Let The Day Begin...Let The Day Start!: Day 18 - Friends

Friends. We all like to have friends don't we? I like the statement I read about what a true friend is: "A True Friend is someone who accepts who you are, but also helps you to become who you should be".

There's a lot of songs about friendship that I quite like, here's a few:

We're Going Too Be Friends - White Stripes.

You've Got A Friend - The Housemartins.

Lean on Me - Bill Withers.

With a Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker.

I'll Stand By You - The Pretenders.

Best of Friends - Palma Violets.

My Friends Over You - New Found Glory.

Nothing Like A Friend - Richard Hawley.

Bobby Jean - Bruce Springsteen.

Stay Free - The Clash.

I just spent an hour with one of my best friends, who I don't see enough as both of us would like but there's always that connection as if we had just seen each other yesterday. And that's really precious.

Anyway, I had been thinking a little about friendship before he arrived and thought I'd post this today.The Bouncing Souls song True Believers is a fantastic spotlight on Friendship (and probably my favourite one on the subject). I love the line:

"I've got a few friends I'll love till I die
From all of these people I try to learn"

I have a few friends from down through the years to whom this lyric totally applies. These are the kind of friendships that matter the most to me.

True Believers

I've met some people along the way,
Some of them split some of them stay,
Some of them walk some walk on by,
I've got a few friends I'll love till I die
From all of these people I try to learn,
Some of them shine some of them burn,
Some of them rise some of them fall,
For good or bad I've known them all

We live our life in our own way,
Never really listened to what they say,
The kind of faith that doesn't fade away
We are the true believers
We are the true believers

Well you can fight or you can run,
Hide under a rock till the war is won,
Play it safe and don't make a sound,
But not us we won't back down
True believers all the way,
You and I...

We live our life in our own way,
Never really listened to what they say,
The kind of faith that doesn't fade away
We are the true believers
We are the true believers
True believers

True Believers (Studio Version)

True Believers (Live)

Let The Day Begin...Let The Day Start!