You gotta laugh or else you'll cry We gotta live, at least to try A cigarette, an empty chair You were my friend, the best I have And you played it all on an old guitar A silhouette with truth to tell On everyone you cast your spell You'd never leave all the friends you love As they came along to call your bluff But you traded all for an old guitar And it was something special Yeah I'm sorry, so sorry It had to end this way But don't worry, and no worries I'll take my turn one day You had to leave, we say goodbye You made us laugh, you made us cry But you saved us all with that old guitar And hung it all on a faded star Never believe we'd come this far But it was something special ♪ (Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh) (Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh) (Ho-oh-oh, oh) (Ho-oh-oh, oh) All you had was that old guitar When heaven called you to the stars I'd never believed we'd come this far You gotta laugh, or else you'll cry We gotta live, at least to try Now all that's left is an old guitar