Old Friends

Hey!

Here's to us

Who's like us?

Damn few

Hey, old friend

Are you okay, old friend?

What do you say, old friend?

Are we or are we unique?

Time goes by

Everything else keeps changing

You and I

We get continued next week

Most friends fade

Or they don't make the grade

New ones are quickly made

And in a pinch, sure, they'll do

But us, old friend

What's to discuss, old friend?

Here's to us

Who's like us?

Damn few

So, old friend

Fill me in slow, old friend

Start from hello, old friend

I want the when, where, and how

Old friends

Do tend to become old habit

Never knew

How much I missed you till now

Most friends fade

Or they don't make the grade

New ones are quickly made

Some of them worth something, too

But us, old friends

What's to discuss, old friends?

Tell you something

Good friends point out your lies

Whereas old friends live and let live

Good friends like and advise

Whereas old friends love and forgive

And old friends let you go your own way

Help you find your own way

Let you off when you're wrong

If you're wrong

When you're wrong

Right or wrong, the point is

Old friends shouldn't care if you're wrong

Should, but not for too long

What's too long?

If you're wrong

When you're wrong

The thing is

Old friends do leave their brands on you

But old friends shouldn't compete

Old friends don't make demands on you

Should make demands on you

Well, don't make demands you can't meet

Well, what's the point of demands you can meet?

Well, there's a time for demands

Whether you meet them or not

Hey, old friends

How do we stay old friends?

Who is to say, old friends

How an old friendship survives?

One day chums

Having a laugh a minute

One day comes

And they're a part of your lives

New friends pour

Through the revolving door

Maybe there's one that's more

If you find one, that'll do

But us, old friends

What's to discuss, old friends?

Here's to us

Who's like us?

Two old friends

Fewer won't do, old friends

Gotta have two old friends

Helping you balance along

One upbraids you

For your faults and fancies

One persuades you

That the other one's wrong

Most friends fade

Or they don't make the grade

New ones are quickly made

Perfect as long as they're new

But us, old friends

What's to discuss, old friends?

Here's to us

Who's like us?

Damn few