Good Friends
Author: Nik Day
Composer: Nik Day
Languages (6)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- English: Good Friends
- French: Les vrais amis
- German: Wahre Freunde
- Italian: Amici veri
- Portuguese (Portugal): Um Bom Amigo
- Spanish (Spain): Un amigo de verdad
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Most common tunes for “Good Friends”
This chart shows the tunes that are paired with this text most frequently, in hymnbooks and other collections published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. If the text appears with the same tune in multiple editions or translations of the same hymnbook, it is only counted once.
Appearances of “Good Friends” over time
This timeline shows which tunes have been used with this text over time, in hymnbooks and other collections published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 2013 or earlier.
In copyright (IRI)
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net: Stand (2013), no. 12; Tiens-toi (2013), no. 12; Steht (2013), no. 12; Stai (2013), no. 12; Permanecer (2013), no. 12; Permaneced (2013), no. 12.
Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
1. Ev’rybody needs a friendNo one wants to be alone.Oh, when things are lookin’ down,it’s good to have somewhere to go.There are those who really love youyou can see it in their eyes.There are those who will pretend toand might say all sorts of lies.And it might hurt youbut it’s good toknow how to recognizethe one from the otherand make the ones that matter.
Good friends lift you upwhen you feel you’ve had enoughkeep you goin’ through the thick and thin.Good friends gather round you,leave you better than they found you.They’re by your side until the very end.Yeah, that’s a good friend.That’s a good friend.
2. Ev’rybody needs a friendand there’s always room for more.You might be the one they need.So what are you waiting for.There are those who want tobut they are just too shy,and they might pretend like,ev’ry thing’s alright.We’ll be able to see,if we open up our eyes.We’ll start to notice suff’rersand be the ones that matter.
Good friends lift you upwhen you feel you’ve had enoughkeep you goin’ through the thick and thin.Good friends gather round you,leave you better than they found you.They’re by your side until the very end.
Good friends lift you upwhen you feel you’ve had enoughkeep you goin’ through the thick and thin.Good friends gather round you,leave you better than they found you.They’re by your side until the very end.That’s a good friend.Yeah, that’s a good friend.