My Platonic Friend
I'm not really sure if I should sing this song about you, I realize there is a chance it will be misconstrued
I’d like to say out loud there’s a special bond between us, that might raise some questions, leave some folks confused
Socrates and Plato wrote that love of beauty is divine, but if that love is physical it doesn't make the grade
Desire is a failure on a spiritual report card, we have worked our whole lives to keep up our GPA
You are my platonic friend and I don’t hug you too tight when we say goodbye
and so you might not know how much I’m gonna miss you no, no, no
You are my platonic friend and that might mean that I don’t say I love you
But I hope you know how much I do
I was meditating when the lady with the soft voice said, grief is easier to handle If you’re with a friend
Then I pictured you beside me saying not a single word, that's when I broke down, felt like a child again
Those nights we spent together, sharing only reveries, I don’t know how close we were to steppin’ cross a line
I think of all those time when we kept a little distance, how nice it would have been to hold your hand in mine
You are my platonic friend and I was hoping you could find some faded photos
From old times, see if we can recognize ourselves
You are my platonic friend and that might mean that I don’t say I love you
But I hope you know I how much I do
I was wondering where we’ll be when it’s time for eulogies and if we will be sorry that we left too much unsaid
So I wrote this song for you, I promise that they’re mostly true, these sentiments and memories all dancin’ in my head
You are my platonic friend, there's no trying to impress each other or
fulfill some obligation, there's no hiding insecurities, or pretending everything’s OK
You are my platonic friend and that might mean that I don’t say I love you
But I hope you know I how much I do
You are my platonic friend and I don’t hug you too tight when we say goodbye
and so you might not know how much I’m gonna miss you no, no, no
You are my platonic friend and that might mean that I don’t say I love you