I have known them,
Known them for a long time.
They came to the coffee house,
The coffee house I went to,
Went to several times a week.
There they were
Sitting in the window
Drinking their coffee,
I used to greet them
As I saw them regularly.
We had the odd chat
On the way to get my coffee,
And would I sit at another table.
Then Mary and I became one
And we both went for coffee.
We then started to sit with them,
Sit with these two men
And talk and laugh together.
Talk of many things
Both humorous and serious.
So every time we go now
We sit with them,
Sit with Alex and Reg.
And the way I see them now
Is not as acquaintances,
But as friends,
As very good friends.