JOE HENRY
- A Friend To You Lyrics / with translationsDay after day
I wonder why
This still should be
Any kind of surprise;
Nothing has changed
When I open my eyes —
I’m just a friend…
I'm just a friend to you.
Tables are turned
End over end
And this is a room
Where no love has been;
And no love lives now
And, though I pretend —
I’m just a friend…
I'm just a friend to you.
You turned to me
Without knowing how
I always was there
And am, even now;
Taking your arm
When you would allow,
Whenever a bitter wind blew...
And blow, it still does
In rings around my bed
And plays through the trees
That twist in my head;
I live to be more
But instead —
I’m just a friend…
I'm just a friend to you.
Why must I grieve
Like something was lost,
Like the light had gone out
Where our streets would cross;
Though this was always
Our way when we walked,
This isn't a street that goes through...
I wouldn’t change
The words that I spoke,
Though they haunt me now
Like clothes smell of smoke;
They lay on the floor
In this room where I woke
Alone, just a friend…
Just a friend to you.
I wonder why
This still should be
Any kind of surprise;
Nothing has changed
When I open my eyes —
I’m just a friend…
I'm just a friend to you.
Tables are turned
End over end
And this is a room
Where no love has been;
And no love lives now
And, though I pretend —
I’m just a friend…
I'm just a friend to you.
You turned to me
Without knowing how
I always was there
And am, even now;
Taking your arm
When you would allow,
Whenever a bitter wind blew...
And blow, it still does
In rings around my bed
And plays through the trees
I live to be more
But instead —
I’m just a friend…
I'm just a friend to you.
Why must I grieve
Like something was lost,
Like the light had gone out
Where our streets would cross;
Though this was always
Our way when we walked,
This isn't a street that goes through...
I wouldn’t change
The words that I spoke,
Though they haunt me now
Like clothes smell of smoke;
They lay on the floor
In this room where I woke
Alone, just a friend…
Just a friend to you.
Facts about A Friend To You
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A Friend To You is written and performed by Joe Henry.
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It is first released on June 12, 1992 as part of Joe Henry's album "Short Man's Room" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the 8th track on this album.
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A Friend To You falls under the genre Country.
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A Friend To You song length is 4 minutes and 18 seconds.
Who wrote A Friend To You lyrics?
A Friend To You is written and performed by Joe Henry.
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When was A Friend To You released?
It is first released on June 12, 1992 as part of Joe Henry's album "Short Man's Room" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the 8th track on this album.
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Which genre is A Friend To You?
A Friend To You falls under the genre Country.
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How long is the song A Friend To You?
A Friend To You song length is 4 minutes and 18 seconds.
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Record Label(s): 1992 Mammoth Records, Inc
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A Friend To You
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