You Were A Good Friend

Kenny Rogers

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Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw_hd8g04rs&t=19s Key D [Intro] [Verse 1] If I closed my eyes It doesn’t hurt quite so bad Cause tonight I just lost The best friend I ever had You were a maverick Running all the way from New Orleans We’d tell stories ’round the campfire late at night When it was down to just you and me [Chorus] Good friend why did you have to go Just when I was getting to know you I’ll sing this song to show You were a good friend they don’t make ’em quite like you And in my memory you’ll always be a good good friend to me [Verse 2] You said I got a home boy Haven’t seen it for so long Said I’m going home boy My work is done I can feel it in my bones [Chorus] Good friend why did you have to go Just when I was getting to know you I’ll sing this song to show You were a good friend they don’t make ’em quite like you And in my memory you’ll always be a good good friend to me [Solo] | | | | | | * * [Chorus] Good friend why did you have to go Just when I was getting to know you I’ll sing this song to show You were a good friend they don’t make ’em quite like you And in my memory you’ll always be a good-ood friend to me [Outro] And in my memory you’ll always be a good good friend to me

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Cette chanson évoque la douleur de perdre un ami cher, en reflétant sur les souvenirs précieux partagés. L'auteur se remémore les moments de complicité, comme les histoires racontées autour d'un feu. Il exprime un sentiment de regret et de mélancolie, se demandant pourquoi cet ami a dû partir alors qu'il venait à peine de s'ouvrir à lui. À travers ses paroles, il rend hommage à cette amitié unique, soulignant la rareté des vrais amis. Le contexte semble se situer dans une conversation intime entre deux amis, où l’un d’eux s’en va, laissant derrière lui des souvenirs chargés d’émotion. Le départ est perçu comme un moment de séparation difficile mais incontournable, et la chanson met en lumière cette relation authentique qui marquera toujours celui qui reste.

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