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Three Friends
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Three Friends was released on January 4, 2005 by JAY Records as a part of the album Closer Than Ever (Original 2012 off Broadway Cast)
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Release DateJanuary 4, 2005
LabelJAY Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM160

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Alan Stevens Hewitt
Alan Stevens Hewitt
Performer
Christiane Noll
Christiane Noll
Performer
George Dvorsky
George Dvorsky
Performer
Jenn Colella
Jenn Colella
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Richard Maltby Jr.
Richard Maltby Jr.
Lyrics, Composer
David Shire
David Shire
Composer, Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Robert L. Smith
Robert L. Smith
Engineer
Sophie Marchant
Sophie Marchant
Mixing Engineer
John Yap
John Yap
Producer

Lyrics

Alice, the lawyer
Angela, the writer
Nancy, the painter
Couldn't have been tighter
No college friends had futures that were brighter
Never apart
Joined at the heart
Came to New York, took off
And never drifted
Alice was smart
And Angela was gifted
Nancy made art that made you feel uplifted
That's how we started
Friends
We were so lucky coming here as friends
But would we always be so?
How could we know?
Angela's dad hired Alice as a lawyer
Nancy found Angie someone to employ her
Alice hung Nancy's paintings in her foyer
And we could see
We were still friends
Like the friends that your friends oughta be
One year later...
Angela wrote all day in her pajamas
Nancy was painting scenery at La Mamas
Alice's crowd took trips to the Bahamas
Off on our own
Joined at the phone
Angie met Paul to whom she took a fancy
Nancy met Paul at parties on Delancey
Alice met Paul at home in bed with Nancy
Which truly strained us
Friends, uh huh
It wasn't easy trying to stay friends, uh huh
But would we sort it all out?
How could you doubt?
Alice, the lawyer
Moved to the Dakota
Nancy gave up
Went back to Minnesota
Angela's life has changed
Not one iota, she's
Still drug-free
Still we were friends
Like the friends that your friends oughta be
Ten years later...
Angela now write stories in her attic
Nancy's a vegetarian fanatic
Alice says only Jews vote Democratic
Meet for a night
Boy, do we fight
Angela's husband has the charm of Nero
Alice's husband calls Glenn Beck a hero
Everyone says that Nancy's is a zero, but
Still we're right here
Friends
We have reunions now
Because we're friends
For as we start to grow old
Life can get cold
Sorry I'm late
It's wonderful to see you
You're looking great
That I can guarantee you
Though it is true
I wouldn't wanna be you
It's still us three
In harmony
Isn't it all an improbable plot?
Nothing in common but look what we've got
I wouldn't like you if friends we were not
But you have me
These are my friends
You haven't changed a bit
These are my friends
Who are these people?
We are still friends
Like the friends that your friends oughta be!
Written by: David Shire, Richard Maltby Jr.
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