[Verse 1]
Old friend
Wish I could change your mind
Wish we could see eye to eye
I can't believe who you've become
You're a new man
But you don't see past your eyes
Wish you could look straight through mine
If just to see who you've become
[Chorus]
When we were young
You would protect me from men with desire
I never thought you'd turn out like those guys
Don't tell me it's just what they're like
Now that we're grown
The boy I knеw has drifted with the tide
Maybе it's me who is naïve to try
But I think there is good
Buried deep inside
[Post-Chorus]
Oooh, when we were young
Life was easier
Oooh, we never thought
We would change
[Verse 2]
Old friend
10 years have passed us by
And you I don't recognise
Maybe it's me who's not the same
Back then we were
Sneaking out at midnight
Smoking under moonlight
We'd shake world just to have our way
[Chorus]
When we were young
You would protect me from men with desire
I never thought you'd turn out like those guys
Don't tell me it's just what they're like
Now that we're grown
The boy I knew has drifted with the tide
Maybe it's me who is naïve to try
But I know there is good
Buried deep inside
[Post-Chorus]
Oooh, when we were young
Life was easier
Oooh, we never thought
We would change
Oooh, when we were young
Life was easier
Oooh, we never thought
We would change
[Bridge]
We'd push the jokes aside
And you won't try to deny
Don't fuss don't fight
'Cos you don't know what it's like
I need you to
Be on my side
We'd push the jokes aside
And you won't try to deny
Don't fuss don't fight
'Cos you don't know what it's like
I need you to
Be on my side
[Outro]
Oooh, when we were young
Life was easier
Oooh, we never thought
We would change