Can't We Be Friends?
I thought I'd found the man of my dreams
Now it seems, this is how the story ends
He's going to turn me down and say
"Can't we be friends?"
I thought for once it couldn't go wrong
Not for long, I can see the way this ends
He's going to turn me down and say
"Can't we be friends?"
Never again, through with love
Through with men
They play their game without shame
And who's to blame?
I thought I'd found a man I could trust
What a bust, this is how the story ends
He's gonna turn me down and say
"Can't we be friends?"
Yes, I thought I knew the wheat from the chaff
What a laugh, this is how our story ends
I'll let her turn me down and say
"Can't we be friends?"
I acted like a kid out of school
What a fool, now I see this is the end
I'll let her turn me down and say
"Can't we be friends?"
Oh, what should I give
Though he gave me the air
Why should I cry?
Ever sigh and wonder why?
Yes, I should have seen the signal to stop
What a flop, this is how the story ends
She's gonna turn me down and say
"Can't we be friends?"
What should I give?
Though he gave me the air
And why should I cry?
Ever sigh and wonder why?
I should have seen the signal to stop
What a flop, this is how the story ends
I let him turn me down and say
Can't we be, can't we be, can't we be
Can't we be, can't we be, can't we be friends?
Oh, yes
Now it seems, this is how the story ends
He's going to turn me down and say
"Can't we be friends?"
I thought for once it couldn't go wrong
Not for long, I can see the way this ends
He's going to turn me down and say
"Can't we be friends?"
Never again, through with love
Through with men
They play their game without shame
And who's to blame?
I thought I'd found a man I could trust
What a bust, this is how the story ends
He's gonna turn me down and say
"Can't we be friends?"
Yes, I thought I knew the wheat from the chaff
What a laugh, this is how our story ends
I'll let her turn me down and say
"Can't we be friends?"
I acted like a kid out of school
What a fool, now I see this is the end
I'll let her turn me down and say
"Can't we be friends?"
Oh, what should I give
Though he gave me the air
Why should I cry?
Ever sigh and wonder why?
Yes, I should have seen the signal to stop
What a flop, this is how the story ends
She's gonna turn me down and say
"Can't we be friends?"
What should I give?
Though he gave me the air
And why should I cry?
Ever sigh and wonder why?
I should have seen the signal to stop
What a flop, this is how the story ends
I let him turn me down and say
Can't we be, can't we be, can't we be
Can't we be, can't we be, can't we be friends?
Oh, yes
Credits
Writer(s): Kay Swift, Paul James
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- Too Young for the Blues (Alternate Single)
- Too Darn Hot (1956 Version)
- Miss Otis Regrets (1956 Version)
- April In Paris
- Undecided (Live Hollywood Bowl 1956)
- Can't We Be Friends?
- Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
- Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'
Altri album
- Musical Moments to Remember: The Ella Fitzgerald Film & Musical Album
- Ella & Louis Christmas
- Ella and Louis (Remastered 2015)
- In Person
- Ella & Louis Sing Gershwin
- A Fine Romance, Vol. 2
- A Fine Romance, Vol. 1
- Ella & Louis Sing Gershwin
- Best OF The Essential Years: Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald
- Together. Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald
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