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Why I Can't Be Your Friend

from A Better World by Marv & Rindy Ross/ Quarterflash

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for a good friend who lived this lyric

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Why I Can't Be Your Friend

I'M STRETCHING OUT SLOWLY,
THE PLANET BELOW ME,
FEELS MORE LIKE HOME NOW,
I’M FALLING TOGETHER AND THOUGH I SEEM BETTER,
I'M STILL NOT… SOMEHOW,
FOR YOU IT’S ALL OVER ~ FOR ME IT WON’T END,
AND THAT'S WHY I CAN'T BE YOUR FRIEND OH NO,
THAT'S WHY I CAN'T BE YOUR FRIEND.

I’M BETTER AT LYING
TO FRIENDS WHO ARE PRYING
ABOUT MY WELFARE
THEY ALL WANT THE DETAILS
I KNOW THAT THEY MEAN WELL
BUT I CAN’T GO THERE.
YOUR CUTS ARE HEALING WHILE MINE NEVER MEND,
AND THAT'S WHY I CAN'T BE YOUR FRIEND,
THAT'S WHY I CAN'T BE YOUR FRIEND.

LOVE YOU - HATE YOU - WANT YOU… GONE,
GONE WITH THE MADNESS,
THE SILENCE AND SADNESS,
WHO WOULD I BE IF I SEE YOU AGAIN,
AND THAT'S WHY I CAN'T BE YOUR FRIEND.

I FINALLY OPENED
SOME DOORS THAT WERE BROKEN
THAT WE HAD SLAMMED SHUT.
I FINALLY REPAINTED THE COLORS THAT FADED
WHEN YOU LEFT HOME BUT
HEARTS THAT ARE BROKEN AREN’T EASY TO MEND
AND THAT'S WHY I CAN'T BE YOUR FRIEND,
THAT'S WHY I CAN'T BE YOUR FRIEND.

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from A Better World, released July 24, 2020
Marv Ross: guitar / Rindy Ross: vocal / Gregg Williams: drums / David Lipkind: harmonica

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Marv & Rindy Ross/ Quarterflash Portland, Oregon

Rindy and Marv Ross have been playing together since getting married in 1971. Best known for their five Top 40 hits in Quarterflash including their iconic hit, "Harden My Heart", the Rosses have garnered gold and platinum albums and were inducted into Oregon's Music Hall of Fame. The Rosses received an Alumni Award of Excellence from their alma mater, Western Oregon University. ... more

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