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