Just Like A Friend

by Alasdair Bouch

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Sometimes a song demands to be written, & doesn’t let up until you are done. Thrashing out a song in one siting doesn’t allow you to overthink or pretty the lyrics up – it’s the unvarnished, god’s honest truth. I wrote ‘Just Like A Friend’ in 2013, after a German tour, in the midst of recording my third album, at a stage in my life when everything seemed to be in flux (ain’t it always so?). At times like these, one really has to stop, take a deep breath & count one’s blessings. So I did. ‘Friend’ is a celebration of the gifts bestowed on us by our (too often overlooked & underappreciated) support systems. For that reason, the song is as fresh to me now as it was the rainy Tuesday evening in January I threw it down on paper.

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Ain't that just like the sun,
Trying to bring me up when I'm feeling down?
Ain't that just like the rain,
To wash my cares down the drain?
I'm watching my sorrows drown.

Ain't that just like your eyes,
Trying to look me out when I wanna hide?
Ain't that just like your smile,
Calming my mind a while,
And taking me by surprise?

‘Cause I waited, yeah I waited, so long,
For you to come along.
Yeah I waited, and I waited, so long,
For you to come along,
For you to come along,
For you to come along.

Ain't that just like the sea,
Stealing my heart with a melody?
Ain't that just like the sky,
Filling me with a high?
I'm right where I wanna be.

Waiting, I’m waiting, oooh.
Waiting, I’m waiting, oooh.

Ain't that just like the wind,
Blowing me right out of my skin?
Ain't that just like a friend,
Picking me up again,
And asking me how I been?

‘Cause I waited, yeah I waited, so long,
For you to come along.
Yeah I waited, and I waited, so long,
For you to come along,
For you to come along,
For you to come along,
For you to come along,
For you to come along.

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released October 6, 2023
Music & Lyrics by Alasdair Bouch.
Alasdair Bouch - vocals & guitars; Jakub Lenz - guitars, bass; Jan Nikendey - drums; Kate Powers - backing vocals.

Recorded by Jakub Lenz & Geoff Tyson; drums recorded by Martin Havlen at Resound in Liberec; remixed & mastered by Geoff Tyson.

Cover photo by Paul Pacey.
Cover design: Alasdair Bouch.

© 2013 Alasdair Bouch
℗ 2023 Alasdair Bouch

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Alasdair Bouch Prague, Czechia

British singer-songwriter Alasdair Bouch is an ambassador of joy. He sees every show as an intimate celebration, engaging the audience with his passionate delivery, trademark charismatic wit & a ready smile. A full-time independent DIY-musician, he enjoys an eco-conscious, ‘straight-edge’ lifestyle (vegan, teetotal, drug-free), loves hitchhiking, & his body is a temple of soul. Music is people <3 ... more

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