We're wishing all the best to our fans in 2024. We've begun releasing some remixed and remastered songs from our past albums. Friends of Mine, off Alberta Clipper, has always had personal significance to us. We lost some dear and long-time friends over the last couple of years. This song touches on that, as well as providing some broader context to the meaning of friendship. We hope it conjures some of those feelings for you.
Be kind out there,
BB
Cover photo for Alberta Clipper by Craig Shirey, Cameron, MT
lyrics
Friend of mine bought a beat-up Ford
Tore it up but he walked away
Had nine lives, now he’s down to four
He’ll zero out in a Chevrolet
Friend of mine used to run this place
You toed the line or you hit the road
Never said much, but she had a face
That bore the weight of a secret load
Bitter rain, bitter rain, bathe this ground where we have lain
We’ve been Abel, we’ve been Cain, waiting out a bitter rain
Friend of mine, well he lost an arm
Bouncing Betty near Khe Sanh
Then he lost a boy to Desert Storm
Ain’t the storm before the calm
Friend of mine, she found a friend
Boys lined up but she don’t care
It’s a little different kind of bed
When you find love then you’ve found where....
You belong, you belong, a place you run when it all goes wrong
Place they learn to sing your song, put your boots down where you belong
Some folks find every window bolted
Shadows back of every door
Those whose tales are never told and
Orphans in the growing storm
Friend of mine, he swam the line
Late one night at a terrible cost
Wife and kids he left behind
Tried to follow, but now they’re lost
Friend of mine, she called for help
Hands around her neck one night
Not one soul there when she fell
Lost another friend of mine
Friends of mine, friends of mine, always standin’ in some line
Some survive, some fall behind, all just waitin’ for their time
Friends of mine, friends of mine, sometimes we all just need a sign
Some fool says they’re a different kind? You just call them friends of mine
Friends of mine, friends of mine, friends of mine.
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