Old Friend

Was it really years ago?
 It seems like only yesterday
 The last time that I saw
 You laugh at me and fly away
 I remember all of the good times
 And the songs we used to sing
 Old friend, we sure have missed you
 But you ain't missed a thing
 Lord, you should've heard the music
 And all the changes it's gone through
 But the funny thing is lately
 It keeps on easing back to you
 But there's always something missing
 It'll never be the same
 Old friend, we sure have missed you
 But you ain't missed a thing
 They've been writin' books about you
 And the stories that they tell
 Make you look like some kind of angel
 And we both know you're as mean as hell
 Well, I've had my share of hard times
 But I've lived through the strain
 Old friend, I sure have missed you
 But you ain't missed a thing
 People talk about you
 After all this time
 You were many things to many people
 But you were a friend of mine
 I've been thinking 'bout how long
 You've been gone, the things you've never seen
 But old friend, I sure have missed you
 But you ain't missed a thing
 Old buddy, we sure've missed you
 But you ain't missed a thing