[Verse 1]
Do you wanna hear something sick?
We are but victims of desire
I'm gonna shake this thing
I wanna shake this pain before I retire
[Chorus]
I'm gonna see my friend, I'm gonna see my friend
Make it go away
I'm sick of everything, I'm gonna see my friend
Make it go away
[Verse 2]
Buena Sera, it won't be long before we
All walk off the wire
I'm gonna see my friend, I'm gonna see my friend
For what I require
Buena Sera, cut my quick
Don't want my flame to get no higher
[Chorus]
I'm gonna see my friend, I'm gonna see my friend
Make it go away
I'm sick of everything, I'm gonna see my friend
Make it go away
I'm gonna see my friend, I'm gonna see my friend
Make it go away
[Bridge]
Wanna leave it all, wanna give it up
Wanna see it, gone once and for all
Wanna feel withdrawal, want an overhaul
Wanna be there, hard as a statue
Black as a tattoo, never to wash away
[Verse 3]
Gonna take me an astral plane
I'm gonna tunnel through denial
I'm gonna shake this thing
I wanna shake this pain 'fore I retire
[Chorus]
I'm gonna see my friend, I'm gonna see my friend
Make it go away
I'm sick of everything, I'm gonna see my friend
Make it go away
I'm gonna see my friend, I'm gonna see my friend
Make it go away
[Instrumental Outro]
Gonna See My Friend was written by Stone Gossard & Mike McCready & Matt Cameron & Jeff Ament & Brendan O’Brien & Eddie Vedder.
Gonna See My Friend was produced by Brendan O’Brien.
Pearl Jam released Gonna See My Friend on Sun Sep 20 2009.