Old Friends -- Like It Was

Hey, old friend What do you say, old friend? Make it okay, old friend Give the old friendship a break Why so grim? We're going on forever You, me, him Too many lives are at stake Friends this long Has to mean something's strong So if our old friend's wrong Shouldn't an old friend come through? It's us, old friend What's to discuss, old friend? Here's to us Who's like us—? Damn few Charley Why can't it be like it was? I liked it the way that it was Charley You and me, we were nicer then We were nice Kids and cities and trees were nice Everything... I don't know who we are anymore And I'm starting not to care Look at us, Charley Nothing's the way that it was I want it the way that it was Help me stop remembering then Don't you remember? It was good, it was really good Help me out, Charley Make it like it was Come on. We both know it was better, Charley. You know, the three of us And you come on Mary, we are not the three of us any more. Now we are one and one and one Charley Nothing's the way that it was I want it the way that it was God knows, things were easier then Trouble is, Charley That's what everyone does Blames the way it is On the way it was On the way it never ever was Jesus, Mary! After all these years you're still in love with the guy? You gotta help save me then, Charley