michael feinstein
old friend
Love is rare, life is strange Nothing lasts, people change  Every time I lost another lover I call up my old friend And I say let's get together I'm under the weather Another love has come to an end  And she listens as I tell her my sad story And wonders at my taste in friends And we ponder why I do it And the pain of getting through it And she laughs and says, "You'll do it again"  But we sit in a bar and talk till two 'Bout life and love as old friends do And tell each other what we've been through Our love is rare, life is strange Nothing lasts, people change  And I ask her if her life is ever lonely And if she ever feels despair And she says she's learn to love it Cause that's really all part of it And it helps her feel the good time when they're there  Yes, we sit in a bar and talk till two About life and love as old friends do And tell each other what we've been through Our love is rare, life is strange Nothing lasts, people change  And we wander if I live with any lovers Or spent my life alone And the bartender is dozing And it's getting time for closing So we figured that I'll go out on my own  But we'll meet the year was '62 And travel the world as old friends do And tell each other what we've been through Our love is rare, life is strange Nothing lasts, people change  Love is rare, life is strange Nothing lasts, people change Old friend