Friends sing and play along

Packing up the dreams

God planted in the fertile soil of you.

Can't believe the hopes

He's granted means a chapter in your life is through.

But we'll keep you close as always;

it won't even seem you've gone.

'Cause our hearts, in big and small ways,

will keep the love that keeps us strong.

And friends are friends forever if the Lord's the Lord of them.

And a friend will not say "never" 'cause the welcome will not end.

Though it's hard to let you go,

in the Father's hands we know that a lifetime's not too long to live as friends.

With the faith and love

God's given, springing from the hope we know,

we will pray the joy you'll live in means a is the strength that now you show.

But we'll keep you close as always;

it won't even seem you've gone.

'Cause our hearts, in big and small ways,

will keep the love that keeps us strong.

And friends are friends forever if the Lord's the Lord of them.

And a friend will not say "never" 'cause the welcome will not end.

Though it's hard to let you go,

in the Father's hands we know that a lifetime's not too long to live as friends.

friends. And friends are friends forever if the Lord's the Lord of them.

And a friend will not say "never" 'cause the welcome will not end.

Though it's hard to let you go,

in the Father's hands we know that a lifetime's not too long to live as friends.

No, a lifetime's not too long to live as friends.