5 Chinese Brothers My Friend Lyrics

My Friend Lyrics

(Tom Meltzer)

for Neil Young 

Found a dirt road beneath my feet
Must have wandered off the main street
When I was looking up instead of looking down
I was enjoying the city sights
Wanted to compare them with the northern lights
I guess that`s how I wound up way outside of town
Now I`m wondering if I should go back
Or search around for an unbeaten track
I wish that you were here to show me how
Oh my friend, oh my friend
I`m wondering what you would do now
`Cause I wasted my good looks
Oh television and beer
And cynical heroes with nothing to say
Now I`m living in my second stage
Between my youth and my middle age
Hope when it`s over I don`t feel the same way
Just because you`ve left the bad behind
Doesn`t guarantee what you`ll find
So I`m thinking of you to make me strong
Oh my friend, oh my friend
Am I going where I belong
150 rum by the double shot
Warmed up in an aluminum pot
I`m trading my tomorrows for today
Life`s a gamble when you don`t toe the line
I want to let it ride every time
Winning or losing, learning something along the way
If this song sounds like a fan letter
It`s `cause you just keep getting better
I want to thank you for your high and lonesome sound
Oh my friend, oh my friend
Thank God there`s still good friends around