Best Friend

Here we are just trying to be flatmates
Here we are just trying to sophisticate
Be an adult trying not to fall in love
Be a human trying not to stand out

Here we are just trying to be neighbors
You in bed and me still with the painters
Smoking at the window at the magpies
Trying to work out what’s the truth and what’s the lie

I’m not saying that we will be best friends
But I took you dancing at the weekend
Tell your folks to let you out to play
And I’ll try to make your day
Like the kids who play at pretend

I’m not saying that we can’t be running mates
You run too fast for me, I try to keep the pace
What I lack in speed I make up for
In the way I move my hips
And the way the sun comes out when I move my lips
So you won’t want to miss all the shapes I can make
It’s a choice you’ll want to take

Here we are just trying to be
Oh, here we are just trying not to fall in love
(It’s only human not to want to be alone)
Here we are just trying to be
Oh, here we are just trying not to get too close

Come around to me, I’ll be your locking vault
Tell me all your dirt, I’ll never tell a soul
Tell me over steaming mac and cheese
With a tray upon your knees
We can listen to the radio

I’m not saying I will cook you dinner
Stick with me and you’ll only end up thinner
There are other ways to fill you up
I can look into your soul
I can feed you all the love I’ve been saving up
Oh, don’t get me wrong, I’m not digging my way in
I just like the game we’re playin'

Here we are just trying to be
Oh, here we are just trying not to fall in love
(It’s only human not to want to be alone)
Here we are just trying to be
Oh, here we are just trying not to get too close

I’m not saying that we can’t be dreamers
Here we are just trying to be neighbors
We can lie awake and watch the sky
Forget the truth, forget the lie
For the moment, you’re my best friend