“We Can’t Be Friends” is a song from country singer Joanna Smith’s “Be What It Wants To Be” EP. It describes a set of rules she’s setting down for her ex-boyfriend, and what’ll happen if they break those rules.
We can't be friends, you can't drop by
If I run into your brother, can't tell him to tell you hi
You can't call, I can't pick up
We can't meet for margaritas, I can't wear that dress you love
Cause you'll look at me like I want you to
Then we'll brush hands like we accidentally always do
We'll stay too late, we'll laugh too hard, hug too long
And that ain't too far from waking up right where we've always been
We can't be friends, we both know that
You can't tell me you don't love her and I've got no right to ask
So I'll pretend like I don't care
I won't send a birthday card and if you see me out somewhere
Don't look at me like I want you to
Cause we'll brush hands like we accidentally always do
We'll stay too late, we'll laugh too hard, hug too long
And that ain't too far from waking up right where we've always been
We can't be friends
We can't be friends, it's just too tough
It's not that I don't love you, it's that I love you way too much
And we'll just end up here again
We can't be friends
We Can’t Be Friends was written by Shelley Skidmore & Brandy Clark & Shane McAnally.
We Can’t Be Friends was produced by Buddy Cannon.
Jo Smith released We Can’t Be Friends on Tue Mar 13 2012.