on the floor the people dance around moving close together but there all alone in the corner there s the girl i once knew who broke me in two so won t you please play a song a sentimental song for my sentimental friend over there we ve been so long apart make it go right to the heart of my sentimental friend over there bring the tears to her eyes help to make her realize the love we had was just beyond compare then if the time is right maybe i ll hold her tight my sentimental friend over there i recall the way she used to feel when we heard a sad song the teardrops would fall and she d hold me and tell me she d be forever with me so won t you please play a song a sentimental song for my sentimental friend over there we ve been so long apart make it go right to the heart of my sentimental friend over there bring the tears to her eyes help to make her realize the love we had was just beyond compare then if the time is right maybe i ll hold her tight my sentimental friend over there oh won t you please play a song a sentimental song for my sentimental friend over there we ve been so long apart make it go right to the heart of my sentimental friend over there bring the tears to her eyes help to make her realize the love we had was just beyond compare then if the time is right maybe i ll hold her tight my sentimental friend over there so won t you please play a song a sentimental song for my sentimental friend over there 