My Friend Lyrics

INTRO:
VERSE:
I swear I heard a bird calling high in the chestnut trees
The sun was so bright, that bird I couldn't see
No matter where I stood I couldn't see beak or wing
Just burning, blinding leaves, still and silent trees
CHORUS:
Were you with me then my friend?
Are you with me now?
Were you with me then my friend?
Are you with me now?
VERSE:
When that cement truck, the mixer turning slow
Drove right past me dripping in the road
That swollen body spinning in circles
I stopped and watched it roll, roll and groan
CHORUS:
Were you with me then my friend?
Are you with me now?
Were you with me then my friend?
Are you with me now?
VERSE:
When I swam alone that night, late summer dusk
The air so warm and still, the water wide and dark
Something brushed against me, I splashed and kicked in fright
Such cold hands upon me, underwater vines
CHORUS:
Were you with me then my friend?
Are you with me now?
Were you with me then my friend?
Are you with me now?
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