Asking for a Friend

Lyrics by Dan Zlotnick

How much longer ‘til the sun comes back?

To thaw these frozen hearts
A faded memory of how it was
How would we restart?

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I don’t need to know for me

All’s good on my end
Right now, I happen to be

Asking for a friend

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Your father says you’ve been doing well

But I haven’t seen you around
Is something up with your telephone?

Has something dragged you down?

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I don’t care that much, you see

I’ve moved on since then

Right now, I happen to be

Asking for a friend

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If I ever did something to hurt you
I hope you’d let me know
I have no doubt I’ll never forget you

But will I let you go?

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The truth is I’m lonely
I’m done trying to pretend

This time, I’m speaking for me

And I’m asking for a friend

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A black hole where you used to be

And I’ve got this letter to send

Maybe someday you’ll hear me

Asking for my friend

I’m asking for my friend