I walk these empty streets now on my own,
without a friend to take my old bones home
I've travelled far in a world with no end,
and all I'm missing is a friend
Long ago in a lonely town,
me and Charlie were running down
A gang of bandits and a bag of cash,
seeing if we could make the sunlight last
Charlie Friend was a friend of mine,
upon the rising sands of time
And what a friend to carry through this life,
but on that night so long,
he gave his life for mine [Chorus]
But as the sunlight began to fade,
we looked upon the mascaraed
Cause as we looked to see what we could see,
one of those bandits snuck up on me
He pulled his gun and shouted, "Not so fast!"
But that's as long as Charlie's patience was gonna last
He pulled his own gun and he pushed me away,
so I could live to see another day
Charlie Friend was a friend of mine,
upon the rising sands of time
And what a friend to carry through this life,
but on that night so long,
he gave his life for mine [Chorus]
I made it home without a scratch upon my face,
my best friend laying in his resting place
I broke the news to his only son,
of what a hero his daddy had become
What's a rambler supposed to do,
without a friend to tell his stories to
I walk these empty streets now on my own,
without a friend to take my old bones home
Charlie Friend was a friend of mine,
upon the rising sands of time
And what a friend to carry through this life,
but on that night so long,
he gave his life for mine [Chorus]
credits
from Lately - EP,
released April 26, 2017
Lyrics and Music by Nik Hirst
Arranged and Performed by The Lost Angelos
Max Boyko (Electric/Acoustic/Slide Guitar and Backing Vocals)
Ryan Gaynor (Drums and Backing Vocals)
Nik Hirst (Lead Vocals, Keys, Organ and Upright Piano)
Dave Pearson (Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar and Backing Vocals)
Jackpine (formerly The Lost Angelos)Hamilton, Ontario
Jackpine is a rock band from Waterdown, Ontario, Canada. Crafting their songs in a cozy wood cabin beneath the sway of a
mighty Jack pine, the band creates a musical juxtaposition between old and new, rural and urban. In the summer of 2016, Jackpine tracked their debut EP (Lately-EP) at Helm Recording and released it in May 2017 under their former name, The Lost Angelos....more
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