"How To Save a Life"
the fray
Step one, you say
We need to talk,
He walks, you say
Sit down, it's just a talk
He smiles politely
Back at you,
You stare politely
Right on through
Some sort of window
To your right,
As he goes left
And you stay right
Between the lines
Of fear and blame,
And you begin to wonder
why you came
Where did I go wrong?
I lost a friend
Somewhere along
In the bitterness
And I would have stayed up
With you all night,
Had I known
How to save a life
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Let him know
That you know best,
Cause after all
You do know best
Try to slip past his defense
Without granting innocence
Lay down a list
Of what is wrong,
The things you've told him
All along
And pray to God he hears you
And pray to God he hears you
And where did I go wrong?
I lost a friend
Somewhere along
In the bitterness
And I would have stayed up
With you all night,
Had I known
How to save a life
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As he begins
To raise his voice,
You lower yours
And grant him one last choice
Drive until you lose the road,
Or break with the ones you've followed
He will do one of two things,
He will admit to everything
Or he'll say
He's just not the same,
And you'll begin to wonder
why you came
Where did I go wrong?
I lost a friend
Somewhere along
In the bitterness
And I would have stayed up
With you all night,
Had I known
How to save a life
Where did I go wrong?
I lost a friend
Somewhere along
In the bitterness
And I would have stayed up
With you all night,
Had I known
How to save a life
~
How to save a life
~
How to save a life
~
Where did I go wrong?
I lost a friend
Somewhere along
In the bitterness
And I would have stayed up
With you all night,
Had I known
How to save a life
Where did I go wrong?
I lost a friend
Somewhere along
In the bitterness
And I would have stayed up
With you all night,
Had I known
How to save a life
~
How to save a life
~
How to save a life?
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August 2008