My old friend, I recall The times we had, hanging on my wall I wouldn't trade them for gold 'Cause they laugh and they cry me Somehow sanctify me They're woven in the stories I have told, and tell again My old friend, I apologize For the years that have passed Since the last time you and I Dusted off those memories The running and the races The people and the places There was always somewhere else I had to be And time gets thin, my old friend Don't know why Don't know why Don't know why Don't know why My old friend, this song's for you 'Cause a few simple verses was the least that I could do To tell the world that you were here 'Cause the love and the laughter Will live on long after All of the sadness and the tears We'll meet again My old friend...goodbye Goodbye Goodbye Goodbye My old friend My old friend Goodbye Goodbye