Lost a Friend - Gilbert O'Sullivan

When you read about somebody special

who has met an untimely end

although you didn’t even know them personally

feels like you’ve lost a friend

And to all the cynics who think Lennon

only cared about what he could spend

I say to hell with your money fixations

feels like we’ve lost a friend

And when I die as I must do I know it’s an awful thing to talk about

and I’d give anything for it never to be true

what a way to make a living digging graves

still you’d never need to fear being made redundant that way

And for those of you who think that Presley

only cared about what he could spend

remember that without him might have been no Lennon

feels like we’ve lost a friend

And when I die as I must do know it’s an awful thing to talk about

and I’d give anything for it never to be true

if it’s any consolation money buys

only material things no way can it extend your life

When you read about somebody special

who has met an untimely end

Although you didn’t even know them personally

feels like you’ve lost a friend