My Friend Will Be Me Lyrics

I wish I knew a man
Someone to steal me
from this sadness
I wish I knew a girl
Who'd run her fingers
through my hair and kiss me
Wish I didn't have to pretend
That when I'm talking to the floor I'm talking to you
If I had a friend then
such stupid things I'd never have to do
I wish I had a friend


I wish I knew a man
One who'd help me to stop disguising my feelings
I wish I knew a girl
Who'd keep me from silencing my heart's voice
Oh I wish I didn't feel like an island
No country will claim
Wish I had a friend who'd stop me
From falling into this depression all over again


I wish I had a friend like that
But I know it will never be
So that friend for me has to come from inside of me
My friend will have to be me


I wish I knew a man
Someone to help me stop being self conscious
I wish I knew a girl
One to take away my fear of dying
I wish I weren't afraid that some spirit
Will come out of the darkness and carry me away
I wish I had a friend whom if that happened
Would storm right in and save the day


I wish I had a friend like that
But I know it will never be
So that friend for me has to come from inside of me
My friend will have to be me

Of Montreal - The Gay Parade

Feb 1999

1. Old Familiar Way
2. Fun Loving Nun
3. Tulip Barco
4. Jaques Lamure
5. The March Of The Gay Parade
6. Neat Little Domestic Life
7. A Collection Of Poems About Water
8. Y The Quale And Vaguely Bird Noisily Enjoying Their Forbidden Tryst
9. I'd Be A Yellow Feathered Loon
10. The Autobiographical Grandpa
11. The Miniature Philosopher
12. My Friend Will Be Me
13. My Favorite Boxer
14. Advice From A Divorced Gentlemen To His Bachelor Friend Considering Marriage
15. A Man's Life Flashing Before His Eyes While He And His Wife Drive Off A Cliff Into The Ocean
16. Nickee Coco And the Invisible Tree