For A Friend Lyrics - Phil Collins

When I saw him last 

he had that look in his eyes 

I said, "Do you need to talk?" 

he said, "No." 

So I called him up, asked him again and I waited a while - 

he began to speak, then he started to cry 

You know some things are best left unspoken 

and some things just never work out 

and sometimes, seems you try and you try and whatever you do 

There's a fix that you're in, and you just can't get out 

he said, "I need your help, I need it now 

Give me the strength to go on" 

Though I didn't know what 

I knew that something was wrong 

but he still had his pride 

he'd tell me in time 

Well this feeling inside 

kept eating at me 

I was losing a friend, and I had to know why 

When I heard the voice on the phone, I knew it was bad news 

so I rushed to be by his side 

and we said goodbye for the last time 

I gently hugged him, and kissed him goodbye 

he whispered, "I need your help, I need it now 

Give me the strength to go on." 

We were always laughing 

I just remember laughing, mama 

We were always laughing 

Oh I need your help, I need it now 

Give me the strength to go on 

Though as time goes by, and it all becomes clear 

we can see the deceit, we see the lies 

So I asked myself, over and over, and over again 

What did they know? What did they hide? 

Fools, leading the innocent blindly 

Fools, turning away 

And I know that 

when I think of my friend with that look in his eyes 

and if they told the truth, he might be here today 

I need your help, I need it now 

Just give me the strength to go on, on 

I remember the laughing 

We were always laughing 

Oh no - it's just strength we need now 

Just the strength to go on... 

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