[ti:how to save a life ]
[ar:the fray]
[00:00.877]how  to  save  a  life
[00:04.32]the  fray
[00:07.352]step  one  you  say  we  need  to  talk
[00:11.834]he  walks  you  say  sit  down  it's  just  a  talk
[00:16.566]he  smiles  politely  back  at  you
[00:20.482]you  stare  politely  right  on  through
[00:24.493]some  sort  of  window  to  your  right
[00:28.538]as  he  goes  left  and  you  stay  right
[00:32.592]between  the  lines  of  fear  and  blame
[00:36.218]and  you  begin  to  wonder  why  you  came
[00:39.794]where  did  i  go  wrong  i  lost  a  friend
[00:44.00]somewhere  along  in  the  bitterness
[00:47.527]and  i  would  have  stayed  up  with  you  all  night
[00:51.748]had  i  known  how  to  save  a  life
[01:03.302]let  him  know  that  you  know  best
[01:07.56]cause  after  all  you  do  know  best
[01:10.914]try  to  slip  past  his  defense
[01:14.540]without  granting  innocence
[01:19.328]lay  down  a  list  of  what  is  wrong
[01:23.548]the  things  you've  told  him  all  along
[01:27.125]and  pray  to  god  he  hears  you
[01:30.206]and  pray  to  god  he  hears  you
[01:34.205]where  did  i  go  wrong,i  lost  a  friend
[01:39.18]somewhere  along  in  the  bitterness
[01:42.393]and  i  would  have  stayed  up  with  you  all  night
[01:46.771]had  i  known  how  to  save  a  life
[01:58.323]as  he  begins  to  raise  his  voice
[02:02.208]you  lower  yours  and  grant  him  one  last  choice
[02:06.624]drive  until  you  lose  the  road
[02:09.786]or  break  with  the  ones  you've  followed
[02:13.927]he  will  do  one  of  two  things
[02:18.25]he  will  admit  to  everything
[02:21.875]or  he'll  say  he's  just  not  the  same
[02:25.410]and  you'll  begin  to  wonder  why  you  came
[02:29.884]where  did  i  go  wrong,i  lost  a  friend
[02:33.983]somewhere  along  in  the  bitterness
[02:37.399]and  i  would  have  stayed  up  with  you  all  night
[02:41.842]had  i  known  how  to  save  a  life
[02:45.438]where  did  i  go  wrong,i  lost  a  friend
[02:49.669]somewhere  along  in  the  bitterness
[02:53.101]and  i  would  have  stayed  up  with  you  all  night
[02:57.621]had  i  known  how  to  save  a  life
[03:07.159]how  to  save  a  life
[03:15.51]how  to  save  a  life
[03:16.972]where  did  i  go  wrong,i  lost  a  friend
[03:21.46]somewhere  along  in  the  bitterness
[03:24.436]and  i  would  have  stayed  up  with  you  all  night
[03:29.08]had  i  known  how  to  save  a  life
[03:32.489]where  did  i  go  wrong,i  lost  a  friend
[03:36.795]somewhere  along  in  the  bitterness
[03:40.148]and  i  would  have  stayed  up  with  you  all  night
[03:44.683]had  i  known  how  to  save  a  life
[03:54.178]how  to  save  a  life
[04:02.189]how  to  save  a  life