You've Got a Friend in Me

"You've Got a Friend in Me" is the Academy Award Nominated song heard in the Toy Story films. It is written and performed by Randy Newman.

Toy Story
It is first heard as a solo in the opening credits of the first film as Andy takes Woody downstairs. It is sung as a duo with Lyle Lovett in the end credits, and this version is used in Disney's Sing Along Songs: Topsy Turvy. The solo and the duet version are listed as Tracks 1 and 16, respectively on the Toy Story Soundtrack.

Toy Story 2
In the second film, a scene from Woody's Roundup features a Woody doll on the show singing this song on a guitar, and then a kid on the set hugs him. It is also sung by Wheezy (Robert Goulet) at the end of the film, and this version can be heard in its entirety during the end credits and listed as Track 3 on the Toy Story 2 Soundtrack. The soundtrack also features an instrumental version of the song, performed by Tom Scott, listed as Track 20. Riders in the Sky has also performed a cover of this song on the album Woody's Roundup: A Rootin' Tootin' Collection of Woody's Favorite Songs, listed as Track 5, as well as their instrumental version, listed as Track 10 on the album.

Toy Story 3
In the third film, almost the whole original version of the song is heard during the scene of Ms. Davis' old recordings of Andy playing with his toys. It is also a coincidence that the song stops right at the verse: "And as the years go by, our friendship will never die", and goes right to the scene with the toys in the toy box planning their mission to get Andy to play with them. Due to Buzz briefly being reset to Spanish mode in the film, it has a Spanish version of the song, "Hay Un Amigo En Mi", performed by the Gipsy Kings, listed as Track 2 on the Toy Story 3 Soundtrack. During the end credits of the film, Buzz and Jessie perform a paso doble to the song.

Other Media

 * The original version song was also featured in Toy Story 3: The Video Game, when the player is on the game board or inside Al's Toy Barn.
 * The song was nominated for the 1995 Academy Award for Best Original Song and the 1996 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song -- although it lost to another Disney song, "Colors of the Wind" from Pocahontas, which was released on the same year as Toy Story.
 * Like the other songs featured in Toy Story, Pixar only wanted songs in the background to describe the scene and emotions of the characters.
 * The music of the original version is heard in the Toy Story 3 teaser trailer.

Lyrics
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

You've got a friend in me

You've got a friend in me

If you've got troubles, I've got 'em too

There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you

We stick together and can see it through

'Cause you've got a friend in me

You've got a friend in me

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

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 (x3)

Robert Goulet's version
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

Son, you've got a friend in me

Yeah, you've got a friend in me

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, we can see it through

'Cause you've got a friend in me (Yes, you do)

Yeah, you've got a friend in me

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, just me and you, babe

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 just remember what your old pal said

Son, you've got a friend in me

We stick together, we can see it through

'Cause you've got a friend in me

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, just me and you, babe

And as the years go by (Years go by)

Our friendship will never die (Never die)

You're gonna see it's our destiny

You've got a friend in me (Yes, you do)

You've got a friend in me (That's the truth)

You've got a friend in me!

Yeah!

Spanish version (performed by the Gipsy Kings)
Hay un amigo en mí

Hay un amigo en mí

Cuando salgas a volar

Hay un amigo en mí

Sí, un amigo en mí

Hay un amigo en mí

Hay un amigo en mí

Hay un amigo en mí

Cuando salgas a volar

Hay un amigo en mí

Sí, un amigo en mí

Hay un amigo en mí

Hay muchos que pueden ser

Un poco más listos

Mas nunca habrá quien pueda ser

Un amigo fiel

Y tú lo sabes

Los años pasarán

Lo nuestro no morirá

Lo vas a ver

Mejor tener

Un buen amigo en mí

Hay un amigo en mí

Un buen amigo en mí

Hay un amigo en mí

Trivia

 * This is the only Toy Story song that has been in all three movies.