Phil Collins - For A Friend lyrics

He had that look in his eyes

I 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 cry

You know some things are best left unspoken

Somethings just never work out

And sometimes

Seems you try and you try and whatever you do

There?s a fix that you?re in and you just can?t get out

He said "I need your help,

I need it now!

Give me the strength to go on!"

Well I didn?t know why

But I knew that something was wrong

He still had his pride

He?d tell me in time

But this feeling inside

Kept eating at me

I was losing a friend

And I had to know why

When I heard his voice on the phone

I knew it was bad news

So I rushed to be by his side

We said goodbye for the last time

I gently hugged him

Kissed him goodbye

He whispered: "I need you help

I need it now!

Give me the strenght to go on!"

We were always laughing

Just remember laughing mama

We were always laughing

Oh I need your help

I need it now

Give me the strength to go on

Well as time goes by

And it all becomes clear

We see the distant

We see the light

So I asked myself over and over and over again

What did they know

And what did they hide

Fools..give it to me..stop laughing

Fools..turn it away

Sometimes

When I think of my friend with that look in his eyes

And if they told the truth

He might been here today

Oh I need your help

I need it know

Just give me the strength to go on

We were always laughing

Just remember the laughing

We were always laughing

It?s just we need it now