Friend, since I can't remember when
Seems like forever we've been together
Hey, how long has it been?
Friend, I hope you know that you're my hero
Never once thought of yourself
Always there to help
Man you're something else

In the dark you were the light
When the truth was hard to find
When I needed someone to call me on it
You'd call me on it every time
Through all the good, through all the bad
I knew you always had my back
The best part of being who I am
Is that I get to call you friend

Some got 'em by the hundreds
But when that thunder comes a-rumbling
They're off and running
Makes me glad that I got one good friend
God knows you've had your moments, too
Sometimes I wonder if you knew
How it meant the world to me
To get to be a friend to you

And when I stumble, when I slip
You never let me quit
Always knew just what to say
What I needed to hear, when I needed to hear it
Through all the good, through all the bad
I knew you always had my back
The best part of being who I am
Is that I get to call you friend

In the dark you were the light
When the truth was hard to find
When I needed someone to call me on it
You'd call me on it every time
Through all the good, through all the bad
I knew you always had my back
The best part of being who I am
Is that I get to call you friend

Friend, when I look back on this crazy life
At least I know I got one thing right
If all I ever get to do
Is to get to call you my friend, my old friend