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Artist: Roger McGuinn
Canonical path: /roger-mcguinn/friend
Related lyric paths: 6
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Friend
Read Friend lyrics by Roger McGuinn on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Friend
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Had a friend the other day,
He got in over his head
Went out for big money
And wound up lying dead
They stabbed him in the back
As he was to get his share
And he went out
Knowing life can be unfair
Oh friend
Why did you try so hard to pretend
That you could beat your own
Gut feelings in the end
Oh we're gonna miss you 'round here,
Good old friend
He'd always been so careful with
The things he'd done before
Never stepped on anyone,
He never came in their backdoor
But that night he broke
One of his own rules
And he went out
Knowing life can be so cruel
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Roger McGuinn performs "Friend", and this lyric page sits inside the Roger McGuinn catalog on LyroVerse.
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