You don't have to say you love me You don't have to say you don't You don't have to say you want me but you're better alone You don't have to be a beggar You don't have to be the boss You don't have to stay together when the feeling is lost You don't have to be Madonna to sing me that song again Cause I never thought I'd walk down the hall where you lived And hear you pleading come and take off the clothes you're in I never thought I'd have such a wonderful friend You don't have to be from Memphis You don't have to be from Maine You don't have to drive a Lexus or a woman insane You don't have to run for mayor You don't have to run from cops You don't have to run a fortune fiver straight to the top You don't have to be Madonna to sing me that song again Cause I never thought I'd walk down the hall where you lived And hear you pleading come and take off the clothes you're in I never thought I'd have such a wonderful friend You don't have to be a sinner You don't have to be a saint You don't have to eat your dinner but you paid for the plate You don't have to make a million You don't have to make a case You don't have to make a villain of a lover replaced You don't have to be Madonna to sing me that song again Cause I never thought I'd walk down the hall where you lived And hear you pleading come and take off the clothes you're in I never thought I'd have such a wonderful friend