Around the corner br I have a friend br In this great city br That has no end br br Yet the days go by br And weeks rush on br And before I know it br A year is gone br br And I never see my br Old friends face br For life is a swift br And terrible race br br He knows I like him br Just as well br As in the days when br I rang his bell br br And he rang mine if br We were younger then br And now we are busy br Tired men br br Tired of playing a br Foolish game br Tired of trying to br Make a name br br 'Tomorrow' I say 'I br Will call on Jim br Just to show that br I'm thinking of him” br br But tomorrow comes br And tomorrow goes br And distance between br Us grows and grows br br Around the corner br Yet miles away br 'Here's a telegram sir br Jim died today” br br And that's what we get br And deserve in the end br Around the corner br A vanished friendbr br Anders Limbr br