It's been so long since I've seen you, my old friend      I remember your eyes how they would shine   Those crazy times when you and I fooled around   I remember the time you fell in love   Didn't know how to say goodbye to your baby      You made me take the goodbye note around   And that little girl, she cried and cried   She asked me if I knew exactly why you'd gone      I told a lie, I said you felt   She'd be much happier with someone else   But then you'd do the same for me      Remember when we stayed out late   We'd cause a fight but we would never stay to the end   I loved you then, I love you still, you know I think I always will   You're a good friend, a good friend to me      Who was it, who was it, who was it, who was it   Came for me when I was stranded in the bad man's land   Who was it, who was it, who was it   Who put up bail for me when I was so desperate to get out      Who believed with me that I was not guilty   Who gave me beer when I was thirsty   And who gave me twenty-five dollars to hold      I loved you then, I love you still   You know I think I always will   You're a good friend, a good friend to me for so long