A friend is a need Like a gauze when you bleed And you're layin' and cryin' away And the dozen or so Of the friends that I know Aren't worth the time anyway The tree can be a hangin' tree The rose a thorny stem The wind can blow across the field But it's always us or them Yeah it's always us or them A song is a thing That you you write and you sing When you're layin' and cryin' away And the dozen or so That I wrote long ago Don't sound good anymore anyway The tree can be a hangin' tree The rose a thorny stem The wind can blow across the field But it's always us or them Yeah it's always us or them A prayer is a thing Like a kite on a string That can snap and get lost in the sky And a dare is a dare So you better beware 'Cause soon you'll be saying goodbye The tree can be a hangin' tree The rose a thorny stem The wind can blow across the field But it's always us or them Yeah it's always us or them