Friends to Burn

Album cover art for "Friends to Burn" by Jimmy Webb

Jimmy Webb - Rock

Friends to Burn

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Duration: 4:59

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[Verse 1] You got big plans, you got contacts You got limos, you got leg room You got cable in your bedroom You got a scrambler on the carphone [Pre-Chorus] You got people on the payroll Wanna see you, in your office You got CDs, you got access You're so brilliant at your business [Chorus] But I didn't know you had friends to burn A-standin' in line just to wait their turn So full of human kindness - you got Love to throw away I can't believe it Love to throw away [Verse 2] You got beepers, you got Calvins You got diamonds on your poodle You got cocaine - you got clinics You got muscles on your muscles [Pre-Chorus] You got gossip in the paper You got lawyers who got lovers You got people who go crazy Try'na think of what to buy you [Chorus] But I didn't know you had friends to burn A-standin' in line just to wait their turn So full of human kindness - you've got Love to throw away I can't believe it Love to throw away [Instrumental] [Pre-Chorus] You got bankers for the weekend You got info on the future You're the nice guy, and you're still tough And we all knew you could play rough [Chorus] But we didn't know you had friends to burn A-standin' in line just to wait their turn So full of human kindness - you've got Love to throw away I can't believe it Love to throw away Can't understand it Love to throw away [Outro] Got love, to throw away You got plenty, plenty of love, to throw away You got to throw, throw, throw Throw that love away You got plenty, plenty of love Strange things in the world Strange things in the world Strange things in the world Ta ta gah, ta ta ta gah, gah ta ta tah... [Fade out]

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  • Jimmy Webb