Joe Henry - A Friend to You lyrics

Day after day I wonder why This still should be Any kind of surprise; Nothing has changed When I open my eyes — I'm just a friend… I'm just a friend to you. Tables are turned End over end And this is a room Where no love has been; And no love lives now And, though I pretend — I'm just a friend… I'm just a friend to you. You turned to me Without knowing how I always was there And am, even now; Taking your arm When you would allow, Whenever a bitter wind blew... And blow, it still does In rings around my bed And plays through the trees That twist in my head; I live to be more But instead — I'm just a friend… I'm just a friend to you. Why must I grieve Like something was lost, Like the light had gone out Where our streets would cross; Though this was always Our way when we walked, This isn't a street that goes through... I wouldn't change The words that I spoke, Though they haunt me now Like clothes smell of smoke; They lay on the floor In this room where I woke Alone, just a friend… Just a friend to you.