FATHER FRIEND
WRITTEN BY ALVIN J. BROWN © (P) JUNE 1997 CILEETA MUSIC B.M.I.

INTRO
MY FATHER MY GOD MY FATHER MY GOD

1ST VERSE
YOU’VE BEEN MY FATHER
FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER
MY FATHER TILL THE END
YOU’VE BEEN MY FRIEND A FRIEND FOR ALL ETERNITY
THE CLOSEST FRIEND TO ME YES
AND WHEN THE ROAD OF LIFE SEEM ROUGH AND ROCKY
YOU WERE THERE FOR ME
YOU KEEP ME STRONG WITH YOUR BLESSINGS
AND TRUE WITH YOUR MERCY YOU’LL ALLWAYS BE

CHORUS
MY FATHER MY FRIEND, MY GOD MY GUIDE
FOREVER YOU WILL BE AND I WILL WALK BY YOUR SIDE
MY FATHER MY FRIEND, MY GOD MY GUIDE
MY LOVE FOR YOU I’LL NEVER HIDE.

2ND VERSE
YOU ARE MY GOD, THE ONLY I EVER HAD
YOU PROVED YOUR LOVE FOR ME
YOU ARE MY GUIDE
YOUR FOOTSTEPS I WILL WALK WITH PRIDE
MY PRAISES I’LL GIVE TO THEE

CHORUS
YOU’RE MY FAHTER MY FRIEND, MY GOD MY GUIDE
FOREVER YOU WILL BE, AND I WILL SING BY YOUR SIDE
MY FATHER MY FRIEND MY GOD MY GUIDE
MY LOVE FOR YOU I’LL NEVER HIDE
OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD

(HALF VERSE)
WHEN THE ROAD OF LIFE SEEM ROUGH AND ROCKY
YOU WERE THERE FOR ME
YOU KEEP ME STRONG WITH YOUR BLESSINGS
AND TRUE WITH YOUR MERCYYOU ‘LL ALWAYS BE

CHORUS
MY FATHER MY FRIEND MY GOD MY GUIDE
FOEVER YOU WILL BE AND I WILL SING BY YOUR SIDE
YOU’RE MY FATHER MY FRIEND MY GOD MY GUIDE
MY LOVE FOR YOU I’LL NEVER HIDE

(REPEAT CHORUS TILL END)