IF YOU REALLY WANT TO BE MY FRIEND

If you really want to be my friend Let me live it up Like I used to do If you really want to understand me There's some givin' up We got to do I know everybody wants to be your man I don't want to tie you up Go ahead, you're free And I never want to scar you with my brand We could live it up Just a you and me If you really want to understand a man Let him off the lead sometimes Set him free If you really, really want to be my friend Give me the look of love Not jealousy I know you think life is a thriller You play the vamp, I play the killer Now baby, what's the use of fighting By the last reel we'll be crying, crying, crying Now if you really want to be my man Get your nails out of my back Stop using me You know I really want to be your friend Just a little faith is all we need I don't want no dog-eat-dog world for you and me Get your nails out Stop bleeding me You know People tell me you were a vulture Say you're a sore in a cancer culture Aah, but you got a little charm around you I'll be there When they finally hound ya, hound ya, hound ya (If you really want to be my friend) And I really want to understand you, baby I, I, yea (If you really want to be my friend) (If you really want to understand) (I really want to be your man) I wanna try to give you a helping hand Yes I do Wah yea Wah yea (I want to be your man) I want to push you when you're up Pull you when you're down (If you really want to understand) I'll tell you something That love, that love, can't thrive on jealousy Wah no Wah no (If you really want to understand) And I really try to understand you baby Yes I do (I really want to be your man) 'Cause understanding is something Everybody needs Wah yea Ah I really want to be your friend And I love ya I love ya, yes I do