Violent Femmes

Good Friend

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If only you could know
How I'd love you so
The way good friends do
The way I would be you
And me too I'd be your
Good friend I'd be your
Good friend I'd be your
Good friend That's what I
Would've been
Oh but everytime I turn around
My heart's on the mend
These feelings I have
I have to suspend
Seems like everytime I turn around
My heart's on the mend
'Cause I don't think you want me
To be your good friend
Yesterday is a laugh
And the traumas slip past
And I don't think
That I'll be doing a lot of crying
But I'll sure do my share of sighing
I would have been your...

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by Test For Echo

20y ago

This song is so true. About a guy that loves this girl, but has to settle for being just her good friend, but it sometimes seems like she doesnt even want to be his friend.

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by Albuquerque

18y ago

The girl plays the game though... not sure she wants intimacy but doesn’t want the boy to go far... It's a highwire act... the friendships just a cover... no one ever wins...

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by rushpwnsx

15y ago

From what I can tell, this has nothing to do with romantic relationships. This is about friendship.

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