The Civil Wars – I've Got This Friend

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I've got this friend
I don't think you know him
He's not much for words
He's hidden his heart away

Oh I've got this friend
A loveless romantic
All that he really wants
Is someone to want him back

Ohh, if the right one came
If the right one came along
Ohh, If the right one came, along

I've got this friend
I don't think you know her
She sings a simple song
It sounds a lot like his

Oh I've got this friend
Holding onto her heart
Like it's a little secret
Like it's all she's got to give

Ohh, if the right one came
If the right one came along
Ohh, if the right one came, along

It'd be such a shame
(If they never meet)
She sounds lovely
(He sounds right out of a dream)
If only
(If only)
If only

Ohh
Ohh, if the right one came
If the right one came along
Ohh, (I've got this friend) if the right one came
If the right one came along
Ohh, (I've got this friend)
If the right one came, along

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Track duration: 03:24


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    General Comment:I really love this song. I thought the lyric was, "He's hidden his heart away," not "hid in his hardened way," but I like both. :)
    Flag cheeseburgerson March 14, 2012   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Such a beautiful song!

    I think it's a gorgeous description of two friends. I know I've "had a friend" like that before. So sweet.
    Flag hequestrianon July 05, 2011   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Gosh, why are we so coy? It's sweet & charming. But MAN it can be frustrating.
    Flag SteveOramaon June 05, 2011   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:What a flirtacious song :)
    They are head over heels for eachother, this gent and gal!
    Flag aerdnaswishaon April 08, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:I would have to say that this is it exactly.

    It would certainly be a shame if they never meet.
    Flag austinburnson March 11, 2011   Link
  • +4
    General Comment:This song is about two narrator's expressing their feelings for each other, under the facade that they are discussing the romantic potential of their two "friends."

    I love how the two are presented as incredibly guarded, "Holding onto her heart like it's a little secret"

    The Civil Wars are music.

    Beautiful lyrics.
    Flag foxthevineon March 06, 2011   Link

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