We all have pals,
We all have gals
From whom we drift with the years.
Some we forget,
Some we regret,
After it's too late for tears.
From the best pal I had
I strayed away
And how I regret it today.

I wish I had my old gal back again
I miss her more than ever now.
Tho' we drifted apart,
There's a place in my heart
Just for her and for no other,
Right next to my mother.
Gee! How diff'rent my life might have been.
I've lived and learned a lot since then.
There never was a pal like my old gal.
I wish I had her back again.

I wish I had my old gal back again
I miss her more than ever now.
Tho' we drifted apart,
There's a place in my heart
Just for her and for no other,
Right next to my mother.
Gee! How diff'rent my life might have been.
I've lived and learned a lot since then.
There never was a pal like my old gal.
I wish I had her back again.