Eric Schaffer & The Other Troublemakers

Lyrics

My Friend
©2022 Eric Schaffer/Carol Schaffer/Bernice Lewis


So good to see you, my friend
Sit down in the kitchen
Tell me how you’ve been
Let me fill a glass for you
We may move a little slower
Everything hangs a little lower
But in my mind we’re still just twenty-two.

We squandered our days in the best of ways
The moment I see you, the years just melt away
And oh, the miles and the wrinkles in our smiles
It’s so good to see you my friend
Even just for a little while

Let’s get down to Mexico this year
We’ll ride a kinder tide
Throw back a couple beers
There’s still trouble we can get into
We can crash a couple parties
Watch seagulls and mariachis
Laugh at things like only we can do

And squander our days in the best of ways
The moment I see you, the years just melt away
And oh, the miles and the wrinkles in our smiles
It’s so good to see you my friend
Even just for a little while

I hold these moments near to my heart
Carved out a space, followed the arc
For the love and laughter and light
And old stories revived
Over and over again
Late into the night

Let’s squander our days in the best of ways
Hanging out in the shade with these memories that we made
And all the while, we’ll sit back and we’ll smile
It’s so good to see you my friend
Even just for a little while