Story Behind The Song
heard someone passionately discussing Bend Oregon and decided "friend in bend" was a good title
Song Description
Girl left, ended up in bend Oregon, she is asking old boyfriend to come out there, he has doubts and he dreams of more than frindship
| Song Length |
3:12 |
Genre |
Country - Rock, Country - General |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Endearing, Joyful |
Subject |
Long, City |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
A Friend in Bend
Words and Music by Barry E. Thompson, Ac 2008, All Rights Reserved,
Registered BMI
VERSE 1:
I can't get a break --- but - I might get to Bend
That's a town in Oregon --- Where I have friend
She had dreams to find, left her baggage behind - but
I got a friend in Bend -- She told me so
CHORUS:
Oregon loves dreamers, so the slogan goes
With one dream to redeem, so maybe I ought to go
where the air near Crooked River -- can straighten my soul
I got a friend in Bend -- She told me so
VERSE 2: She said come see me in the scenery, On Mount Bachelor to rivers below
You'll flip for the corner breweries while I sip on a local Pino
Mistakes from the past seem small in space this vast
I got a friend in Bend -- She told me so
REPEAT CHORUS
BRIDGE:
She said-- New England gets lazy, South Cali is too crazy
Wichita's plains are all the same - Seattle aint bad if you like rain...
VERSE 3:
Meanwhile I'm holding at the end of my rope -
And she's flying down some mountain bike trail--
Maybe I'll let go, we'll fall to valleys below,
I can learn what she already knows, that dreams never end in Bend
REPEAT CHORUS
Half Chorus:
She said Mistakes from the past, seem small in space this vast
I got a friend in Bend, She told me so