My friend lay wide awake at night
Too cold and tired to carry out the fight
We talked so much back then
When someone's gone you remember everything

He called and told me something's wrong
Somehow the wheels had all come off
He thought he'd call to say hello again

He said
I remember yesterday
The games we played and things that mattered
Never thought those days would end

I said
I'm glad you called me up today
I thought you called to say hello
Now I know, you were saying goodbye

I asked if he would be all right
Said don't give up and sleep well, tonight
Come over here my friend
We'll laugh just like we used to way back then

But still I knew something was wrong
The way he sounded as he talked
I said hold on until we meet again

I said
Remember yesterday
The games we played and things that mattered
You know those days will come again

He said
I'm glad I called you up today
I think I'll come and say hello
Now I know you were saying goodbye

I waited days for my friend to call
But he had already left
Someday I'll see him again

We'll remember yesterday
The games we played and things that mattered
And how those days would end
I wish I could've made him stay
I should have never let him go
And I wish I had told him goodbye