How to hide your feelings is the first thing that you learn When you cannot tell the truth to whom it may concern When you fall in love with your closest friend And she's not in love with you You get caught in the middle That she can't pretend that she feels the same about you But whenever someone breaks her heart She comes knocking at your door And she knows she can count on you After all that's what friends are for Friends are the ones who hold you up When the whole world is letting you down Friends are the ones you turn to for love When lovers can't be found I wish I knew how to tell her I'm her friend and something more But some things are better left unsaid And, after all, that's what friends are for I'm her friend and something more But some things are better left unsaid, after all That's what friends are for