Can't We Be Friends

I took each word she said as gospel truth

The way a silly little child would

I can't excuse it on the grounds of youth

I was no babe in the wild, wild wood



He didn't mean it; I should have seen it

But now it's too late

I thought I'd found the man of my dreams

Now it seems this is how the story ends



She's gonna turn me down and say

"Can't we be friends?"

I thought for once it couldn't go wrong

Not for long--I can see the way this ends



She's gonna turn me down and say

"Can't we be friends?"

Why should I care

Though she gave me the air?



Why should I cry, heave a sigh

And wonder why, and wonder why?

I thought I found the gal I could trust

What a bust

This is how the story ends

She's gonna turn me down and say

"Can't we be just friends?"