The People I Know

I've got a best friend who I've known some time

And after all of these years I gotta read his mind

And when he leaves the room I can feel him sigh

As his thoughts they slip out like whispers

Who would've known it'd be this hard to wait

For one person to person to communicate

And it never feels dramatic but we complicate

Thank god for old friends they always forgive us

I'm longing for the days when I am not so tense

When friends are only that and everything makes sense

If I am not myself

Then who am I pretending to be?

And I said how’m I gonna get by

Without the help of the people I know?

For better or worse we all come together

And they won't let me die alone

I said they won't let me die alone

And I've got a sister who I barely see

Despite the fact that she lives right up the block from me

And when we run into each other on the street

It's like two strangers soul to soul

When I was younger she was younger too

It seems the space is the only thing that really grew

And now we’re both grown up and still without a clue

Thank god for family they always forgive us

I'm thinking of the house where we were always raised

In every family tree some history remains

If I am not myself

Then who am I pretending to be?

And I said how’m I gonna get by

Without the help of the people I know?

For better or worse we all come together

And they won't let me die alone

I said they won't let me die alone

And maybe I'm not supposed to be close

To all of the people that I need the most, need the most

And I said how’m I gonna get by

Without the help of the people I know?

For better or worse we all come together

And they won't let me die alone

I said now how'm I gonna get by

When I'm afraid of the people I know?

For better or worse we all come together

And they won't let me die alone

I said they won’t let me die alone

I said they won’t let me die alone

I said they won’t let me die alone