Two old friends of mine, I saw them only yesterday
They were there, but I got the feeling they had gone away
Gone away from each other
But I was alone, killing time
A stranger in the silence of their company

Who lost the reason for being together?
Who says the money won't go round?
Once it was love and we'd live on a shoestring
But they don't give no mortgage on a castle in the air

Two old friends of mine, a dripping tap and a broken old chair
And, if I read between the lines, someone's lonely, someone doesn't care
If it's all gone by tomorrow
For tomorrow's been and gone
Like a bird that has no home

Who lost the reason for being together?
Who says the money won't go round?
Once it was love and we'd live on a shoestring
But they don't give no mortgage on a castle in the air

Two old friends of mine, is this all life has left of you?
Who took the laughter and the time, we said what we were gonna do
When we were grown and ready
To take on the world with a song
And now the tune is one you can't remember