Written in 1970 by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant while temporarily residing at Bron-Yr-Aur. Stephen Davis, a journalist who wrote the biography for Led Zeppelin described the song as “Jimmy’s last stab at psychedelia”.
Despite the track being released early in Zeppelin’s career, it continues to be on...
[Verse 1]
Bright light almost blinding
Black night still there shining
I can't stop, keep on climbing
Looking for what I knew
Had a friend, she once told me
“You got love, you ain't lonely”
Now she's gone and left me only
Looking for what I knew
[Instrumental]
[Chorus]
Mmm, I'm telling you now
The greatest thing you ever can do now
Is trade a smile with someone who's blue now
It's very easy, just…
[Verse 2]
Met a man on the roadside crying
Without a friend, there's no denying
You're incomplete, they'll be no finding
Looking for what you knew
So anytime somebody needs you
Don't let them down, although it grieves you
Someday you'll need someone like they do
Looking for what you knew
[Instrumental]
[Chorus]
Mmm, I'm telling you now
The greatest thing you ever can do now
Is trade a smile with someone who's blue now
It's very easy, just… oh, yeah…
[Post-Chorus]
Ah, nah
My, my
My, my
My, my
My, my, my, my, my, my…
[Outro]
I'm telling you now
The greatest thing you ever can do now
Is trade a smile with someone who's blue now
It's very easy, It's very easy
It's very easy, It's easy, easy, yeah yeah
[Segue to "Celebration Day"]
Friends was written by Robert Plant & Jimmy Page.
Friends was produced by Jimmy Page.
Led Zeppelin released Friends on Mon Oct 05 1970.