I wake up early in the cool of the morning Vagenta and purple over Casco Bay
Sleepless with yearning, reason returning I send you this song like a summer bouquet
I want to be friends first, before we are lovers Friends first, taking our own sweet time
Friends first, lay your head on my shoulder Tell me your story, and I'll tell you mine
We've both tasted the passion of reckless abandon Drinking our pleasure like blackberry wine
And wakened in panic in the arms of a stranger Darling, let's do it different this time
Friends first, before we are lovers Friends first, taking our own sweet time
Friends first, lay your head on my shoulder Tell me your story, and I'll tell you mine
Two aged lovers sit by the fire A look carries meaning only old friends can know
Lifetime together, come down to embers And their faces are filled with light from below
Tell me your bad dreams, sing me your lullabies When did you run away, and when did you fight?
Show me the caterpillar, show me the butterfly We'll get as close as the wind and the night
Friends first, before we are lovers Friends first, taking our own sweet time
Friends first, lay your head on my shoulder Tell me your story, and I'll tell you mine
Friends first
Friends first
Friends first
Friends first
Thank you