I have a friend
She´s just a friend
I tried to comfort and defend
I gave her what you might call advice
But nothing like that comes without a price

The rumour was a cruel surprise
And she dissolved before my eyes
I offered my hand and hers and mine entwined
I thought about back then when I wished that she had been mine

There´s no use in shedding any tears
He´s no good to you the way he is
He´s beyond forgiving and believing
Half of his heart is torn like paper
It´s sweet as the syrup from the maple
But that´s not the part of him you´re leaving

In time they´re bound to wonder why
It´s just a thrill you can´t deny
I offered my shoulder right away
Now people will talk about what I can´t say

And yet the whispers still persist
They´re getting harder to resist
How am I supposed to stop loving you now I´ve begun?
And I´m sorry for what I might do more than what I have done

There´s no use in shedding any tears
He´s no good to you the way he is
He´s beyond forgiving and believing
Half of his heart is filled with pain
That´s sweet as a lick of sugarcane
But that´s not the part of him you´re leaving

Love is a many splintered thing
That only cuts roses and ribbons that cling
But that´s not the part of him you´re leaving