Just Friends
g.o.o.f Lyrics

Manchester morning, Piccadilly calling
Starting a new day in Manchester, hearing the train station calling out, the artist is taking inspiration and preparing themselves for what's ahead.

I ask myself what is it to be free
The artist is questioning what it truly means to be free.

Free from sorrow, love's tomorrow
The artist wants freedom from the pain and uncertainty of love and relationships.

Oh if I had a key how different it could be
If the artist had the power to change things, they would.

We didn't have much money then
In the artist's past, they didn't have much financial security.

But we were brave, we'd take each day
Despite their lack of financial security, they faced each day with bravery.

And danger with a smile
They faced danger with a positive attitude.

Well we couldn't see finality in our golden mile
In their youth, they were optimistic and couldn't see an end to their possibilities.

And now we're just good friends
The relationship has evolved from lovers to just being friends.

Ooh and friends are things that ought to last forever
The artist values friendships and wants them to be long-lasting.

But I don't see you no more
The artist has lost connection with their friend-turned-lover.

You don't even call
The other person doesn't seem to reach out to the artist anymore.

What kind of strange friendship is this
The artist questions the current state of their friendship.

One evening when you'd were leaving
Talking about a specific moment in the past when the other person was leaving.

Fly fly away my bird, fly off to find your son
The artist wants the other person to be free and find their own path, like a bird leaving its nest.

Soon come tomorrow, soon come the sorrow
The artist is acknowledging that with tomorrow comes sadness and pain.

If you'd just stay for once, how different it would go
Reflecting on what could have been if the other person had stayed.

I thought I saw you at the station today
The artist believed they saw the other person at the train station.

So you panicked and run, oh run you silly boy
If it was the other person, they panicked and ran away.

Run away, like the bird that got stuck in the skylight
The artist compares the other person to a bird that is trapped and can't escape.

He can see it but he'll never reach the sky
The bird, like the other person, can see what is possible but can never truly escape.

We used to be so different you and me
The artist remembers how they and the other person used to be before their relationship turned into friendship.

We were lovers, and that's a fact
The artist acknowledges that they and the other person were once in a romantic relationship.

And now I see, there's distance between you and me
The artist realizes that there is a gap between them and the other person.

And I can't seem to face the fact
The artist is struggling to come to terms with the current state of their relationship.