You’re a Friend of Mine
Lyric and music by Douglas C.
Eltzroth
Let it now be said
Written down and read
On some future day
When you’re far away
When you feel alone
Let it then be known
You’re a friend of mine
It’s not so small a thing
That I’ve laughed with you
It’s not so small a thing
That I’ve cried with you
Because of who you’ve been
And will be again
You’re a friend of mine
Chorus:
You’re a friend of mine
You’re a friend of mine
Write that on your heart
Keep it on your mind
And wherever you go
This I want you to know
You’re a friend of mine
Like the winter tree
Hiding not one branch
With you I can be me
My naked soul can chance
Share my deepest pain
And not be ashamed
You’re a friend of mine
(chorus)
May our love be like wine on your journey
Like bread for your wilderness
May our love come and bind you when you’re hurting
Soothing your weariness
May our love conquer space conquer distance
With memories in mind
May our love shatter all resistance
And be stronger when
We are together again
You are my friend
(chorus)
Wherever you go this I want you to know
You’re a friend of mine
© 1981 Douglas C.
Eltzroth c/o Collage http://www.collage.org
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