Hello old friend, won’t you stay ajust a while, lend me your ears I’ve a story to tell Of a wretched fool and broken hearts Of the bye and bye, and the ne’er do well Of lonely souls and good old days And fairy tales Wretched fools inside their jails Let me bend your ear for just a little while Pour my Soul and drink her smile Like an addict, with an empty cup And a thirst that won’t give up And oh to say goodbye And then In this lonely tale Of mice and men The darkest night s and the bitter days Oh I wish I that could find a way A river running wild and free And my deepest Love, so far from me And still I weep And wonder why While I linger in the By and By I weep, oh I weep And I wonder why As I’m drowning In the by and by I weep, oh I weep And I wonder why As I’m drowning In the by and by.
