friends don t let me down today cause i m down today in the ground folks i m always here to stay i m here to stay safe and sound cheers now to the better days those better days we had before fight fearless and quietly we ll flare quietly to the shore dear the greats pardon my weakly hands they can t outsmart the genius of other lands if it s all the same i ll stick to the books i find dear the greats pardon my out of line sins only an arrow missed i know what i ve missed all these years sleep only the gently kissed and i ve only kissed out of fear flights over the desert there and it s pleasant there till the dawn wade over the faint sand as our fainted thrill carries on dear the greats pardon my weakly hands they can t outsmart the genius of other lands if it s all the same i ll stick to the books i find dear the greats pardon me out of line fight fearless and quietly i ll flare quietly to the shore