From the recording I WILL FLY LIKE AN EAGLE IN THE SKY
A song about homeless orphans who long to be part of a family and despair about the system that prevents them from achieving it.
Lyrics
WILL YOU BE MY FRIEND WRITTEN BY BOB FERGUSON KEY D (C2)
CHORUS
WILL YOU BE MY FRIEND - PLEASE BE MY FRIEND?
WILL YOU BE MY SISTER – MY BROTHER TOO?
WILL YOU BE MY FRIEND – PLEASE BE MY FRIEND?
WILL YOU BE MY FATHER – MY MOTHER TOO?
VERSE 1
WHEN THE STREETS ARE ALL DARK – AND NO ONE’S AROUND,
I LAY DOWN IN A BOX – IN A POOR PART OF TOWN,
ACHING WITH COLD - AND THE HUNGER IT SEEMS,
TO HURT A LOT LESS – IN A BEAU – TI - FUL DREAM.
VERSE 2
I DREAM THE SAME DREAM – EVERY NIGHT,
THAT TOMORROW SOMEONE – WILL PITY MY PLIGHT,
UNLESS THERE IS CHANGE – IN A WORLD NOT MY OWN,
I’LL ALWAYS BE AN ORPHAN – WITHOUT - A - HOME.
VERSE 3
THE REASON’S DENYING – MY RIGHTS ARE THE SAME,
IT COSTS TOO MUCH MONEY – PASS ON THE BLAME,
I’VE BEEN ON THE RADIO – TV AND NEWS,
YOU SAY WHAT A SHAME – THEN EAT UP YOUR FOOD.
VERSE 4
IF I COULD BE KING – OF THIS WORLD FOR A DAY,
I’D CHANGE ALL THE RULES – WHAT WOULD YOU SAY,
WOULD YOU LET ME FORBID YOU – AVARICE AND GREED,
AND DENY YOU THE WARS – THAT MAKE THIS WORLD BLEED.