ONCE A FRIEND

First released 1992

Once A Friend was an outtake from the Seven sessions, resurrected for the Ring The Bells single. It remained one of the few songs released through Fontana/Mercury that was unavailable on CD as it only appeared on the 12" version of the single.  The release of The Collection in 2004 rectified this.

WHERE TO GET

Ring The Bells 12" (JIM 1112)

James - The Collection CD (9824088)

LYRICS

You were created just for me

You were created just to tease

You never loved you just diseased

I put my faith in you

Swallowed all you schemes

You fooled us all with easy love

Your body folds into a bed

Your spirit's stuck inside your head

I put my faith in you

Turned you into god

You were once my friend

Never again

Once my friend

Never again

Once my friend

Never again

You showed me all the things I liked

I'll turn defense into attack

I'll make you wish you're still on song

I put my trust in you

Turned you into god

You were once my friend

Never again

Once my friend

Never again

Once my friend

But never again

No never again

You were always running me down

I was always in the way

Sick of being understanding

Now I'm gonna make you pay

Now I'm gonna make you pay

Now I'm gonna make you... pay