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March 2007
Friends are the bookends of life, my my
I believe the once who've lived it once or twice
Alright, friends are the bookends of life, it's true
So what's a lonely paperback to do?

Well when you're young, you keep your chums all around you
And when you're grown, it's family and career
Time comes, you got to bring 'em back to surround you
To celebrate the rest of yesteryear

Before I roam a retirement home or think assisted living
I'm gonna travel in a brat pack of senior citizens

Some might say that the drama plays in the twilight of our lives
And some might prophesy despair
But take your bill of fare from someone who's been there
Keep your friends at either end and they will take care of you

Friends are the bookends of life, my my
I believe the once who've lived it once or twice
Alright, friends are the bookends of life, it's true
So what's a lonely paperback to do?
Well my gal's like some great American novel
At 59, she's stood the test of time
And my best pal is something like a bestseller
At 66, he's left them all behind

One of my chum's like cop fiction and one's like a book of haiku
And we've been looking for a dimestore thriller like you

Some might say that the drama plays in the twilight of our lives
And some might prophesy despair
But take your rule of thumb from someone who's been there
Keep your friends at either end and they will take care of you

Friends are the bookends of life, my my
I believe the once who've lived it once or twice
Alright, friends are the bookends of life, it's true
So what's a lonely paperback to do?
Lord I know I'm better for knowing this imperfect metaphor
And I just keep suspecting that you can just keep collecting cuz...