Were friends, thats all we are And thats all we will become Its understood Were only friends And its better that way For everyone concerned So if you brush against me When were walking side by side I wont wonder what youre thinking cause weve got nothing to hide And I know you didnt mean it that way cause were just friends Were friends, thats all we are And thats all well ever be Is friends And we can split the cheque But well never bring the conversation Around to you and me If I see your hand upon me Its no reason for alarm I realize you must have seen Something walking down my arm And I know you didnt mean it that way cause were just friends Oh I know, and you know That this is really the way That it ought to be cause if it was another way Wed have a lot of trouble And wed end up in confusion And wed lose a lot of sleep We both know better than to slip and go And get ourselves all tangled up again If we want to keep our peace of mind Weve got to keep a little distance And just be friends Oh yeah, uh huh, oh So Ill try to understand When I feel your arm around my back That you really meant to do something else But somehow youve gotten off the track cause I know you didnt mean it that way cause were just friends I know you didnt mean it that way Oh I know, you didnt mean it that way Yes I know, you didnt mean it that way cause were just friends (1979)