Friend
Shelter feat. Andy Bell Lyrics

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Spent so many good days together
Running round making trouble in school
Growing pains were less hard when shared
Now a man we drift apart

Once we were as close as brothers
Now we’ve become worst enemies
You watch my back and I’ll watch yours

How I wish we could turn back the time

How could you do those things you betrayed me
The good times now gone the book is closed
Was it worth it my old friend was it worth it my old friend

How could you do those things you betrayed me
The good times now gone the book is closed
Was it worth it my old friend was it worth it my old friend

Remember the endless summer
What happened to those precious memories
When you get old you’ll think about it

I’ll never forget you my old friend
I’ll never forget you my old friend

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Shelter feat. Andy Bell's song "Friend" narrate the bittersweet feeling of growing up and growing apart from a close friend. The song starts by reminiscing about the good old days when the two friends used to run around and create trouble in school, and how things were much easier to deal with when they had each other to share the growing pains. The lyrics highlight the special bond between the two friends, almost like brothers, and an unbreakable promise to watch each other's back. However, time passed, and they grew apart, becoming enemies instead of friends. The betrayal of one friend is described in the lyrics, and the pain that the other friend feels on realizing that the good times are now gone, and the book is closed.

The lyrics paint a picture of two people who are now strangers to each other, but who still share common memories of their childhood friendship, including the endless summer days. The song acknowledges that these memories, both sweet and bitter, will stay with them as they get older, and they will remember the times they spent together fondly. The song's title "Friend" resonates with the idea that the two friends were once the closest of friends, and now they are nothing but strangers in each other's lives.

Overall, the lyrics carry a sense of nostalgia for the lost friendship, regret for the mistakes that led to the two friends falling apart, and a bittersweet hope that they will never forget each other.

Line by Line Meaning

Spent so many good days together
We had a lot of fun times together in the past

Running round making trouble in school
We used to cause mischief together when we were students

Growing pains were less hard when shared
We were able to support each other through difficult times

Now a man we drift apart
As we've grown up, we've grown apart

Once we were as close as brothers
We were once incredibly close

Now we’ve become worst enemies
Now we can't stand each other

You watch my back and I’ll watch yours
We used to have each other's backs

How I wish we could turn back the time
I really wish we could go back to the good old days

How could you do those things you betrayed me
I feel so hurt and betrayed by your actions

The good times now gone the book is closed
Our happy memories are in the past

Was it worth it my old friend was it worth it my old friend
Was it really worth it to ruin our friendship?