I get lost in the middle It always happens so fast But you know we write our best songs After the first date and the last Oh, even the perfect wave Oh, ends with you falling off the board Oh, I suppose I am perfecting my fall We could only be lovers We could never be friends Friends don't tear each other's clothes off Friends don't cry when it ends Oh, I don't care if we burn up Oh, I know the fire will be great Oh, and when Mardi Gras is over, we'll spread the ashes on our face I tried to give you up But I gave up every time Man when you're in love, everything's a goddamn sign The odds are always fifty fifty It either happens or it don't I got my thumb under the coin Praying that it won't