Original version, written in 1969
Dear Friend,
When you are gone,
There'll always be this song
To remind you of where you once belonged.
Though for you fly away, your face will bless the day.
Each tree, each stream, each flower, all beg leave to say:
The sun will shine again.
New dawns will rise again.
And we'll be together, till the end.
1986 version, released on CD re-issue of Private Parts &
Pieces in 1990
Dear Friend,
When you are gone,
There'll always be this song
To remind you of where you once belonged.
Though for you fly way, your face will bless the day.
Safe road through stormy weather, let me hear you say:
The sun will shine again.
New dawns will rise again.
And we'll be together, till the end.
Oh baby, what am I supposed to do?
Oh baby, when times get rough,
The going's hard,
I'll still be here for you.
The sun will shine again.
New dawns will rise again.
And we'll be together, till the end.
Lyrics written by Anthony Phillips & Mike Rutherford
© EMI Music Publishing Ltd/ Michael Rutherford Ltd/ Hit & Run Music
(Publishing) Ltd
Reproduced by permission.
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