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The Friend I Never Met
Prairie Anthem
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I was just fifteen when I first heard
Him sing, on "Old Number One" as I recall
I hung on every word he wrote
From beer guts and dominos to the cowgirl Belle's of the Ball
Turned around and I was thirty
With kids and bills to pay, in the hurried pace of life's masquerade
My soul searched for meaning
My friend kept on singing, but his words and his songs began to fade
Here's a song for a friend, a friend I never met
He taught me things; I won't soon forget
He's an old desperado who finally caught his train
We shared the truth, a drink and our pain
Here and now, I'm pushin' sixty
The scales of youth torn from weary eyes
His songs have aged with deeper meaning and
He's gone on now with Townes to live and fly
Here's a song for a friend, a friend I never met
He taught me things; I won't soon forget
He's an old desperado who finally caught his train
We shared the truth, a drink and our pain
This old friend there to catch me; he caught me when I fell
So, for now, goodbye and fare thee well
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