♪ 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 ♪

♪ 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 know how to save a life ♪

♪ Let him know that you know best ♪

♪ Cause after all you do know best ♪

♪ Try to slip past his defence ♪

♪ 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 ♪

♪ 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 know how to save a life ♪

♪ 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 one 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 know 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 know 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 know 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 know how to save a life ♪

♪ How to save a life ♪

♪ How to save a life ♪