Lyrics My Own Best Friend - John Prine

My Own Best Friend

Im beginning to like you
But, you know that aint right
cause youll just twist and twist and twist
Till Im all crooked inside
Then youll take all you gave me Like it never was there
And I think that I might, no!
I know
Yes, I will help you there
cause …
Ive done it before
And Id do it again
cause its the only time
That makes me feel like im My own best friend
Im a victim of friction I just got too close to see
Yeah, we sparked in the dark and God hung a light on me And the lamp gets real heavy and it hangs from my heart
And it comes, and it goes
Till I cant tell the difference apart
But …
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So many people say
Itll never work out that way
You cant stand the heat
While youre watching your heart
Just melt away in the basement
On a rainy day
La la la
La la la
La lala
Lalala la lalaaaaaaaaaa …
Theres motel in shreveport
Dont ask me where, please
They check in, they check out
By the light of the color t.v.s
And the maid calls you honey
And she makes your bed slow
And she speaks, of the sheets that dont fit
But you know that she knows
That …
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