Is it so hard to be friends, When it was so easy to be lovers, Holdin' on, holdin' on to each other. Is it so hard to be free, when it was so easy to be sheltered Mothered by the promises Someone said would keep the fire, Fill the cup and feed hungry feelins' Know so well, never tell So hard to step forward, So easy to turn inward, Too soon to be ended, Too late too late to be mended [repeat] Is it so hard to be friends When it was so easy to be lovers