I was a happy boy runnin’ wild and free, Sun on my shoulders, not a worry on me, Lookin’ for a buddy who could keep up with my speed, That’s when Woody came walkin’ down the street. He lived in a house down the street from mine, Two rusty bikes and a world to find, Steel strings hummin’ like a summer breeze, We were kings of that old dirt creek. Oh, down the street from yesterday… we’d ride… Chasin’ dreams we couldn’t name… side by side… Laughin’ loud in that small-town light… Holdin’ on to forever… so tight… Woody, my brother in time… You were a lifetime friend of mine… We built us a fort from scraps of wood, Swore it’d stand forever—and it probably could, Talked about the days when we’d both be men, Never thought about where the road might bend. Friday nights and stadium lights, Shared homework answers and teenage fights, Every win and every fall, He was right there through it all. Oh, down the street from yesterday… we’d run… Two young hearts in the settin’ sun… Dreamin’ big with nothin’ to lose… Singin’ songs we didn’t choose… Woody, through thick and thin… You were my closest friend… Life has a way of driftin’ apart, Pullin’ young boys toward separate starts, Caps in the air on graduation day, But nothin’ could take that bond away. He stood by me as my best man, I stood by him when he took her hand, Then miles and years rolled on by, Different roads ‘neath different skies. Oh, down the street from yesterday… we stand… Time has changed these weathered hands… But the laughter echoes in my mind… Like footprints that time can’t hide… Woody, through joy and strife… You’re my best friend for life… Now we’re walkin’ toward twilight years, Smilin’ through the miles and tears, I treasure those days more now than then, ’Cause youth don’t come around again. I hope he’s found his solace and grace, A little peace in this fast-paced race, Like I’ve found in quiet prayers at night, Thankin’ God for that childhood light. Oh, down the street from yesterday… we ride… In memory’s glow we’re side by side… Creek water shinin’ in the sun… Two old souls still young at heart… one by one… Woody, till the end of time… You’ll always be a friend of mine… A lifetime friend… of mine… Woody
