My Own Best Friend - John Prine

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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