Absent Friend

Описание: Un-released version of Absent Friend (recorded in 1996) - song from The Mighty Dove album.

Mark Nevin - Vocals and Guitar
Neil MacColl - Mandolin
Dudley Phillips - Double Bass
John Savanah - Accordion & Hammond Organ
Ben Barson - Electric Piano
Martyn Barker - Drums
Ashley Maher - Backing Vocals
Recorded at Chipping Norton Studios

Strings arranged and conducted by Ed Shearmur
Played by the London Metropolitan Orchestra
Recorded at Livingston Studios






ABSENT FRIEND
(Mark Nevin)

Sometimes the winds of change
Blow too hard to fight
So let's drink to absent friends
And wish them well tonight
Let's sing the songs we loved
Before it all went sour
You know how songs turn up
In a desperate hour

If there's one thing I have learned
It's that you've got to let the moment go
Everything must change
That's how the garden grows
But it's so very hard
Yeah it's easier said than done
'Cause it all gets twisted 'round
And we hurt the ones we love

But whatever
You may think of me
I'm not your enemy
The least I'll ever be is
An absent friend

We can't change the past
But couldn't we forgive
And clear each others paths
For the days we've yet to live
We just had to let it go
Though we held on for dear life
And now I know for sure
Real love's not sacrifice

So whatever
You may think of me
I'm not your enemy
The least I'll ever be is
An absent friend

Now wherever you may be
I'm sending you this song
So when you think of me
I hope you get some comfort from
An absent friend


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