Mean Mary - Friend I Never Had

For more info on Mean Mary visit: FRIEND I NEVER HAD (music and lyrics by M. James & J. James) He sat there on a bench, hunched against the night’s cold No jacket, just a scarf, his shoes rundown, so old He mumbled to himself, as those types often do And hugged his arms around his chest, each time the wind blew His expression made me think of a person I’d once known So I threw him a dollar and his “thank you“ was a groan I thought, as I walked away, “that could be me someday” And many cold blocks later, that thought was there to stay CHORUS: I thought about this world’s strays Its vagrants, tramps, its castaways, Someone’s child, a mom or dad, Or the friend I never had? I walked the long walk back, against a driving sleet Filled with good intentions, and a measure of conce