Happier Lyrics

Lyric discussion by abchak1 

Cover art for Happier lyrics by Guster

the friend thing totally fits. before reading the other comments, i thought this was about someone moving away or making a big change in his or her life. they thought it'd be easy to start again in a new, better town/friends/etc., but it turns out to be difficult and they aren't as happy as they imagined they'd be in the new situation.