Just Friends

<br>Were friends, thats all we are<br><br>And thats all we will become<br><br>Its understood<br><br>Were only friends<br><br>And its better that way<br><br>For everyone concerned<br><br>So if you brush against me<br><br>When were walking side by side<br><br>I wont wonder what youre thinking<br><br>cause weve got nothing to hide<br><br>And I know you didnt mean it that way<br><br>cause were just friends<br><br><br><br><br><br>Were friends, thats all we are<br><br>And thats all well ever be<br><br>Is friends<br><br>And we can split the cheque<br><br>But well never bring the conversation<br><br>Around to you and me<br><br>If I see your hand upon me<br><br>Its no reason for alarm<br><br>I realize you must have seen<br><br>Something walking down my arm<br><br>And I know you didnt mean it that way<br><br>cause were just friends<br><br><br><br><br><br>Oh I know, and you know<br><br>That this is really the way<br><br>That it ought to be<br><br>cause if it was another way<br><br>Wed have a lot of trouble<br><br>And wed end up in confusion<br><br>And wed lose a lot of sleep<br><br>We both know better than to slip and go<br><br>And get ourselves all tangled up again<br><br>If we want to keep our peace of mind<br><br>Weve got to keep a little distance<br><br>And just be friends<br><br><br><br><br><br>Oh yeah, uh huh, oh<br><br><br><br>So Ill try to understand<br><br>When I feel your arm around my back<br><br>That you really meant to do something else<br><br>But somehow youve gotten off the track<br><br>cause I know you didnt mean it that way<br><br>cause were just friends<br><br><br><br><br><br>I know you didnt mean it that way<br><br>Oh I know, you didnt mean it that way<br><br>Yes I know, you didnt mean it that way<br><br>cause were just friends<br><br><br><br><br><br>(1979)