[Verse] Hey man it’s late but I still hit your name Your line goes dead, and I’m left with the pain Every damn mile on these old back roads Feels twice as long now that you’re gone [Chorus] I raise one up for the friend who is gone For the nights we swore would just go on and on Your laugh’s still hangin’ in the air I breathe It’s a lonesome sound but it’s all that’s left of me Yeah I’m missin’ you bad, and I ain’t movin’ on Here’s to you, buddy — the friend who is gone [Verse] Your mama called last week just to check on me Said she found that old photo, had to sit and breathe I told her I’m fine, but the truth cuts deep Every song on the radio still makes me weep [Chorus] I raise one up for the friend who is gone For the nights we swore would just go on and on Your laugh’s still hangin’ in the air I breathe It’s a lonesome sound but it’s all that’s left of me Yeah I’m missin’ you bad, and I ain’t movin’ on Here’s to you, buddy — the friend who is gone [Bridge] Some days I talk like you’re still in the room Catch myself smilin’ then the quiet hits soon If heaven’s got service, man, pick up the phone ‘Cause down here it’s empty and I’m still alone [Chorus] I raise one up for the friend who is gone For the nights we swore would just go on and on Your laugh’s still hangin’ in the air I breathe It’s a lonesome sound but it’s all that’s left of me Yeah I’m missin’ you bad, and I ain’t movin’ on Here’s to you, buddy — the friend who is gone
