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 'til 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'll meet them or not

No, you are never wrong, never
If you were right, I'd be the first to admit it
Back in Chicago in December 1954
Guys, fellas, boys, buddies, c'mon
Argh!

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 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