If you’re hurting well I am too And if you’re wondering what you’re gonna do Move over have another beer You won’t be lonesome ’cause your friend is here I’ve been thinking but what’s the use ’Cause the songs we’re singing hold a lot more truth Joking cussing and swapping lies If it helps your head well it sure helps mine Sometimes the laughing hides a broken heart Sometimes the singing shuts out the dark But if none of that can ease your mind A friend you can count on works every time  You can go to the country and try to be free  You can go to the city or sail out to sea  But any place will let you down  If a friend you can count on just ain’t around