For a Friend

When I saw him last, he had that look in his eyes

I said, do you need to talk?

He said, no

So I called him up, asked him again and I waited a while

He began to speak, then he started to cry

You know some things are best left unspoken

And some things just never work out

And sometimes, seems you try, and you try, and whatever you do

There's a fix that you're in, and you just can't get out

He said, I need your help, I need it now

Give me the strength to go on

Though I didn't know what, I knew something was wrong

But he still had his pride, he'd tell me in time

Well, this feeling inside kept eating at me

I was losing a friend, and I had to know why

When I heard the voice on the phone, I knew it was bad news

So I rushed to be by his side

And we said goodbye for the last time

I gently hugged him, and kissed him goodbye

He whispered, I need your help, I need it now

Give me the strength to go on

We were always laughing

I just remember laughing, mama

We were always laughing

Oh, I need your help, I need it now

Give me the strength to go on

Though as time goes by and it all becomes clear

We can see the deceit, we see the lies

So I asked myself over and over and over again

What did they know?

What did they hide?

Fools leading the innocent blindly

Fools turning away

And I know that when I think of my friend

With that look in his eyes

And if they told the truth, he might be here today

I need your help, I need it now

Just give me the strength to go on

On

I remember the laughing

We were always laughing

Oh no, it's just the strength we need now

Just the strength to go on

Oh, its all that we needed

We need the strength to go on

Oh, it's all that we needed

Just the strength to go on