was it really years ago it seems like only yesterday the last time that i saw you laugh at me and fly away i remember all of the good times and the songs we used to sing old friend we sure have missed you but you ain t missed a thing lord you should ve heard the music and all the changes it s gone through but the funny thing is lately it keeps an easing back to you but there s always something missing it ll never be the same old friend we sure have missed you but you ain t missed a thing they ve been writin books about you and the stories that they tell make you look like some kind of angel but we both know you re mean as hell i ve had my share of hard times but i ve lived through the strain old friend i sure have missed you but you ain t missed a thing people talk about you after all this time you were many things to many people but you were a friend of mine  i ve been thinking bout how long you ve been gone the things you ve never seen but old friend i sure have missed you but you ain t missed a thing old buddy we sure have missed you but you ain t missed a thing