how to...

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...

"...how to save a life..."

... the fray...