Okkervil River Song of our So-Called Friend Lyrics:
Remember when our so-called friend would not call
out to you while tumbling loosely out a hole
punched through your home? It's pretty clear,
though you could hear, you truly finally knew, in
time, he'd tell his tale the way he'd like it
told. Now he isn't on the phone, and his story
might as well be so. Well, loving is as loving
does, and I'd say we should know, because we
both have loved, have lost, and are alone. Your
face's falling tears, to me they're lovely and
they're dear, though you don't love me and
it's clear that I will never see you in my arms.
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There's no room in your heart for even this
finely-sharpened dart; although I had started to
think there might be hope, it isn't so. So wake
up, make up some new song again around the same
tune. The water cools, the leaves they fall, the
sun it bends, the summer ends; our so-called
friend doesn't need you. So proceed out the door
and down the street. December's lying near, but
in the oven's heat this house is now a home.
Sixty days of trips and stays you took to tell me,
dear, that you cannot love me because you secretly
still love a stone. Although I put my lips to your
face, trying to push his kiss out of its place,
although my heart started to race, now it has
slowed, I'll let
Lyrics: Song of our So-Called Friend, Okkervil River [end]