Lyrics
My best friend gets a buzz off one beer
Expressing that the speaker's best friend feels a buzz from just one beer.
Watches TV til her problems disappear
Describing how the friend uses TV to escape or cope with her problems.
My best friend dyed her hair last week
Noting that the best friend recently dyed her hair as a way to regain control.
To get her control back
Explaining the motivation behind changing appearance to regain control.
When everybody leaves
Reflecting on the feeling of being left alone when others depart.
Why does everybody leave
Pondering the reason for people leaving, possibly expressing a sense of abandonment.
So kick it high
Encouraging the friend to kick life high, suggesting a positive outlook.
Let it all go
Advising to let go of worries and stress, embracing a carefree attitude.
Forget last night
Suggesting to forget the events of the previous night.
Forget the show
Encouraging to forget about past experiences or performances.
We've been losin' time
Reflecting on the idea of losing time, possibly regretting missed opportunities.
Thinkin we're alone
Thinking that they are alone, emphasizing a sense of solitude.
We are not alone
Contradicting the notion of being alone, asserting that they are not truly alone.
And my best friend
Reiterating the importance of the speaker's best friend in the narrative.
Takes a lot of self care days
Describing the friend's habit of taking days for self-care.
Sleeps in over spends 50 dollars she made
Highlighting the friend's tendency to oversleep and spend money on herself.
In 20 years we'll both look back and laugh
Anticipating a future where they look back and appreciate their current lives.
And wonder why we didn't love the life we had
Reflecting on the potential regret of not fully appreciating their current situation.
So kick it high
Repeating the encouragement to face life with enthusiasm.
Let it all go
Reiterating the advice to let go of worries and stresses.
Forget last night
Encouraging to forget about the events of the previous night.
Forget the show
Emphasizing the need to move on from past experiences or performances.
We've been losin' time
Repeating the sense of losing time and feeling alone.
Thinkin we're alone
Reiterating the contradiction that they are not truly alone.
We are not alone
Reaffirming the idea that they are not alone in their experiences.
My best friend
Returning attention to the importance of the speaker's best friend in the narrative.
Feels alone in her body
Expressing the friend's sense of loneliness within her own body.
Only at home
Highlighting that the friend feels loved only when at home.
When she's loved by somebody
Describing the friend's emotional response to a lover's change in appearance.
She cried today
Noting that the friend cried today, possibly due to relationship issues.
When the latest lover went gray
Describing the lover's change, possibly indicating aging or a shift in the relationship.
But I pulled her close
Sharing the speaker's comforting response to the friend's emotional distress.
Said it could be ok
Assuring the friend that things could be okay despite the challenges.
So kick it high
Repeating the encouragement to face life with enthusiasm.
Let it all go
Reiterating the advice to let go of worries and stresses.
Forget last night
Encouraging to forget the events of the previous night.
Forget the show
Emphasizing the need to move on from past experiences or performances.
We've been losin' time
Repeating the sense of losing time and feeling alone.
Thinkin we're alone
Reiterating the contradiction that they are not truly alone.
We are not alone
Affirming that they are not alone in their experiences.
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