Absent friends

Lyrics

[Chorus] Absent friends, here's to them And happy days, we thought that they would never end Here's to absent friends [Verse 1] Little Jean Seberg seemed So full of life, but in those eyes such troubled dreams Poor little Jean Woodbine Willie couldn't rest until he'd Given every bloke a final smoke before the killing Old Woodbine Willie [Verse 2] Steve McQueen jumped the first one clean But the great escape he'd tried to make was not to be Maybe next time Steve [Verse 3] Laika flew through inky blue 'Til Laika neared the atmosphere and Laika knew Laika's life was through [Verse 4] Oscar Wilde was a lonely child He fought and won acceptance from the world They smiled, they laughed, they praised They drove poor Oscar to his grave [Chorus] Absent friends, here's to them And happy days, we thought that they would never end But they always end Raise your glasses then to absent friends