Well I barely knew him He was your good friend But I think about him Every now and then And how the real ones Die with nothing Half of the time I barely knew him He was a friend of mine I tried to call him Once when I came through town And I saw him walk in the door Buy by the time I got down From the stage He was gone in the night I never saw him again I barely knew him He was your good friend It's a quick light and a slow burn A little wink and a half turn And gone Little lion with a broken tooth The best liar tells the truth He's gone He left a wife And two kids when he died Every time I hear his name 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