The Death Of A Closest Friend

Verse 1:
I read the news and I just closed my eyes
It hit me so hard that I wanted to cry
I know we all grow old but he wasn't . . . so why?
I ask over and over again

Chorus:
He was young
He lived strong
And wrapped the world up in his songs
He was young
He was fun
Now I can't believe he's gone
Chasing all his dreams right up to the very end
The death of a closest friend

Verse 2:
I can't concentrate, a lump's in my throat
Stuck in my mind are all those songs he wrote
That road weary folk guitar, those crazy quips he'd quote
Yeah, I sure remember when

Repeat chorus

Bridge:
I don't think closure is coming real soon
'Cause I still see his face with every tune I hear

Verse 3:
So I speak his name and raise up my glass
“Here's to this life we live, may we all live it fast
So they say we lived it full the day we pass
Like our dear departed friend”

Repeat chorus

Last chorus:
He was young
He lived strong
And wrapped the world up in his songs
He was young
He was fun
And his legacy's just begun
Chasing all his dreams right up to the very end
The death of a closest friend
Forever in my heart, my closest friend