Friends Don't Keep Secrets - Stephen Dawes

Friday night you love to karaoke The doors open and your first in line You do Sinatra, Eminem or Smokey Next thing you know everybody's dying You probably think they're all laughing with you But let me tell you, it's not that way They're counting down the seconds 'til it's over So as a friend I've got to say Friends don't let friends drive everyone crazy Your rap is crap and you just can't sing You think you're Usher, Pharrell or even Jay Z But let's be honest it's not your thing Saturdays you're always on the dance floor Shake and baking everything you've got You only miss a step or two or fifty And all the girls wish that you'd just stop Maybe you need another shot of courage To get back out and blow them away But no amount of liquor's going to give you rhythm So as a friend I've got to say Friends don't let friends drive everyone crazy You think you're smooth, but you've got no swing You're Dirty Dancing, but nothing like Swayze So let's be honest it's not your thing Anytime I see you at a party You're telling stories to impress the crowd You make yourself the center of attention But they all see you as just too loud You try so hard to steer the conversation But all your jokes are so passe Everybody's looking at their watches So as a friend I've got to say Friends don't let friends drive everyone crazy You strut around like some kind of king But you don't need to be anybody's punch line Just be yourself and do your thing Friends don't let friends drive everyone crazy Oh Friends don't let friends drive everyone crazy Oh

(Yeah, yeah) (Yeah, yeah, yeah) (Yeah, yeah) Can't keep controllin' it When you come around me Gotta get a hold of it Tell me if you're ready 'cause I'm ready Yeah, you know what you're doing when you walkin' in that dress Baby, I can tell that you ain't easily impressed I got tunnel vision, think it's time that I confessed If I could just get my arms around you Baby, don't you say that we're just friends When you know we could be lovers instead Wanna give you a night you'll never forget Do the things we never did You're out your head, so out your mind To think that I would let you pass me by Oh, baby, don't you say that we're just friends When you know we could be lovers instead You know you're beautiful (beautiful) I don't gotta say it (don't gotta say it) You try to brush me off (brush me off) But I know that you're playing, quit playing Yeah, you know what you're doing when you walkin' in that dress Baby, I can tell that you ain't easily impressed I got tunnel vision, think it's time that I confessed If I could just get my arms around you Baby, don't you say that we're just friends When you know we could be lovers instead Wanna give you a night you'll never forget Do the things we never did You're out your head, so out your mind To think that I would let you pass me by Oh, baby, don't you say that we're just friends When you know we could be lovers instead Yeah, yeah (could be lovers instead) Yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) Oh, baby, don't you say that we're just friends When you know we could be lovers instead (yeah)

Any other night, you woulda been somewhere with your friends Any other night, youda had thangs to do Any other night, I woulda been home alone in my bed Any other night, I would want to see you Boy you picked the wrong time 'cuz I got company Boy you picked the wrong time, yeah I got another nig layin' up wit me Boy you picked the wrong time and it coulda been you but ya too busy Boy you picked the wrong time What's a woman to do when she's feelin' lonely? Any other night, I'da had to page you more than once Any other night, I'da been waitin' for ya call yeah And any other night, you're too damn busy for me And any other night, it woulda been good but not tonight Boy you picked the wrong time 'cuz I got company Boy you picked the wrong time, and it woulda been you with me Boy you picked the wrong time, layin' in my bed, in my bed, in my bed Boy you picked the wrong time What's a shorty to do when she's feelin' lonely? Don't be surprised boy, you should have know that I Would not just keep on chasin' you around I called you 'cuz I wanted to see you but you said That you were too busy, so I found someone else Boy you picked the wrong time (Boy you picked a fine time to show up) Boy you picked the wrong time (Did you get my two way? You didn't answer ya phone at home) Boy you picked the wrong time (No, yeah) Boy you picked the wrong time (What's a girl to do?) (Nigga any other night, it woulda been cool to chill wit Ri) Boy you picked the wrong time Boy you picked the wrong time (And any other night, you coulda been makin' love to me) Boy you picked the wrong time (But not tonight, it's his night, it's his night) Boy you picked the wrong time (Any other night, woulda been your night) Boy you picked the wrong time Boy you picked the wrong time Boy you picked the wrong time Boy you picked the wrong time Boy you picked the wrong time Boy you picked the wrong time

She went from table manners to tunnel vision to premature farewells With a restlessness reserved for those who believe in themselves She thought the world was hers, so she made sure it bent beneath her will She was as new and as ancient as the solar paneled hills She was certain she could take this town by storm The wonder of sound and light seeking a form But somewhere along the way The dots didn't all connect The promise became regrets Somewhere along the way The dream and the circumstance Continue their tortured dance Somewhere along the way She was my lullaby personified, my vision in the mist But her contacts were all promoters and a westside therapist The 5 a.m's, the worried friends the parting of her lips But I needed to witness someone wrestle with what it means to just exist How her only plan in life was getting lost How she took me to the edge and made me watch But somewhere along the way The running just lost it's fun It happens to everyone Somewhere along the way Her trail became too obscure But that was her signature She would talk about letting go, I guess I didn't understand Giving over to the currents that were there since time began And on a long drive from El Paso to the Pacific Ocean cliffs I finally felt connected to the continental drift But somewhere along the way I started to smile again I don't remember when Somewhere along the way Things will turn out just fine I know it's true this time Somewhere along the way