Lyrics:

Well I barely knew him
He was your good friend
But I think about him
Every now and then
And how all the real ones
Die with nothing
Half of the time

But I barely knew him
He's a friend of mine

Well I tried to call him
When I came through town
You know I saw him walkin' in the door
But by the time I got down off
From the stage
He was gone in the night
I never saw him again

And I barely knew him
He was your good friend

Now it's a quick light and a slow burn
It's a little wink and a half turn
And gone

He's a little lion with a broken tooth
The best liar tells the truth
But he's gone

He left a wife
And two kids when he died
Every time I hear his name
You know it makes me want to cry
He could not afford
To see a doctor
So he died

I barely knew him
He's a friend of mine