Lyrics

I recall the times we laughed when clearly we should not,
I recall the lies we told any time that we got caught,
I recall mistakes we made that we never made again,
Lord I hate to say goodbye my old friend,
Lord I hate to say goodbye my old friend.

I recall the good times and fishing in the rain,
I recall you always there through the sorrow and the pain,
I recall good whiskey that we shared now and then,
Lord, I hate to say goodbye my old friend,
Lord, I hate to say goodbye my old friend.

Old friends don’t need an invitation,
Old friends don’t wait for you to ask,
Old friends always know just what you’re thinking,
Old friends share so much more than just your past.

Old friends don’t come easy, it takes a long, long time,
You don’t find them in that crowd that hangs around when things are fine,
But when you’re down and dirty and that hill’s too steep to climb,
It’s an old friend that’s always there throwing you a line.

Old friends don’t need an invitation,
Old friends don’t wait for you to ask,
Old friends always know just what you’re thinking,
Old friends share so much more than just your past.

I recall we played old Lightfoot songs ‘til it made our fingers bleed,
I recall you had my back no matter what I’d need,
I recall when last we spoke we both could see the end,
Lord, I hate to say goodbye my old friend,
Lord, I hate to say goodbye my old friend.

Lord, I hate to say goodbye my old friend.