I was thinking tonight about a friend
with whom I used to dream of beautiful fame
we had the looks, the voice, the music, the talent and the plans
and if I had the power in me I would give this boy another chance

if someone would say 'oh, you're being young'
we would find him, kill him, leave him to bleed dry
let the world know: revolutions don't come cheap
your father's gonna say 'my god' and your mother will weep

Hallelujah to my friend

you would tell me 'there is no other way;
if you want to be a legend then you better be prepared to pay
you have to live like a ghost, you have to scream that it's all a game'
but still I love you, I love you, I love you, all the same
Hallelujah to my friend

do you do what you do just so you can say
'I was there at the bottom, now I'm back to let you know
that the fool on the hill is a man with the sun in his eyes
that a little song of prayer is enough to save another man's life

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