

If I closed my eyes, it didn't hurt quite so bad 'Cause tonight I've just lost the best friend I've ever had You were a maverick running all away from New Orleans We'd tell stories 'round the campfire late at night When it was down to just you and me Good friend, why did you have to go? Just when I was getting to know you I'll sing this song to show You were a good friend They don't make 'em quite like you And in my memory You'll always be a good good friend to me Said, "I got a home, boy" "Haven't seen it for so long" Said, "I'm going home, boy" "My work is done, I can feel it in my bones" Good friend, why did you have to go? Just when I was getting to know you I'll sing this song to show You were a good friend They don't make 'em quite like you And in my memory You'll always be a good good friend to me Good friend, why did you have to go? Just when I was getting to know you I'll sing this song to show You were a good friend They don't make 'em quite like you And in my memory You'll always be a good good friend to me And in my memory You'll always be a good good friend to me

When you got a good friend That will stay right by your side, When you got a good friend That will stay right by your side, Give her all your spare time, Love and treat her right. I mistreated my baby And I can't see no reason why. I mistreated my baby And I can't see no reason why. Any time I think about it I just wring my hands and cry. Wonder could I ever apologize Or would she sympathize with me? Would she sympathize with me? She's a brown-skin woman, Just as sweet as a girlfriend can be. Babe, I may be right or wrong. Babe, it's your opinion, Well, I may be right or wrong. Watch your close friend, baby, Then your enemies can't do you no harm.

I need a good friend Who died and crowned me everybody? s everything? I? m even busting my butt through the weekend By the time I get home there? s not an ounce of sanity Between the dogs, my momma? s calls Is it against the law for me to get what I need? A good friend and a glass of wine Someone to say it? s gonna be alright A good friend and a glass of wine A little pick-me-up to get me through the night We talk trash and we laugh and cry That kind of therapy money can? t buy Every now and then, every now and then Every girl needs a good friend and a glass of wine I don? t need to jet off on a vacation for a week I? d be happy to have a happy hour When I? m tired and I? m fried, it gets me right back on my feet Yeah, any kind of red or white, a little sister time It? s every smart girl? s secret A good friend and a glass of wine Someone to say it? s gonna be alright A good friend and a glass of wine A little pick-me-up to get me through the night Talk trash and we laugh and cry The kind of therapy money can? t buy Every now and then, every now and then Every girl needs a good friend and a glass of wine A good friend and a glass of wine Someone to say it? s gonna be alright A good friend and a glass of wine A little pick-me-up to get me through the night We talk trash and we laugh and cry That kind of therapy money can? t buy Every now and then, every now and then Every girl needs Every now and then, every now and then Every girl needs a good friend and a glass of wine Good friend and a glass of wine Don't you know that every girl needs A good friend and a glass of wine?

Much to my surprise When I opened up my eyes All the sheep had turned to wolves They were standing there With their fangs all bared And it seemed I was the fool Standing my ground I will not be moved Come what may I will never lose But how can you be so cruel? How can you be so cruel? How can you... Things won't ever be the same But you know that I will always be there for you I will always be there for you Brother when you need a hand I'll be there Sister when you need a man I'll be there I will always be there for you

I remember when we used to live like a dream Baby, I've been feeling like I'm swimming upstream Never thought you'd still be swimming with me Anytime I feel like I was breaking down Didn't even pick the phone up, but you came around That's the kind of thing I took for granted back then My, oh, my, I got a good friend My, oh, my, I got my own disciples here Got my whole family My, oh, my, I got a good friend My, oh, my, I got my own disciples here Got my whole family My, oh, my Yesterday I woke up in a bad way If I didn't have you, I'd be losing my faith Never did you stop believing in me When they got me feeling like my life was a joke You'd be at the window with a bucket of hope That's the kind of thing I took for granted back then My, oh, my, I got a good friend My, oh, my, I got my own disciples here Got my whole family My, oh, my, I got a good friend My, oh, my, I got my own disciples here Got my whole family My, oh, my Good friend My, oh, my, I got a good friend Since you shared your smile with me Since then, I can finally smile with you I can't help but shine today Oh, when since showed your light on me, brother I can finally see further Just lift up your hands and say My, oh, my, I got a good friend My, oh, my, I got my own disciples here Got my whole family My, oh, my, I got a good friend My, oh, my, I got my own disciples here Got my whole family My, oh, my, I got a good friend My, oh, my, I got my own disciples here Got my whole family My, oh, my My-my-my, oh, my My-my-my, oh, my My-my-my, oh, my Got my whole family My-my-my, oh, my My-my-my, oh, my My-my-my, oh, my

I wanna give I wanna give everything up for grabs I wanna say I wanna say all the little things I wanna make I wanna make all the good times I wanna shake I wanna shake your hand But what I really wanna do is dance I wanna dance I wanna see I wanna see you in the lake water I wanna think Oh man, I wanna think something fine I wanna take Oh, I wanna take such a long long time I wanna wake I wanna wake up and see your shoes in the stairwell It takes a good friend to say you've got your head up your ass It takes a good friend to meet you in the park in the dark It takes an enemy to help you get out of bed It takes your lover to leave you to feel the loneliness I wanna dance I want you I want you to sew a button on my shirt I want you I want you to come home I want you I want you to help us out I want you I want you to love me only for my black eyes It takes a good friend to say you've got your head up your ass It takes a good friend to meet you in the park in the dark It takes an enemy to help you get out of bed It takes your lover to leave you to feel the loneliness

You and me, we go way back You knew me when I drove that grey Zion TC We lived in that backseat Yeah You were always there when There was drama with my parents We were dreaming about marriage When we turn 22 A honeymoon in Paris I've seen you naked And you've seen me cry I know you blink twice when you tell a lie And I don't know what happened And now I gotta ask when I wanna know where you've been But now you're just a friend of friend Someone who I used to know Know every little thing about Baby we were so damn close But we ain't even talking now I used to be your momma's favourite You used to be my everything I never thought that I'd ever say Now you're just a friend of a friend (Instrumental) Now you're just a friend of a friend (Instrumental) Now you're just a friend of a friend (Instrumental) Now you're just a friend of a friend (Instrumental) Now you're just a friend of a friend (Instrumental) We don't speak, we're so distant Only see you at Christmas candlelight service And I get so nervous Why? It ain't like you're a stranger I don't follow you to follow me I just still look at your pictures You took down every one I was in Now you're just a friend of a friend Someone who I used to know Know every little thing about Baby we were so damn close But we ain't even talking now I used to be your momma's favourite You used to be my everything I never thought that I'd ever say (Instrumental) Now you're just a friend of a friend (Instrumental) Now you're just a friend of a friend (Instrumental) Now you're just a friend of a friend (Instrumental) Now you're just a friend of a friend (Instrumental) Now you're just a friend of a friend (Instrumental) Someone who I used to know Know every little thing about Baby we were so damn close But we ain't even talking now I used to be your momma's favourite You used to be my everything I never thought that I'd ever say Now you're just a friend of a friend (Instrumental) Now you're just a friend of a friend (Instrumental) Now you're just a friend of a friend (Instrumental) Now you're just a friend of a friend (Instrumental) Now you're just a friend of a friend (Instrumental) Now you're just a friend of a friend

I can go anywhere that I want I just got to turn myself inside out and back to front With cut-out shapes and worn-out spaces Add some sparkles to create the right effect And they're all smiling, so I guess I'll stay At least 'til the disappointed have eaten themselves away Buried from the waist down Stop looking over our shoulder All the window balconies, they seem so flimsy As our friends step out to talk and wave and catch a piece of sun I guess I believe in an altered state Where they leave their windows and their doors open wide Here, the telephone lines are always busy Unable to give a reason or a straight answer Buried from the waist down Stop looking over our shoulder We need to get it together From our window balconies, we take a tumble As our friends step out to talk and wave and catch a piece of sun All of that money, where did it go? Where did it go? In somebody's pocket, a friend of a friend All the loose change, loose change