▁close ▁friend ▁Be van ▁T . ▁Wood house , ▁released ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁and ▁entered ▁the ▁UK ▁Singles ▁Chart ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁reaching ▁number ▁ 7 . ▁The ▁single ▁was ▁re - re leased ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁reached ▁number ▁ 9 6 ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁Singles ▁Chart . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁is ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁group ' s ▁sixth ▁and ▁final ▁studio ▁album ▁Heart bre aker ▁and ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁the ▁entire ▁group . ▁It ▁was ▁their ▁final ▁hit ▁single ▁before ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁with ▁Paul ▁Rod gers ▁and ▁Simon ▁Kir ke ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁form ▁Bad ▁Company . ▁ ▁Matthew ▁Green wald ▁of ▁All Music ▁said : ▁ ▁" L yr ically , ▁the ▁song ▁can ▁be ▁interpreted ▁many ▁ways , ▁but ▁it ▁appears ▁on ▁the ▁surface ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁angry ▁message ▁to ▁a ▁friend ▁with ▁heavy ▁subst ance ▁ab use ▁problems ▁who ▁has ▁one ▁foot ▁in ▁' the ▁wish ing ▁well ', ▁which ▁is ▁possibly ▁an ▁anal ogy ▁for ▁' one ▁foot ▁in ▁the ▁grave '. ▁Next ▁to ▁" All ▁Right ▁Now ", ▁this ▁is ▁indeed ▁the ▁band ' s ▁most ▁important ▁- ▁and ▁perhaps ▁fin est ▁moment " ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 2 ▁singles ▁Category : Free ▁( band ) ▁songs ▁Category : S ongs ▁written ▁by ▁Paul ▁Rod gers ▁Category : Is land ▁Records ▁singles <0x0A> </s>