Old Friends - Daniel Boling with Tom Paxton and Jackson Emmer 7-2-23 Four Mile Creek

Daniel Boling, Tom Paxton, and Jackson Emmer perform "Old Friends" in concert on July 2, 2023 at Four Mile Creek, Glenwood Springs, CO. ©2022 Tom Paxton - Bristow Songs (SESAC) and C. Daniel Boling - Perfectly Stable Music (ASCAP) From the CD "New Old Friends" by C. Daniel Boling featuring Tom Paxton, released August 15, 2023 on Berkalin Records Please visit Daniel at www.DanielBoling.com OLD FRIENDS Red and I go way back to the start of 2nd Grade We met in the schoolyard where all the games are played I was It – I tagged him – I guess I tagged too hard He slugged me and there we were rolling around the yard You know we got over that – I don’t remember how We became the best of friends – That’s all that matters now Red’s the only one still here of all my childhood friends One by one they pass away – Every good thing ends Old friends last forever Old friends don’t fade away Red and I played baseball – We sang tenor in the choir We dated two Smith sisters – Living high but aiming higher We were close as brothers, and then one awful day The Draft Board called his number and the war took Red away Red came back from Viet Nam a completely different man He’d seen things he didn’t think I’d ever understand For a couple years we seemed to go our separate ways Till on tearful, beerful night we remembered better days Old friends last forever Old friends don’t fade away Red’s been sinking slowly – We’re not young men anymore Memories seem sweeter than they ever did before We’re back there on that playground – We both remember when I touch him on the arm and whisper, “Tag, you’re It again, old friend, Last forever Old friend Don’t fade away” Old friends last forever Old friends don’t fade away