Story Behind The Song
The song is dedicated to a friend of mine, a fellow performer. Most of the friendly acts in the song are generic, designed to be fun. But the undercurrent is that friends are there for each other.
Song Description
A song dedicated to the proposition that friends look out for each other and pick each other up when times are difficult.
| Song Length |
3:28 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary, Folk - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Affable, Engaging |
Subject |
Friendship, Friend |
| Similar Artists |
James Taylor |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
A FRIEND LIKE YOU
© 2016 by Daniel V. Gribbin
You ask me what a friendship means and how I know it's true,
I just shake my head in wonder . . . what a spell of luck I'm under . . .
To have found . . . a friend like you.
[this is the chorus]
A friend's a jack when your tire's gone flat.
A friend's an outstretched hand when your hammock flips
And you're lying on your back.
A friend's a cold drink when your well runs dry.
A friend's a ride back home when you've lost your keys and you need an alibi.
[Repeat chorus]
A friend's a rope when you're stuck in mud.
A friend's a dozen jelly doughnuts when your cake falls with a thud.
A friend's a grace note when you're out of tune.
A friend's a hundred-dollar bailout from that jail in Lost Lagoon.
[Repeat chorus]
Who wrote the book on friendship? I suspect you did.
And when the chips are down and the die is cast,
You'll have my back . . . like the Sundance Kid. [this is the bridge]
A friend's a word when you're out of line.
A friend's a glance that says "unplug it" with your tendency to whine.
A friend's a phone call when your world looks bleak.
An extra paddle when it's obvious you're stranded up a creek.
You ask me what a friendship means and how I know it's true,
I just shake my head in wonder . . . what a spell of luck I'm under . . .
To have found . . . a friend like you.