Lyrics

Friend Like You
Words and Music: Mark David Manders/Jill Allison Johnson

I should have known better with a friend like you
You’d get me in trouble like you always do
Drop by the house to write a song or two
And wind up drunk in the afternoon
And we’ll tell a joke, light up a smoke
Laugh about how we’re both so broke
And tell each other, “We’re gonna make it some day”
One verse to go and even though
They’ll never play us on the radio
Hell, we ain’t in it for the money anyway
Our friends are all working and they don’t understand
Creative juices flow from a twelve-ounce can
A pile of empties when the day is through
I should have known better with a friend like you
Chorus
Well I’d better sober up, I got a gig tonight
You said, “Have another” and I said, “Alright.”
I missed my gig now I guess I’m screwed
I should have known better with a friend like you
Chorus