so long girl i ve got to go you won t understand that i know you take my hand be my friend i ll meet you further down the road walk on girl and don t look back just walk on slowly down that track you take my hand be my friend i ll meet you further down the road there s a few more pages left to turn something that you soon will learn you take my hand be my friend i ll meet you further down the road and when my book is read and closed find me beneath the weeping rose you take my hand be my friend i ll meet you further down the road so long girl i ve got to go you won t understand that i know you take my hand be my friend i ll meet you further down the road