The Disclosure

You looked me in the eye,
And you told me,
That you were my best friend,
And we were both aware,
That’s all it could ever be,
But we veered so close to the end!

I’m just a human being,
I found it so hard to say ‘no! no!’
What’s a boy supposed to do?
When you take me inside and…

Secrets whispered at full volume,
In cars, in homes, in teenager’s rooms,
As they dance and glide through outer space,
Unaware of how I saved you from disgrace.

That’s the problem, there,
They used to say a problem shared
Is a problem halved, but,
When you share it everywhere,
Without a care,
You’re breaking my heart but,

No one was supposed to know,
That I found it so hard to say ‘no! no!’
Surely I’ve the right to hide my name,
When you’re writing these stories for fame.
And THAT’S the fucking shame!

Secrets whispered at full volume,
In cars, in homes, in teenager’s rooms,
As they dance and glide through outer space,
Unaware of how I saved you from disgrace.

You laid beside me once,
And you told me,
You needed a lover,
You said you’d keep it to yourself,
But in spite of all your sayin’s and doin’s,
Seems you wrote the story down,
And I'm there in ruins.

Perhaps I’m reading too much into this,
What was it Carly Simon said
About thinking that song is about me?
Perhaps I’m vain,
Or going insane,
But if blackening my name,
Puts our friendship down the drain,
Then THAT’S a shame.
Shame.
Shame.