When the sun got big

And the lights went down

We used to share a drink

And let the demons out



We let the good times rock

We let the bad times roll

We used to laugh a lot

You had a lot of soul



Old friends in better times

Old friend of mine



When the going got hard

When times were tough

We had our backs to the wall

You used to strut your stuff



With a head held high

And a heart so big

One fist to the sky

To shake a leg



Old friends in better times ...



(subtle drum break)



Even though, even though we miss you now

Look forward, don't look back

We'll get by somehow



Old friend of mine ...



And so I raise my glass

In a last goodbye

Leave in peace, old friend

For me you'll never die



The best thing I can say

After all this time

You were a real friend of mine



Old friends in better times ...