My Friend On The Right Song Lyrics and Chords by Faron Young
My Friend On The Right
Recorded Faron Young
Written by Red Lane and Faron Young
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Well this ol' picture is so
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faded you can
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hardly
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And that smilin' face there in the
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middle well you can
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see it's me
And that pretty girl there on my left was
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mine to hold so tight
But I lost
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her to my
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friend there on the
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right
And that big house you
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see there in the
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That big shiny car I
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bought to drive
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her
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And just to keep her
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happy I worked hard
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both day and night
Now it
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all belongs to my
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friend there on the
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right
The
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picture showed the truth but I was
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oh so blind
I was a guy in the
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middle all the
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time
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built my hopes up till they
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were out of
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sight
And then she
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walked away with my
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friend there on the
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right
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Yes she
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walked away with my
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friend there on the
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right
FAQ
Who sang the the song My Friend On The Right?
- The song My Friend On The Right was sang by Faron Young.
Who is Faron Young?
- Faron Young (February 25, 1932 - December 10, 1996) was an American country music producer, singer and songwriter from the early 1950s into the mid-1980s. Hits including "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" and "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" marked him as a honky-tonk singer in sound and personal style and his chart-topping singles "Hello Walls" and "It's Four in the Morning" showed his versatility as a vocalist. Known as the Hillbilly Heartthrob, and following a singing cowboy film role as the Young Sheriff, Young's singles charted for more than 30 years. In failing health, he died by suicide at 64 in 1996. Young is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
