Lyrics:

You there, on the corner, Youre making the sick survive,
You look a lot like lad I knew when I was a child of five.
And now I see youre leading me and the people to a heavenly end,
But I dont forget a friend, didnt I know you when?

Didnt I know you when you were,
Pellin papers, door to door,
Didnt I know you when you were a neighbor?
Well, Jack, jump back,
You may look different, but its a fact,
That I dont forget a friend, Didnt I know you when?

And you there, his disciple, youre passin the hat around.
Youre braggin about the life you lived, while youre braggin about the life you found.
You may have been livin in sin, runnin from the arms of the law.
But you may have been my friend, Didnt I know you when?

Didnt I know you when you were,
Waitin tables, sweepin the floor.
Didnt I know you when you were a neighbor?
Well, Jack, jump back,
You may look different, but its a fact,
That I dont forget a friend, Didnt I know you when?

Seems to me you used to love the ladies.
Playin Louie, Louie in the band.
But isnt life strange, Lord how some people change,
Sanctify me, Lord baptize me, tell me whats your name.

Didnt I know you when you were,
Waitin tables, sweepin the floor.
Didnt I know you when you was a neighbor?
Well, Jack, jump back,
You may look different, but its a fact,
That I dont forget a friend, Didnt I know you when?

Didnt I know you when you were,
Pellin papers, door to door,
Didnt I know you when you were a neighbor?
Well, Jack, shucks,
You may look different, but its a fact,
That I dont forget a friend, Didnt I know you when?