Friend of mine
I can't undo the wrong
I would have given so much more
Than just these crazy song
I walked down by the river
And thought of you today
You always seemed to understand
The words I couldn't say

But when we'd sing together
Those country harmonies
I never heard a sweeter voice
Come so easy and so free

Friend of mine
At times you were so wise
With the sweet ways of a playful child
And sorrow in your eyes
You came riding through
But your heart made you stay
I could use some of your honesty
Now that you've gone away

I can feel your footsteps
Walking here with me
I never heard a sweeter voice
Come so easy and so free

Friend of mine
Singing to me now
I wanted to say I cared
I didn't quite know how
Driving on these dusty roads
Where we've spent so many days
Your songs wrap close around me
Like the heavy summer haze

The coast of California
Holds me like your melodies
I never heard a sweeter voice
Come so easy and so free


Words by Kate Wolf.
Music by Kate Wolf, Nina Gerber and Ford James.
Copyright 1981 Another Sundown Publishing Company.