Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song For a Friend, artist - Phil Collins. Date of issue: 30.05.2019
Song language: English
For a Friend |
| When I saw him last |
| he had that look in his eyes |
| I said, Do you need to talk? |
| he said, No. |
| So I called him up, asked him again and I waited a while — |
| he began to speak, then he started to cry |
| You know some things are best left unspoken |
| and some things just never work out |
| and sometimes, seems you try and you try and whatever you do There’s a fix that you’re in, and you just can’t get out |
| he said, I need your help, I need it now |
| Give me the strength to go on |
| Though I didn’t know what |
| I knew that something was wrong |
| but he still had his pride |
| he’d tell me in time |
| Well this feeling inside |
| kept eating at me |
| I was losing a friend, and I had to know why |
| When I heard the voice on the phone, I knew it was bad news |
| so I rushed to be by his side |
| and we said goodbye for the last time |
| I gently hugged him, and kissed him goodbye |
| he whispered, I need your help, I need it now |
| Give me the strength to go on. |
| We were always laughing |
| I just remember laughing, mama |
| We were always laughing |
| Oh I need your help, I need it now |
| Give me the strength to go on |
| Though as time goes by, and it all becomes clear |
| we can see the deceit, we see the lies |
| So I asked myself, over and over, and over again |
| What did they know? |
| What did they hide? |
| Fools, leading the innocent blindly |
| Fools, turning away |
| And I know that |
| when I think of my friend with that look in his eyes |
| and if they told the truth, he might be here today |
| I need your help, I need it now |
| Just give me the strength to go on, on I remember the laughing |
| We were always laughing |
| Oh no — it’s just strength we need now |
| Just the strength to go on… |