Vanessa Carlton

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Fairweather Friend

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Fairweather Friend

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Say you see through the folly but you do it for the fame,

And I'm fighting a jet stream drinking cheap wine on airpleanes.

and you're in LA not Chicago,

key under mat, I walk the dog, order in, home alone.

Found your letter on a full moon Sunday night,

Some other girl and you spell casting plans for her life

Pour the vodka and it dulls sharp knives.

Breathe the words, diamond on rings

And you didn't mean to do it

So I don't have to believe it

If you didn't really mean it

Then magical thinking gets us by

Sing for the after show, those candy colored lips

Your age is showing, and you gotta work harder for it

It's always easier with freshmen

I'm not as clever, if she bring you the life

And you didn't mean to do it

So I don't have to believe it

If you didn't really mean it

Then magical thinking gets us by

My Fair weather friend

Fair weather friend

And you see through the folly

But you did it for the fame

And you're fragile as porcelain

Drinking cheap wine on airplanes

And did I ever leave Chicago?

I got your message, glad you're doing well

And you didn't mean to do it

So I don't have to believe it

If we didn't really mean it

Then magical thinking gets us by

Gets us by, gets us by

Say you see throught the folly, but you did it for the fame,

say you see throught the folly, but you did it for the fame,

say you see throught the folly, but you did it for the fame,

say you see throught the folly, but you did it for the fame.

My fair weather friend

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