For a Friend Phil Collins

[Verse 1]
When i saw him last
He had that look in his eyes
I said, "do you need to talk?"
He said, "no."
So i called him up, asked him again and i waited a while
He began to speak, then he started to cry
You know some things are best left unspoken
And some things just never work out
And sometimes, seems you try and you try and whatever you do
There's a fix that you're in, and you just can't get out

[Chorus]
He said, "i need your help, i need it now
Give me the strength to go on"

[Verse 2]
Though i didn't know what
I knew that something was wrong
But he still had his pride
He'd tell me in time
Well this feeling inside
Kept eating at me
I was losing a friend, and i had to know why
When i heard the voice on the phone, i knew it was bad news
So i rushed to be by his side
And we said goodbye for the last time
I gently hugged him, and kissed him goodbye