Can`t We Be Friends

<br>written by P James and K Swift<br>&amp;copy; 1931 Warner Brothers Music (ASCAP)<br><br>I thought I found the man of my dreams<br>Now it seems<br>This is how the story ends<br>He`s going to turn me down<br>And say &quot;can`t we be friends&quot;<br><br>I thought for once it couldn`t go wrong<br>Not for long<br>I can see the way this ends<br>He`s going to turn me down<br>And say &quot;can`t we be friends&quot;<br><br>Never again<br>Through with love<br>Through with men<br>They play their game without shame<br>And who`s to blame<br><br>I thought I found a man I could trust<br>What a bust<br>This is how the story ends<br>He`s going to turn me down<br>And say &quot;can`t we be friends&quot;<br><br>Why should I care<br>Though he gave me the air<br>And why should I cry<br>Even sigh<br>Or wonder why<br><br>I thought for once it couldn`t go wrong<br>Not for long<br>I can see the way this ends<br>He`s going to turn me down<br>And say &quot;can`t we be <br>can`t we be <br>can`t we be <br>can`t we be <br>can`t we be <br>can`t we be friends&quot;