Lyrics The National

The National

Friend of Mine

Hey, where the hell are you?

You don't call me back, John

Won't you come here and stay with me?

Why don't you come here and stay with me?

Hey, where the hell are you?

You don't call me back, John

Won't you come here and stay with me?

Why don't you come here and stay with me?

Show up here loaded with bells on your toes

I don't care what you're into

I'll put velvet ropes around you

If that's what you need

Why did you listen to that man?

That man's a balloon

Oh, you gotta get out and get back to me

John, you gotta get out and get back to me

Why did you listen to that man?

That man's a balloon

Oh, you gotta get out and get back to me

Take his limousine, you gotta get back to me

I'm getting nervous

No sign of a friend of mine

Red hair and blue eyes

I'm getting nervous

No sign of a friend of mine

I was in a train under a river when I remembered what

What I wanted to tell you, man, what I wanted to tell you, man

I got two sets of headphones, I miss you like hell

Won't you come here and stay with me, why don't you come here and stay with me?

I'm getting nervous

No sign of a friend of mine

Red hair and blue eyes

I'm getting nervous

No sign of a friend of mine

Why did you listen to that man, that man's a balloon

Oh, you gotta get out and get back to me

Why did you listen to that man, that man's a balloon

John, you gotta get it out and get back to me

Why did you listen to that man, that man's a balloon

Fake a heart attack, you gotta get back to me

Why did you listen to that man, that man's a balloon

John, you gotta get out and get back to me