You’ve Got a Friend in Me Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
When the road looks rough ahead
And you're miles and miles from your nice warm bed
You just remember what your old pal said
Boy, you've got a friend in me

Yeah, you've got a friend in me

[Verse 2]
You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
You've got troubles, and I've got 'em, too
There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you
We stick together and we see it through
'Cause you've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me

[Bridge]
Some other folks might be a little bit smarter than I am
Bigger and stronger too, maybe
But none of them will ever love you the way I do
It's me and you, boy

[Verse 3]
And as the years go by
Our friendship will never die

You're gonna see, it's our destiny
You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me

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Genius Annotation

”You’ve Got A Friend In Me” is the theme song of the Toy Story franchise, recurring throughout the series in different contexts. It’s first scene in the intro to the original film, as the boy Andy plays with his favorite toy, Woody the cowboy. It’s been reprised in the series as a duet between Buzz and Woody, an instrumental, and a flamenco version sung in Spanish by the Gipsy Kings.

It was written and performed by Randy Newman—a Hollywood veteran who’s scored 22 movies as well as releasing dozens of his own albums (which feature a darker, more satirical sensibility).

Newman told 1843 magazine that the Toy Story movies are the highlight of his film-writing career:

They’re smart pictures, the best I’ve done in terms of quality. What’s important to Pixar is feeling, and that’s what music’s about: if it doesn’t have feeling of some kind, I don’t find it interesting. There’s a lot of humour in my stuff, but still you’ve got to feel it, or there’s no point.

Q&A

Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning

What old show had this theme song?
Genius Answer

It hasn’t been featured as a TV show’s theme song but it has been played and performed by multiple people on shows like Dancing With the Stars, The Late Late Show with James Corden, Britain’s Got More Talent, Britain’s Got Talent, and The Voice.

Does the track have any certifications?
Genius Answer

Yes, “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” was certified 2x multi-platinum by the RIAA on January 18, 2023.

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Recorded At
Sony Pictures Studios (Culver City, CA); Conway Studios; Ocean Way Recording & Signet Sound Studios (Hollywood, CA)
Release Date
November 22, 1995
You’ve Got a Friend in Me Covers
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