Dear friends, how long has it been Since I've written or tried to call Things have changed and it's all over now That I've had any time at all Time to regain old friends And recall lost memories Time to begin again What all the years have kept from me Dear friends, I've been so busy Goin' places I've never stayed Meeting faces whose names live on In some forgotten parade Now time to still their voice They no longer call my name This life that was my choice Became the price of empty fame Dear friends, it would comfort me To know you thought of me here once more I need someone to remember me Now isn't that what friends are for Isn't that what friends are for Isn't that what friends are for