He was born on a summer day, 1951 And with a slap of a hand, he had landed as an only son His mother and father said, "What a lovely boy We'll teach him what we learned, ah, yes, just what we learned We'll dress him up warmly, and we'll send him to school It'll teach him how to fight, to be nobody's fool"
Oh, oh, what a lonely boy Oh, what a lonely boy Oh, what a lonely boy
In the summer of '53, his mother brought him a sister And she told him, "We must attend to her needs She's so much younger than you" Well, he ran down the hall and he cried Oh, how could his parents have lied? When they said he was their only son He thought he was their only one
Oh, oh, what a lonely boy Oh, what a lonely boy Oh, what a lonely boy
He left home on a winter day, 1969 And he hoped to find all the love he had lost in that earlier time Well, his sister grew up, and she married a man He gave her a son, ah, yes, a lovely son They dressed him up warmly, they sent him to school It taught him how to fight, to be nobody's fool
Oh, oh, what a lonely boy Oh, what a lonely boy Oh, what a lonely boy
Whoa-whoa-whoa, oh, what a lonely boy Oh, what a lonely boy Oh, what a lonely boy
I talked to my baby on the telephone Long distance I never would've guessed I could miss someone so bad I really only met her 'bout a week ago But it doesn't seem to matter to my heart I know that I love her I'm hoping that I never recover 'Cause she's good for me And it would really make me happy To never let her slip away
I feel like a kid with a teenage crush On a school date I feel like the lead in "Romeo & Juliet" I'm a little bit dizzy I'm a little bit scared I guess I never felt this much aware That I'd love her I'm hoping that I'll never recover Cause she's good for me And it would really make me happy To never let her slip away
I really only met her 'bout a week ago But it doesn't seem to matter to my heart I know that I love her I'm hoping that I never recover 'Cause she's good for me And it would really make me happy To never let her slip away
Mmmmmm I love her I'm hoping that I never recover 'Cause she's good for me And it would really make me happy To never let her slip away Oh I know it's gonna make me happy To never let her slip away
Thank you for being a friend Traveled down the road and back again your heart is true you're a pal and a confidant
I'm not ashamed to say I hope it always will stay this way My hat is off, won't you stand up and take a bow
And if you threw a party Invited everyone you knew You would see, the biggest gift would be from me and the card attached would say, Thank you for being a friend
Thank you for being a friend Thank you for being a friend Thank you for being a friend
If it's a car you lack I'd surely buy you a cadillac Whatever you need, anytime of the day or night
I'm not ashamed to say I hope it always will stay this way My hat is off, won't you stand up and take a bow
And when we both get older With walking canes and hair of gray Have no fear, even though it's hard to hear I will stand real close and say, Thank you for being a friend
(I want to thank you) Thank you for being a friend (I want to thank you) Thank you for being a friend (I want to thank you) Thank you for being a friend (I want to thank you) Let me tell you bout a friend (I want to thank you) Thank you for being a friend (I want to thank you) Thank you for being a friend (I want to thank you) Thank you for being a friend
And when we die and float away Into the night, the Milky Way You'll hear me call, as we ascend I'll see you there, then once again Thank you for being a friend
Thank you for being a friend (I want to thank you) Thank you for being a friend (I want to thank you) Thank you for being a friend (I want to thank you) Thank you for being a friend Whoa, tell you about a friend (Thank you right now, for being a friend) Thank you for being a friend (I wanna tell you right now, and tell you again) Thank you for being a friend (I wanna thank you, thank you, for being a friend) Thank you for being a friend
