My old friend Sade

My old friend Sade, written as a poem cum blues song.

Oh how I wish you would fade

Wish you would fade

Painful you are

My old friend Sade

The prices I paid

Those words never said

And mistakes never made

(Rhythm change)

Oh how I miss you now

Please forgive me for how I treated you

Bitter were the words I used

I’m sorry I cheated you

And never said what I always knew

You’re still loved by your prodigal son

In him your memory will live on

Oh how I wish you would fade

Wish you would fade

Those sweet regrets

My old friend Sade

In my dreams

Where I now find my memories

Time will always haunt me

(Rhythm change)

I hope you found your peace

If I only knew what little time I had left

I would have made you proud

And love from your grandchildren you would have felt

Before you were laid to rest

In every game of chess

I’ll remember the good times and not the regrets

Oh how I wish you would fade

Wish you would fade

Life bitter sweet

My old friend Sade

Please fade away.

The poem is about how I will often torture myself over regrets I will always remember. Those regrets do not need to be about the things I have done, but can also be about the chances I never took.