How to save a life

The Fray

Step one you say we need to talk He walks you say sit down it's just a talk

He smiles politely back at you You stare politely right on through

Some sort of window to your right As he goes left and you stay right

Between the lines of fear and blame And you begin to wonder why you came

Where did I go wrong I lost a friend Somewhere along in the bitterness

And I would have stayed up with you all night Had I known how to save a life

Let him know that you know best Cause after all you do know best

Try to slip past his defense Without granting innocence

Lay down a list of what is wrong The things you've told him all along

And pray to God he hears you And pray to God he hears you

Where did I go wrong I lost a friend Somewhere along in the bitterness

And I would have stayed up with you all night Had I known how to save a life

As he begins to raise his voice You lower yours and grant him one last choice

Drive until you lose the road Or break with the ones you've followed

He will do one of two things He will admit to everything

Or he'll say he's just not the same

And you'll begin to wonder why you came

Where did I go wrong I lost a friend Somewhere along in the bitterness

And I would have stayed up with you all night

Had I known how to save a life