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