If You Really Want to Be My Friend

If you really want to be my friend

Let me live it up like I used to do

If you really want to understand me

There's some giving up we got to do

I know everybody wants to be your man (Be your man)

I don't wanna tie you up (Tie you up), go ahead, you're free

And I never want to scar ya with my brand (With our brand)

We could live it up (Live it up) just you and me

If you really want to understand a man (Understand)

Let him off the lead sometime, set him free (Set him free)

If you really, really want to be my friend

Give me the look of love, not jealousy

I know you think life is a thriller (A thriller)

You play the vamp, I play the killer (A killer)

Now, baby, what's the use of fightin'?

By the last reel we'll be cryin', cryin', cryin'

Yeah

Ah

If you really want to be my man

Get your nails out of my back, stop usin' me

You know I really, really want to be your friend

But just a little faith is all we need

I don't want no dog eat dog world for you and me

Get your nails out, stop bleeding me

You know, people tell me you are a vulture (A vulture)

Say you're a sore in a cancer culture

Ah, but you got a little charm around ya

I'll be there when they finally hound ya, hound ya, hound ya (Hound ya)

Ooh, yeah

(If you really want to be my friend)

And I really want to understand you, baby

(If you really want to be my friend)

(If you really want to understand me)

(I really want to be your man) I wanna try to give ya a helping hand

(Give it up) Yes, I do, whoa, yeah, whoa, yeah

(I really want to be your friend) I really want, I really wanna be your friend

I wanna push you when you're up and pull you when you're down

(If you really want to understand me) Really wanna understand

I'll tell you something, that love, that love can't thrive on jealousy

Ah, no, whoa, no, ah

(I really want to understand you) Really try to understand you, baby

Yes, I do

(I really want to be your man)

'Cause understanding's something everybody needs

Whoa, yeah, ow

I really want to be your friend

Gonna love ya, love you, yes, I do