thank you for being a friend   travelled down the road and back again   your heart is true   you're a pal and a confidant      i'm not ashamed to say   i hope it always will stay this way   my hat is off   won't you stand up and take a bow      and if you threw a party   and invited everyone you knew   you would see    the biggest gift would be for you   and the card attached would say:   thank you for being a friend   thank you for being a friend   thank you for being a friend   thank you for being a friend      if it's a car you lack   i surely buy you a cadillac   whenever you need it    anytime of the the night or day      i'm not afraid to say   i hope it always will stay this way   my hat is off   won't you stand up and take a bow      and if we both get older   our mustaches turning grey   but you would see   the biggest gift would be from me   and the card attached would say:   thank you for being a friend   (i wanna thank you)   thank you for being a friend   (i wanna thank you)   thank you for being a friend   (i wanna thank you)   thank you for being a friend   (i wanna thank you)      people, let me tell you about a friend      (i wanna thank you)   thank you for being a friend   (i wanna thank you)   thank you for being a friend   (i wanna thank you)   thank you for being a friend   (i wanna thank you)      and when we die   and float away   into the night   the milky way   and when we smile   we get so high   i learn to live   i live to die      thank you for being a...      (i wanna thank you)   (i wanna thank you)   thank you for being a friend   (i wanna thank you)   thank you for being a friend   (i wanna thank you)   thank you for being a friend   (i wanna thank you)   thank you for being a friend   (i wanna thank you)      [repeat chorus]      oh, let me tell you about a friend      thank you right now    for being a good friend   i wanna tell you right now   and i'll tell you again   i wanna thank you, thank you    thank you for being a friend