Step one: you say, “We need to talk.”
He walks, you say, “Sit down, it’s just a talk.”
He smiles politely back at you
You stare politely right on through
Some sort of window to your right
As he goes left and you stay right
Between the lines of fear and blame,
You begin to wonder why you came

Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness;
And I would have stayed up with you all night,
Had I known how to save a life.

Just let him know that you know best
’Cause after all you do know best
And try to slip past his defense
Without granting innocence
Lay down a list of what is wrong
The things you’ve told him all along
And pray to God he hears you
And I pray to God he hears you

And where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

As he begins to raise his voice
You lower yours and grant him one last choice
“Drive until you lose the road
Or break with the ones you’ve followed.”
He will do one of two things
He will admit to everything
Or he’ll say he’s just not the same;
And you’ll begin to wonder why you came.

Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

How to save a life

Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life