Austin Cunningham My New Old Friend Lyrics

My New Old Friend Lyrics

It was '76 an' we were flyin' high

 We were writin' our names in the Texas sky

 Kindred spirits underneath our cowboy hats

 Free as the air, we were livin' large

 Young and immortal we were in charge

 Of the whole wide world, it was simple as that

 

 It was ridin' them bulls and ropin' them calves

 Winnin' just enough money to buy enough gas

 To get us back home so we could do it all over again

 It was pickin' and grinnin' around a campfire 

 Stretchin' our stories 'til we became liars

 Without shame, that's how we lived back then

 

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 My new old friend

 Come and sit awhile and tell me how you've been

 It does my heart good to see you again

 My new old friend

 

 Well I think I might have a couple cold beers

 And if you feel up to rollin' back the years

 I'd love to hear 'bout the road you've walked down

 As for me there've been rivers crossed 

 Bridges burned and good love lost

 But few regrets I've had to crawl my way around

 

 Hey've I've been there, I know what you mean

 Things sure were simpler at seventeen

 But did you ever think we'd ever live this long anyway?

 Well here we are and I can already see

 Someday, tonight'll be a memory

 I'll be glad we shared 'til my dying day

 

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 We sure made it through some crazy stuff

 You want one more?

 Naw, I've had enough

 It's gettin' late and Barbara'll think you're lost

 It's scary how fast the years have flown

 But sittin' 'cross, from you I should've known 

 We'd be able to pick up right where we left off

 

 Now I don't wanna get too weird or nothin'

 But I sure have missed you and I've sure been wantin'

 To try a little harder and maybe stay in touch

 

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