Roger McGuinn Friend written by Roger McGuinn Had a friend the other day he got in over his head Went out for big money and he wound up lying dead They stabbed him in the back as he was to get his share And he went out knowing life can be unfair Oh friend why did you try so hard to pretend That you could beat your own gut feelings in the end Oh we're gonna miss you round here good old friend He'd always been so careful bout the things he'd done before Never stepped on anyone he never came in their back door But that night he broke one of his own rules And he went out knowing life can be so cruel Old friend why did you try so hard to pretend That you could beat your own gut feelings in the end Oh we're gonna miss you round here good old friend Copyright @ 1975 Patian Music(BMI) From the "Cardiff Rose'' LP Columbia Records 1976