The Ballad of Steve Goodfellow
A friend of mine told
me the news today
As time stood still, I stared at nothing
Hoping to awake
The words boiled up like rising tide
Shapeless as a face from Picasso's notebook
I just can't believe you're gone
What started out as just a way
To have a little fun
Became a fight to the death
But the bottle and the pills, they finally won
La de da de da da da, de de de de dum
As friends go you were second to none
Held in the grip of foggy needs within
Seduced by a bottle's embrace
Until it lured you over the edge
If the Devil loves a senseless waste
He must be laughing now, I can hear the echoes
Of the love you shared with all except yourself
Well, Steve, this song's about you
But really, it's for me
'Cause unlike you
I have not been freed of Earthly need
La de da de da da da, de de de de dum
As friends go, you were second to none
As friends go, you were second to none
Lord knows I wish I never had to
Write this song
c 2003 james sim ritchie
