1. dearest old friend
gone away with the wind
on a morning in sunny july
when it suddenly came
it was calling your name
and you left without telling us why

2. but still you will find
the ones you left behind
will not forget you my friend
oh we all understand
you just never liked saying goodbye

3. well I guess that I knew
you were just passing through
like the billowing clouds in the sky
now your ship has come in
and your voyage begins
and I'm trying to learn not to cry

4. you're sailing away
but I believe that some day
I will see you again
becuase I know you're my freind
and you never liked saying goodbye

I: vocals: Randy
piano & harmonium: Tom
string arrangement: Tom

Written By Randy Stonehill
© 1981 Prime Cut Publishing and
Canaanland Music/BMI (a division of Word, Inc.)