You've Got a Friend

1971年6月8日, Carole King 在 The Carnegie Hall

 舉辦了她的首場個人演唱會, 作為她的好朋友,

James Taylor  當然要上台和她合唱數首名曲,

多年後的1996年, 那場演唱會被收錄成一張大碟出版

You've got a friend

~ Carole King & James Taylor ~

When you're down and troubled
and you need some loving care
and nothing, nothing is going right.
Close your eyes and think of me
and soon I will be there
to brighten up even your darkest nights.

You just call out my name and you know wherever I am
I'll come running to see you again.
Winter, spring, summer, or fall,
all you have to do is call
and I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.
You've got a friend.

If the sky above you
grows dark and full of clouds
and that old north wind begins to blow
Keep your head together and call my name out loud
soon you hear me knocking at your door.

Now ain't it good to know that you've got a friend?
When people can be so cold.
They'll hurt you yes they desert you.
Well they'll take your soul if you let them.
Oh but don't you let them.

You just call out my name and you know wherever I am
I'll come running to see you again.
Winter spring summer or fall,
all you've got to do is call.
and I'll be there, yes I will.
You've got a friend.
You've got a friend.

Ain't it good to know you've got a friend.
Ain't it good to know, Ain't it good to know, Ain't it good to know
You've got a friend.
You've got a friend.

聽著這歌, 細味著歌詞, 思緒又飄到

在中環一間銀行分行上班的那段日字,

又是一個要OT 的晚上, 當時我的頂頭上司,

也是該分行的副經理, 忽然哼起這隻歌來,

當然, 我是不會跟著和他合唱的 (佢做到short 咗, 我仲未!)

但我極欣賞的眼神已禁不住拋向他,

“You play the guitar also ?”

“Yeah!” 一副很得戚的表情作回應

提起他, 又回憶起了很多很多的往事,

在那分行的十年, 是我人生中最難忘的,

就算將來得了腦退化症, 在那裡發生過的每一個細節,

人和事, 我都不會忘記!

我和他, 國事家事, 公事私事, 無所不談,

純粹是很“傾得埋”的朋友, 所以這首歌, 也送給他聽,

相信遠在遙遠的他國的他, 也會同樣地樂天地生活著!

 

 

 

Carole King sings "You've Got a Friend,"

joined by James Taylor in tribute concert to James.

Aired on PBS 2006

Nothing says it better than this song !

老朋友, 就是這樣, 看著彼此漸老的臉容, 卻有幸福的感覺