As I was going through fragments of songs that I started around 2014 I came across one that had a melody vocalized without words. It was short, just under 2 minutes, and I almost uploaded it to my Snippets page as was, but as I listened to it I decided to flesh it out into a full song. So I re-tracked the bass part and all the guitar parts, wrote and re-wrote lyrics and recorded them, and now it’s a full song, called A Friend of Mine. Based on a true experience with only a minimum of poetic license applied.
A Friend of Mine
© Paul Fifield 2025
We used to talk about almost everything [V1]
We used to laugh until we were crying
We shared a bond solid enough
To last through space and time
We were together, working and playing
We even made some pretty good art
I trusted our friendship, thought it was golden
I didn’t protect my heart
You were a friend of mine, as great as any find [CH]
Future bright for you and me
You had a change of mind, I got left behind
To wonder, how could you flee?
The closest of friends, for so many years [V2]
We trusted each other, no matter what came
Up every mountain, around every bend
Til the day when you cast the blame
I’d made a hard choice, you thought I’d betrayed you
I tried to explain, you didn’t believe
A misunderstanding, simple but lethal
Now I’m left to grieve
Repeat Chorus [CH]
Solo (Verse & Chorus) [Solo]
I tried in vain, to break through your wall [V3]
Maybe our friendship will never return
That part of my heart, enveloped in sadness
And I will always yearn
Cause we used to talk about almost everything
We used to laugh until we were crying
We shared a bond solid enough
To last through space and time
Chorus [CH]
Solo [Outro]
Vocals by Paul Fifield
Harmonies by Waves Harmony plugin
Drums by Logic Pro drummer feature
Acoustic Soloist Guitar by Brent Mason (BIAB)
All other instruments performed by Paul Fifield