Never say goodbye, never say goodbye Together, forever You and me and my old friends Hoping it would never end Holdin' on, we got to try Say goodbye, never say goodbye Holdin' on to never say goodbye As I sit in this smokey room The night about to end

Yeah when that summer sun starts to beatin' down And you don't know what to do Inflatable pool full of dad's hot air I was three years old Splashin' everywhere And so began my love affair With all my friends

Left us wonderin' what it all was about And my paradigm shifted, man you're making me shout Hey, from here from out Friends are gonna be hard to come by He had it easy, man he chose the hard way Walk that old, lonely road in the shadow of a doubt A

I was lonely But after all you told me I'd be okay 'Cause friends are worth a whole lot more than money Can hold on and believe I hope that everyone who's felt like me You got me back on my feet again You said that lovers come and they go You said that

And I will be there When you need someone You just turn around When you're feeling low Baby let me know Come and hold my hand Let me show how friends should be I will make it alright Let me make it clear

Well come on back and try to get some today Well somebody's gonna do it again Gonna make me turn against all of my friends So you better have something damn worthy to say Who told ya, who told ya They're growing dope everywhere around the block Somebody

Come gather 'round, friends And I'll tell you a tale Of when the red iron ore pits ran plenty But the cardboard filled windows And old men on the benches Tell you now that the whole town is empty In the north end of town My own children are grown But I

We'll show you the world and we'll teach you a trade It's not a job, it's an adventure, oh yes sir, I got that Ah, but you never told me I'd get my ass shot at Oh, you'll meet lots of new friends and you're sure to get paid You never told me I'd get my

Yeah when that summer sun starts to beatin' down And you don't know what to do Inflatable pool full of dad's hot air I was three years old Splashin' everywhere And so began my love affair With all my friends

Yeah when that summer sun starts to beatin' down And you don't know what to do Inflatable pool full of dad's hot air I was three years old Splashin' everywhere And so began my love affair With all my friends