Hello, my old friend It's good to see you smiling You've been around so long, you must be strong And single life really has its fine points Like friends to help you out when things go wrong Hold back the tears That you've been cryin' Push off the fears When they come around Hold back the tears And keep on trying Just around the next corner May be waiting your true love Two lying fools And then four cryin' eyes Counting on one another to survive Crazy love must surely have this pain If getting up means going down again Hold back the tears That you've been cryin' Push off the fears When they come around Hold back the tears And keep on trying Just around the next corner May be waiting your true love ["Chrome Dreams acetate" version with an extra verse] La la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la Hello, my old friend It's good to see you smiling You've been around so long, you must be strong And single life really has its fine points Like friends to help you out when things go wrong Hold back the tears That you've been cryin' Push off the fears When they come around Hold back the tears And keep on tryin' Just around the next corner May be waiting your true love I call her name out in the night I feel for someone But something still isn't right Ah those streets I hesitate to use Looking better when life brings on the blues Hold back the tears That you've been cryin' Push off the fears When they come around Hold back the tears And keep on tryin' Just around the next corner May be waiting your true love La la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la Two lying fools And then four cryin' eyes Counting on one another to survive Crazy love must surely have its pain When getting up means going down again Hold back the tears That you've been cryin' Push off the fears When they come around Hold back the tears And keep on trying Just around the next corner May be waiting your true love Hello, my old friend It's good to see you smiling La la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la