OK, Here're the words as I (think I) know and hear them:

Song For A Friend, by Archie Fisher

(every phrase is echoed by the audience, or by Archie on guitar if no audience)

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Just once in a while...       you're there on my mind...
    you bring me a smile...       and leave it behind...

I honor your name...       remember your face...
    you're ever the same...       in time and in space....

Doors open and close...       roads run to an end....
    so I will compose...       a song for a friend....

La la-la la-lah...       La la-la la-lah...
    La la-la la-lah...       La la-la la-lah...

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When years roll away...       fond memories shine...
    (On) A warm summer's day...       (an') a cool glass of wine....

The line of a song...       forgotten in time...
    If I get it wrong...       you'll give me the rhyme....

Whatever you play,...       whatever the key,...
    Whatever you say,...       It's alright with me....

La la-la la-lah...       La la-la la-lah...
    La la-la la-lah...       La la-la la-lah...

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If you have a dream,...       I hope it comes true....
    That's part of the scheme...       that's waitin' for you....

If you have a fear...       kept hidden within,...
    remember I'm here,...       together we'll win....

Stay lucky in love,...       It's what you deserve....
    When push comes to shove,...       hold on to your nerve....

La la-la la-lah...       La la-la la-lah...
    La la-la la-lah...       La la-la la-lah...

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Don't worry if you've...       forgotten to phone...
    When you're in the groove...       you're runnin' alone...

Though we're far apart,...       I know you're at hand....
    We're joined at the heart...       and I understand....

And the next time around,...       we'll do it in style,...
    Go paintin' the town...       me, you, and your smile....

La la-la la-lah...       La la-la la-lah...
    La la-la la-lah...       La la-la la-lah...

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