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Artist: Guy Clark
Canonical path: /guy-clark/old-friends
Related lyric paths: 6
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Old Friends
Read Old Friends lyrics by Guy Clark on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Old Friends
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It's like when you're making conversation
And you're trying not to scream
And you're trying not to tell 'em
You don't care what they mean
And you're really feeling fragile
And you really can't get home
And you really feel abandoned
But you want to be alone
Chorus
Old Friends they shine like diamonds
Old Friends you can always call
Old Friends Lord you can't buy 'em
You know it's Old Friends after all
And when the house is empty
And the lights begin to fade
And there's nothing to protect you
Except the window shade
And it's hard to put your finger
On the thing that scares you most
And you can't tell the difference
Between an angel and a ghost
Chorus
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Guy Clark performs "Old Friends", and this lyric page sits inside the Guy Clark catalog on LyroVerse.
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