[Verse 1]

I'm Creedence Clearwater Wright

Best friend of Elodie Eye

We've been tight since Percy Elementary

Class of 1985

We moved together out to Philly after college

Took a two bedroom at South & 9th

I sold my violin so we could have it easy

El got her grandmother's money when she died

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We laughed like we were queens

And split our ballgowns at the seams

And every single time, I'd dream

It was only El and me

But then she slipped away from me

She met a boy from New Jersey

And they fell fast in love, of course

I swear it felt like a divorce

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This September I'll be 26 years old

And El's the only one besides my dad

Who's ever said, "I love you, Creedence"

[Verse 3]

Took got a job downtown

It's an hour on the bus each way

Typing letters for a lawyer in a bad toupee

It's dumb, I know, but it pays okay

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And did I mention, I moved out

I got my own place off of South

And I've been living hand-to-mouth

For going on a year by now

And, yes, I still see El around

It's different, but I can't say how

She cut her hair, it's back to brown

She's living with her boyfriend now

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And since September, I've been 26 years old

She's still the only one besides my dad

Who's ever said, "I love you, Creedence"