Not Long Ago

Not long ago we were mesmerized by the Ferris wheel Learned to smoke, borrowed the car and returned the wheel Running blind, there's no guide Till we're grown Strong enough to carry on Through a life that's filled with song and pain Each passing yields the next refrain Now you're gone Still the sadness lingers on Twenty years have come and gone my friend Will I see you again? Scott told a joke but Shelby's eyes said "you've misunderstood" Ben held my hand while Paul drove us all 'round the neighborhood Where we played and we cried In a daze that you died Till we're grown Strong enough to carry on Through life that's filled with song and pain Each passing yields the next refrain Now you're gone Still the sadness lingers on Twenty years have come and gone my friend Will I see you again? I hear your voice across the sea Wash over me With a smile upon your face So gracefully Put your heart in my hand You'll live again Now you're gone Still these memories carry on I'll sing them in the song for you my friend Until I see you again