Phil Collins - For A Friend Lyrics
(released as b-side of we wait and we wonder cd single, 1994)When I saw him lastHe had that look in his eyesI said, do you need to talk?He said, no.So I called him up, asked him again and I waited a while -He began to speak, then he started to cryYou know some things are best left unspokenAnd some things just never work outAnd sometimes, seems you try and you try and whatever you doTheres a fix that youre in, and you just cant get outHe said, i need your help, I need it nowGive me the strength to go onThough I didnt know whatI knew that something was wrongBut he still had his prideHed tell me in timeWell this feeling insideKept eating at meI was losing a friend, and I had to know whyWhen I heard the voice on the phone, I knew it was bad newsSo I rushed to be by his sideAnd we said goodbye for the last timeI gently hugged him, and kissed him goodbyeHe whispered, i need your help, I need it nowGive me the strength to go on.We were always laughingI just remember laughing, mamaWe were always laughingOh I need your help, I need it nowGive me the strength to go onThough as time goes by, and it all becomes clearWe can see the deceit, we see the liesSo I asked myself, over and over, and over againWhat did they know? what did they hide?Fools, leading the innocent blindlyFools, turning awayAnd I know thatWhen I think of my friend with that look in his eyesAnd if they told the truth, he might be here todayI need your help, I need it nowJust give me the strength to go on, onI remember the laughingWe were always laughingOh no - its just strength we need nowJust the strength to go on...
