The Fray - How To Save A Lifeadd

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Step one you say we need to talk
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He walks you say sit down it’s just a talk
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He smiles politely back at you
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You stare politely right on through
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Some sort of window to your right
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As he goes left and you stay right
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Between the lines of fear and blame
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And you begin to wonder why you came

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Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
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Somewhere along in the bitterness
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And I would have stayed up with you all night
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Had I known how to save a life

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Let him know that you know best
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Cause after all you do know best
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Try to slip past his defense
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Without granting innocence
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Lay down a list of what is wrong
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The things you’ve told him all along
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And pray to God he hears you
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Pray to God he hears you

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Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
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Somewhere along in the bitterness
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And I would have stayed up with you all night
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Had I known how to save a life

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As he begins to raise his voice
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You lower yours and grant him one last choice
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Drive until you lose the road
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Or break with the ones you’ve followed
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He will do one of two things
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He will admit to everything
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Or he’ll say he’s just not the same
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And you’ll begin to wonder why you came

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Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
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Somewhere along in the bitterness
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And I would have stayed up with you all night
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Had I known how to save a life