[Intro: Dolly Parton]
Can we sit closer to ya?
Case I wanna touch ya or somethin'

[Verse 1: Kenny Rogers]
What will I do when you are gone?
Who's gonna tell me the truth?
Who's gonna finish the stories I start
The way you always do?

[Verse 2: Kenny Rogers]
When somebody knocks at the door
And someone new walks in
I will smile and shake their hands
But you can't make old friends

[Chorus: Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton]
You can't make old friends
You can't make old friends
It was you and me, (Yep) since way back when
You can't make old friends

[Post Chorus: Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton]
Sing somethin'
Alright
[Verse 3: Dolly Parton]
How will I sing when you're gone?
'Cause it won't sound the same
Who'll join in on those harmony parts
Whеn I call your name?

[Chorus: Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton]
You can't make old friends (You can't makе old friends)
You can't make old friends
It was you and me, since way back when
You can't make old friends

[Bridge: Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton]
When Saint Peter opens the gate
And you come walking in
I'll be there just waiting for you
'Cause you can't make old friends
You can't make old friends
No

[Verse 4: Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers]
And when I'm out on the stage all alone
And I hear the music begin
We all know that the show must go on
But you can't make old friends (No, no)
[Chorus: Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton, Dolly Parton]
You can't make old friends
Can't make old friends
And you and me, will be young again
You can't make old friends (You will be young too)
(I'm sorry I messed that up)
You and me, will be together again

[Outro: Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers]
You can't make old friends
What?
Not the way you've always been
You can't make old friends, just say that
You can't ('Cause you can't make old friends)
You can't, you, good—
Oh, Kenny, I love you
And you can make old friends