Proud to Call You Friend
Words and Music by Tom May


(Originally released on the Iris Records album. Vignette (out of print) 1978)


Met him in some bar, lord I don’t remember where
He could have been the same age as I but he’d lost a little hair
Now I was young and I was vain, and I’m sure that he could tell
But we drank our beer with laughter, and we laugh about it still

Chorus
And wherever we may travel , may we never once forget
That he who lays his ace down first, seldom wins the bet
This games been goin’ on so long, I don’t know where it will end
But until it does, I’m proud to call you friend

I met you in the north, god that seems so far away
Seems like I’ve been gone from there, forever and a day
Doin’ what I think is right, well maybe that’s what’s wrong
Sailin’ over the chartered path, instead of just driftin’ along

Chorus
And wherever we may travel , may we never once forget
That he who lays his ace down first, seldom wins the bet
This games been goin’ on so long, I don’t know where it will end
But until it does, I’m proud to call you friend

You warned me not to leave, still I took off for the states
Findin’ no surprises, I now admit to my mistakes
But sometimes I get some news, and I hear you’re doin’ fine
I hope you’re not out of cigarettes, and you’ve written a few new lines ...

Chorus
And wherever we may travel , may we never once forget
That he who lays his ace down first, seldom wins the bet
This games been goin’ on so long, I don’t know where it will end
But until it does, I’m proud to call you friend

©1977 Blue Vignette Publishing, ASCAP