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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