Asking for a Friend

If I asked for a hug because I needed that
Would give it to me, or would you turn your back?
If I said when I was alone, I'm always crying
Would you believe it was the truth, or I was lying
If I told you I was struggling to stay afloat
Would you sail away, or pull me in the boat?
Oh I'm just curious, you know - wondering
Oh I'm not asking for myself, I'm asking for a friend

It's all good, I'm cool but my friend's not
He needs help, but has trouble reaching out
He could use a little love on the regular
He used to have a girl, but not no more
What's left of her just lingers in a memory
His heart is dark and darkness is no place to be
He tries to cope by going to the gym a lot
He's a beast physically but inside he's not
Everybody looks to him for the motivation
The determination - is a facade he's makin
Nobody knows that every night when he's in bed
He prays to God above to wake up dead
But he's ashamed to talk about the loneliness
Deep inside his mind - he's worthless
Doesn't really matter if he was poor or rich
Depression is a son of a bitch

If I asked for a hug because I needed that
Would give it to me, or would you turn your back?
If I said when I was alone, I'm always crying
Would you believe it was the truth, or I was lying
If I told you I was struggling to stay afloat
Would you sail away, or pull me in the boat?
Oh I'm just curious, you know - wondering
Oh I'm not asking for myself, I'm asking for a friend

My friend helps a lot of other people out
Cause he's a nice guy and that's what he's about
But nice guys finish last in society
Assholes get the girl and presidency
But when he needs help, no one's available
They don't have time for him and that's some bull
He went away five days in the hospital
Nobody visited him, none at all
And when he came back it was all the same
Nobody offered help, they all just took again
And there he sits alone and isolated
A depressive mindstate is very complicated

If I asked for a hug because I needed that
Would give it to me, or would you turn your back?
If I said when I was alone, I'm always crying
Would you believe it was the truth, or I was lying
If I told you I was struggling to stay afloat
Would you sail away, or pull me in the boat?
Oh I'm just curious, you know - wondering
Oh I'm not asking for myself

If I asked for a hug because I needed that
Would give it to me, or would you turn your back?
If I said when I was alone, I'm always crying
Would you believe it was the truth, or I was lying
If I told you I was struggling to stay afloat
Would you sail away, or pull me in the boat?
Oh I'm just curious, you know - wondering
Oh I'm not asking for myself, I'm asking for a friend

He can't snap out of it all - over night
The fight to keep it tight is a fact of life
But it would be easier with a friend or two
To stay by his side and help to get him through
But he's ashamed to talk about the loneliness
Deep inside his mind - he's worthless
Doesn't really matter if he was poor or rich
Depression is a son of a bitch

If you know somebody out there in need of help
Reach out to em, don't leave em by thereself
Prove to them that they got a real friend so
They feel the love yo, and they not alone
Get em help, get em hope, get em through
Be the light in the dark let em know they can count on you
It's never easy, but nothing real ever is
Let em know, they don't have to be seperate
Cause there ashamed to talk about the loneliness
Deep inside their mind - they feel worthless
Doesn't really matter if they was poor or rich
Depression is a son of a bitch

If I asked for a hug because I needed that
Would give it to me, or would you turn your back?
If I said when I was alone, I'm always crying
Would you believe it was the truth, or I was lying
If I told you I was struggling to stay afloat
Would you sail away, or pull me in the boat?
Oh I'm just curious, you know - wondering