[ti:Ben's My Friend]
[ar:Sun Kil Moon]
[al:Benji]
[by:]
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[00:00.00]Ben's My Friend - Sun Kil Moon
[00:10.61]I woke this morning  august  3rd
[00:13.73]It's pretty slow and uneventful summer
[00:16.38]Went to visit a friend in Santa Fe
[00:18.67]Went to New Orleans and went to see my family
[00:21.20]Woke up this morning and it occurred
[00:23.93]I needed one more chapter to finish up here
[00:25.85]I was feeling out of fuel and uninspired
[00:27.62]Laid on my bed  I got a little tired
[00:31.07]Met my girl and we walked down Union Street
[00:33.89]I was scared and my head was in a bunch of places
[00:36.84]Bought a 350 dollar pair of lampshades
[00:39.07]And we ate at Perry's and we ordered crab cakes
[00:41.76]
[00:45.06]Blue crab cakes 
[00:50.55]Blue crab cakes
[00:55.98]Blue crab cakes
[01:01.18]She said I seemed distracted
[01:02.01]And asked what's going on with me
[01:04.39]I said I can't explain it  it's a middle age thing
[01:07.77]She said ok and ate her eggs Benedict
[01:10.04]And I looked at the walls cluttered with sports bar sh*t
[01:16.36]Sports bar sh*t 
[01:21.16]Sports bar sh*t
[01:26.63]Sports bar sh*t
[01:33.76]
[02:14.69]Got on the phone and I called my mother
[02:16.49]And called my father  talked a little bit with him
[02:19.19]My sister  she's got a new boyfriend 
[02:20.86]He's a deer hunter
[02:22.13]And she's getting used to medicine
[02:24.37]And my dad's still fighting with his girlfriend
[02:26.95]About him flirting with them girls up in
[02:29.80]My momma's good
[02:30.85]But she sounded out of breath
[02:32.24]I worry so much about her 
[02:33.57]I worry to death
[02:38.43]I worry to death 
[02:42.89]I worry about her to death
[02:48.28]I worry to death
[02:55.82]The other night I went and saw the postal service
[02:58.40]Ben's my friend but getting there was the worst
[03:00.84]Tryna park and getting up the hill
[03:03.05]And find a spot among drunk kids staring at themselves
[03:06.00]Staring at the back I forgot I'm 8000
[03:08.76]Thought of Ben when I met him  in 2000
[03:11.59]At a festival in Spain  he was on a small stage then
[03:15.68]And I didn't know his name
[03:16.68]Now he's singing at the Greek and he's busting moves
[03:18.71]And my legs were hurt and then my feet were  too
[03:21.72]Calling after settling 
[03:22.99]Said I'll skip the backstage high five
[03:24.59]Thanks for the nice music and all the exercise
[03:30.17]And we laughed and it was alright 
[03:34.89]And we laughed and it was alright
[03:40.43]It was alright
[03:46.15]Between a middle guy man
[03:47.79]With a backstage pass
[03:48.92]Hanging around like a jackass
[03:52.83]Everybody was 20 years younger than me
[03:55.17]
[04:03.06]I drove to my place near Tahoe
[04:04.86]Got in my hot tub and thought that's over
[04:07.88]It was quiet and I was listening to the crickets
[04:10.25]And Ben still out there 
[04:11.50]Selling lots of tickets
[04:12.64]
[04:19.07]Then in a couple of days my meltdown passed
[04:20.79]Back to the studio doing 12 hours shifts
[04:23.57]Singing a song about one thing or another
[04:26.23]Every day behind this tender  long summer
[04:31.98]This tender  long summer
[04:36.83]This tender  long summer
[04:42.33]This tender  long summer