Hello Old Friend - James Taylor

Paris’s rooftops were lovely to see

Switzerland’s vertical landscape crossed my mind’s eye just now

Canada’s shoreline has been calling out to me

But it’s been too long a time

Since last I crossed that vast Nantucket sound

Hello old friend, welcome me home again

Well, I’ve been away but that’s all over now now

Say I can stay for October, now

Stay a while and play

Little dog David, I must look like a fool

I should’ve remembered you’d be forgetting my smell, well

Give me a week or two so recapture my cool

I’ve got stories to tell

About how I snatched the devil’s catch and outran the hounds of hell

Hello old friend, welcome me home again

Well, I’ve been away but that’s all over now now

Say I can stay for October, now

Stay a while and see

Hello old friend, welcome me home again

I know I’ve been away but that’s all over now now

Isn’t it nice to be home again?

Over here it’s clear

Hello friend