fair-weather friend

he could buy you a bed

but it won't help you sleep

he could give you a watch

but not his time to keep

he could fly you to verona or a mountain in the snow

he won't know the places that we used to go

i heard he's best friends with hollywood now

he can afford all the champagne in town

i heard he's got a big house up on easy street

but i've got a big heart that i want you to keep

my fair-weather friend

i wish you could see

he'll never love you

quite like me

he'll sing you a sad song just like one of mine

but i know it won't make you cry

don't you remember

the promise we made

as our shadows grew long

in the field where we lay

that you'd always be you

and i'd always be me

as the sun fell asleep

and so did we

my fair-weather friend

i wish you could see

he'll never love you

quite like me

he'll sing you a sad song just like one of mine

but i know it won't make you cry