Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Lyle Lovett
Canonical path: /lovett-lyle/old-friend
Related lyric paths: 6
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Old Friend
Read Old Friend lyrics by Lyle Lovett on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Old Friend
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Old friend
All the stories to tell
Old friend
Could you bid me farewell
Old friend
It might be easy for another man to see
Old foe
All the pain and the scars
Old foe
Could you lay down your arms
Old foe
It might be easy for another man to see
Put your head down on my pillow
Put your hand on me and hold on
Hold on
Put your head down on my pillow
Put your hand on me and hold on
Hold on
Old friend
Old friend
Old friend
It might be easy for another man to see
But I think you still look a lot like me
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Lyle Lovett performs "Old Friend", and this lyric page sits inside the Lyle Lovett catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to Ballad Of The Snow Leopard And The Tanqueray Cowboy and Creeps Like Me with a short reason for opening each page next.
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