Oldest Friend

from Drunk on a Train by The Painkillers

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Lead single from the forthcoming album, to be released 2018 by Off the Hip records
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lyrics

We grew up together such a long time

I just cant make any sense of it anymore

You dropped off for four years then you came back

Told us you were married now

We all got introduced

Sometimes I wasn’t even sure

You had something weird going on

these days well I'm not so quick to judge

Anxiety affects both of us

My oldest friend

We left school and walked into the Grapes of Wrath

Youth unemployment 35%

Just to our keep our wages low

You became a mystic outlaw anarchist

With two dogs and two beautiful kids

You always were my star!

One time they arrested you

And they said that you should go to jail

But the judge was in a hurry and set you free

You skipped away so merrily

My oldest friend

Kingswood, Bluebird, Pathfinder, Vectra, Celica,

Any car you ever had, and every place you been

NIght-fill, security, adult store manager, lecturer

Whatever job you ever had, you dragged into disrepute

One time when my car got stolen

You drove me to all of my gigs

There was never anything I could do for you

Or maybe there was and I never knew

My oldest friend

You ain't my latest friend

You ain't my closest friend

Probably my smartest friend

You ain't my prettiest friend

You ain't my richest friend

But you're my oldest friend

Don't ever leave me brother

How would I make it on my own?

Without my oldest friend

credits

from Drunk on a Train, track released February 25, 2018
written by Joe Bludge
drums - James Baker
lead guitar - Richard Lane
bass - Martyn P Casey
vox and rthym guitar - Joe Bludge

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