Friends

[Verse 1] Ah, you approached me in the park And you asked me for a cigarette I said, "I got two for you If you stop and talk for a bit" You asked me what we'd talk about And why I wanted you there I said, "We could talk about politics Or even your favourite chair" You said you didn't care about those things And that one smoke'd do you fine I said, "If that's the way it's gotta be Could you at least tell me the time?" Oh, yeah [Verse 2] Ah, "Well, it's time for you to give me a cigarette" You aggressively replied I appreciated your sense of humour But still I began to cry I started screaming at the mothers And the children on the swing I laughed hysterically on the seesaw And I broke down in the sand I menaced a family barbeque I threw steaks and snaggers everywhere I bathed myself in coleslaw And lay drying on the ground Oh, no [Verse 3] Yeah, you came to me as I lay there The families all leaving "It's two in the arvo, you fuckin' nutter Now, do you have a ciggy?" I sat up and I rolled you one I rolled one for me as well You asked if you should stay and talk I said, "You might as well" Turned out we had heaps in common We chatted there for hours You told me that you got ten dollars And we should go get a goon bag [Verse 4] I said, "That's a fuckin' great idea Why didn't we think of that sooner?" So off we went to the bottle shop Wrapped up in some random's doona You told me that you got no ID But you're definitely twenty-one So I took your cash and I went inside And I came out with the fun Then we returned to the park Started drinking like delinquents We played on swings and seesaws And even the jungle gym You were better at the monkey bars But I was better at jumping You beat me in a running race Then I punched you in the face Oh, no [Verse 5] But you didn't care because you're tough Then we sat and had a smoke And you took a drink and passed the goon I said, "You're a pretty top bloke" We started talking music then And decided to start a band "We would be the best band ever No doubt about it, man You could play the drums real good And I could play the guitar We won't have to drink this shit When we are famous stars" Ooh, yeah [Verse 6] Oh, you told me that you liked the goon And maybe we shouldn't do it I said, "Yeah, you're probably right Why would we ever wanna get rich?" We couldn't come up with a good enough answer So we went and fetched our guitars Took my cigarettes and your goon bag And went busking out the front of Elmar's After about an hour or two And our third song by The Pogues Elmar came out with two kebabs and said "They're yours if you leave me alone" Ooh, yeah [Verse 7] And we had already made about thirty-seven dollars So we took the kebabs to the park Although Elmar is a bit of a prick He makes kebabs seem like a work of art And it was getting pretty chilly there And the goon was running low So we went and bought another one And wondered, "Where could we go?" I said, "If you're feeling tired There's a couch in the shed at my place" You said you're feeling fucking knackered And that shed sounds fucking ace Ah, hey [Verse 8] And I woke up and you were gone But you were back before too long With a loaf of bread and two bananas I did not ask you where they came from And I woke up and you were gone But you were back before too long With a bottle of whiskey and a packet of ciggies I didn't ask you where they came from