Friend to Me Lyrics

Well I heard somebody say that you were a good man
I heard somebody else say you were dead
I heard somebody use your name in anger
And I know you heard
I won't repeat the things they said

'Cause all of this time You've been here with me
Right beside me everywhere I go
Just like, just like a family
Through times, through times
You've always been a friend to me

Well I met a preacher man who told me he knew You
He said You wouldn't like the songs I play
He seemed so sincere with his suit and his Bible
But that did not sound like something You would say

You've been a father, brother, sister, mother
You've been a friend to me
One more time I'll say it
You've been a father, brother, sister, mother
You've been a friend to me