When you read about somebody special   who has met an untimely end   although you didn't even know them personally   feels like you've lost a friend      And to all the cynics who think Lennon   only cared about what he could spend   I say to hell with your money fixations   feels like we've lost a friend      And when I die as I must do   I know it's an awful thing to talk about   and I'd give anything for it never to be true   what a way to make a living digging graves   still you'd never need to fear being made redundant that way      And for those of you who think that Presley   only cared about what he could spend   remember that without him might have been no Lennon   feels like we've lost a friend      And when I die as I must do   know it's an awful thing to talk about   and I'd give anything for it never to be true   if it's any consolation money buys   only material things no way can it extend your life      When you read about somebody special   who has met an untimely end   Although you didn't even know them personally   feels like you've lost a friend