Well I barely knew him He was your good friend But I think about him Every now and then And how all the real ones Die with nothing Half of the time And I barely knew him He was a friend of mine Well I tried to call him When I came through town You know I saw him walk in the door But by the time I got down From the stage He was gone in the night I never saw him again And I barely knew him He was your good friend Yeah It's a quick light and a slow burn A little wink and a half turn And gone He's a little lion with a broken tooth The best liar tells the truth But he's gone He left a wife And two kids when he died Every time I hear his name You know it makes me want to cry He could not afford To see a doctor So he died I barely knew him He was a friend of mine He was a friend of mine He was a friend of mine