For An Old Friend

I was away in some distant country
When a friend phoned through the news
The line was bad and I couldn't hear
The story was confused.

They say he'd been out drinking
And having your usual wild time
You were driving back just a little too fast
Did never made it home.

I remember the miles we traveled around
How we traveled through the night
We'd pass each other and flash our lights
Just to keep ourselves awake.

We always shared our money
We were always broke it seemed
But fame was 'round the corner
And fortune, so we dreamed.

When I'm drinking in some good time bar
I look around for you
It's a habit I've got 'cause I can't forget
And I'm wishing it wasn't true.

You'd be in a corner
Behind a drink or two
You'd be swapping songs and having a good time
Like we used to do.

Let's both get drunk and have a good time
Like we used to do
Like we used to do.