I once had a friend that I loved so dearly
But he got lost in a party he just could not end
Lost in the bottle and lost in the questions
The questions that can make a man go insane

I can remember him always buried in problems
Now he says they’re all gone, but that isn’t his words
I just can’t get through to him when I try to tell him
Sometimes a blessing can turn in to a curse

Open up
Let me in
Come to sense now
And don’t let ’em get you

‘Cause Jesus told him
You’ve got to change your ways
Jesus told him
Go wash your dirty face

I once had a friend that I loved so dearly
But he got lost in the bible now I’ve lost a friend
He got caught by the speeches by phony preachers
They tore down his soul and drove him insane