All my good friends, they come around
With their best intentions, and disapproving frowns
They sit me up, and break it down
How I loved you long, and you left me dry
All the odds against, and the reasons why
"You know that girl, she's never gonna follow through"
As if I didn't know, as if they do
Yeah, but you never know
So I've been keeping close to you...
So my best friends get me out of bed
With their good advices and their shaking heads
Analyze it all, something that they read
How they've been there, and this is what they think
How "she ain't worth this, so come out for a drink"
They tell me, "son, you know this worrying ain't good for you"
As if I didn't know, as if it's news
Yeah, but that all depends
So I've been playing friends with you
And now you say you've grown
And now I'm on the phone with you
Well, what else can I do?
'Cause the feel of your shoulders, the laugh that I love
The smooth Sunday mornings, that look I dream of
And your hand on my arm, as you say you still care
Though I don't know how you dare - remember, I was there
And the brave new contenders, so young and so smart
Well they put up their pride, and lay down their hearts
And you look in my eyes, and it all sounds so true
Coming from you
So now my friends have gone, and I'm still hanging on to you
And oh, it's been so long, but I'm still hanging on to you
So I wait, and I wait
Wrong is wrong, but I'm still hanging on to you
And I know what you're saying,
But girl, I get lonely too
And you keep coming round
And I keep losing ground to you...