It was a January morning
when the sky did fall
I heard it on the news
and didn’t think that it was true at all

We had spoken just the night before
of the lives that we had made
We talked of future plans
and the wild times we had

We laughed about our struggles
when we didn’t have a dime
and the vultures who were waiting
as we began the climb

You set your sights and reached the top
I went another way
and I wonder if I’d stayed that course
if I’d be here today

You did always shine
with the bright lights in your face
The crowds of never-ending nights
couldn’t keep up with your pace

Beneath the cover of illusion
you buried it so well
What was happening inside
no-one could ever tell

But you were always there for me
and I was there for you
Like brothers till the end
to see each other through

I guess you knew before you called
the way that things would go
that your call was just to say goodbye
I can’t believe I didn’t know

I’ll be missing you my friend
I won’t forget it all
or that January morning
when the sky did fall