My Old Friend

If you leave tonight my old friend
 Will I ever see you again?
 If the grass is high and the river is low
 How are you ever gonna get where you need to go?
 The stars burn out but we still see their light
 And you're gonna be long gone before any of us knows what was wrong or right
 It ain't about the time we're losin'
 Or all the things we'll have to leave behind
 Now I feel like a leaf tremblin' on the branch at summer's end
 Just waitin' on a little gust of wind to come and take my hand
 It's all right go on and do as you like
 There ain't much here to hold you now but the peace that only comes in the night
 We all knew there wasn't much we could say or do
 Except to drive you home when you got too drunk and hope the sun would see you through
 It ain't about the time we're losin'
 Or all the things we'll have to leave behind
 Sometimes when you look too close it ain't the truth you find
 And I'm waitin' on a little gust of wind to come and take my mind
 it ain't about the time we're losin'
 And all the things we'll have to leave behind
 Don't push me 'cause I'm close to the edge
 Waitin' on a little gust of wind to come and take my hand