Pie Eyed Buddy
Words and music ©2011 Joe Milligan
You were my friend from another stage
That I’d see from time to time
We met in a bar
Shared tips in a jar, cigarettes and an occasional line
You were my pie eyed buddy
We were two harps on a quest
You used to say to me
“You know you’re just so full of it
Oh, I like you nonetheless
Oh, I like you nonetheless”
Bad news traveled like a bullet to your brain
It took it’s time to get to me
Random darts, like broken Irish parts
They fall wherever they damned well please
I’m gonna miss you my pie eyed buddy
But I’ll never forget
First time you said to me
“You know you’re just so full of it
Oh, I like you nonetheless
Oh, I like you nonetheless”
I won’t be there when they dress you in your best
Maybe that’s the way that it should be
Some things are better not at all than late
I don’t mean that literally
You know what I mean, my pie eyed buddy
I want to keep you at your best
Like when you’d say to me
“You know you’re just so full of it
Oh, I like you nonetheless
Oh, I like you nonetheless
Oh, I like you nonetheless”