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My Oldest Friend

by Michael Ogborn

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My Oldest Friend 03:17
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Recorded, Mixed & Mastered at Cambridge Sound Studios
Philadelphia, PA
Engineer: Todd Mecaughey

From the Musical Revue: "C'est la Guerre!"
Track from the CD:
Hidden in Plain View, released June 12, 2019
Keyboards, Arrangement & Vocal: Michael Ogborn.
Drums: Todd Mecaughey
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released March 1, 2022

There he goes, my oldest friend,
Down the street around the bend,
For who knows just how long?
We say hello, we say goodbye
And in between we ponder why,
Our connection is so strong.
Years have passed we've hardly said a word,
Days have passed repeating all we've heard.

There he goes, my dearest friend
So much history I could spend
Forever reaching back.
We laid the groundwork years ago,
We listened to each other grow,
And helped each other pack.
Our duty stations change along the way,
But there's nothing that my friend and I can't say.

Since we live our lives with other friends,
Our daily correspondents tend to feed our daily needs,
So we use our time together as we would use our time alone,
To think out loud or pull out all the weeds that have grown.

There he goes my closest friend
We never chose to make pretend,
We did all that before.
We notice every subtle change,
When one of us is acting strange,
we know what's at the core.
We visit then we go our separate ways.
He leads me through the efforts of my days,
And offers me perspective when I fade
Into the plans I've made.

There he goes, my deepest friend,
I'm grateful I can say my friend,
Is one who will be there,
But who knows when we'll meet again,
Me and my oldest friend,
Are just a temporary pair.
Off into the world til who knows when?
My oldest, dearest, deepest friend,
I will wait for you to come around the bend again.
Bye bye...

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This site is a platform for the work of American Musical Theatre Composer/playwright Michael Ogborn. Currently living in Philadelphia and working in New York City, Ogborn has had over 25 musicals and pantos produced
to date. New recordings are added regularly.

"Enjoy the variety and please visit my website at www.michaelogborn.com for archival photos and show information.Thank you very much!" ... more

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