A Friend You'd Never Met

A Friend You’d Never Met 
Grandpa, can you tell me how things used to be 
In your first days under the sun 
When you walked to school each and every day 
And took a leftover biscuit for your lunch 
Was the world not as busy as it is today 
Did time not seem to go so fast 
Was a handshake a promise that you would not forget 
Was a stranger just a friend you’d never met 

Chorus 
Before there was electric power 
And you worked hard in the fields everyday 
Was a handshake a promise that you would not forget 
Was a stranger just a friend you’d never met 

Grandson, let me tell you how things used to be 
In my first days under the sun 
Well, I walked to school each and everyday 
And took a leftover biscuit for my lunch 
The world was not as busy as it is today 
I can tell you that things have really changed 

Chorus
Before there was electric power 
And you worked hard in the fields everyday 
A handshake was a promise that you would not forget 
And a stranger was just a friend you’d never met 
(Brad Apple/Brad Apple Publishing/BMI)