[Chorus Steve Earle and Emmylou Harris] Old friends They shine like diamonds Old friends You can always call Old friends Lord, you cant buy em You know its old friends after all [Verse 1 Terry Allen Jerry Jeff Walker] Its like when youre makin conversation And youre tryin not to scream Youre tryin not to tell em You dont care what they mean Yeah, and youre feelin really fragile And you really cant get home And you really feel abandoned But you want to be alone [Chorus Steve Earle and Emmylou Harris] Old friends They shine like diamonds Old friends You can always call Old friends Lord, you cant buy em Oh, its old friends after all [Verse 2 Jo Harvey Allen Rodney Crowell ] And when the house is empty And the lights begin to fade And theres nothin to protect you Except the window shade And its hard to put your finger On the thing that scares you most And you cant tell the difference Between an angel and a ghost [Chorus Steve Earle and Emmylou Harris] Old friends They shine like diamonds Old friends You can always call Old friends Lord, you cant buy em You know its old friends after all [Chorus Steve Earle and Emmylou Harris and Jerry Jeff Walker and Terry Allen and Jo Harvey Allen and Rodney Crowell] Old friends They shine like diamonds Old friends You can always call Old friends Lord, you cant buy em You know its old friends after all Old friends Old friends They shine like diamonds Old friends Old friends You can always call Old friends Lord, you cant buy em Oh, its old friends after all
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