Still Be Friends Leo & Gertjan Wijnalda, december 1996 about this song the lyrics for still be friends were written during one of the first nights that i was alone in the house, my parents were away to a play. my father played me some chords and a melodyline just before he went, and i used that to write the other parts of the song. the text is a very 'visual' and honest approach to the situation that i was in at that moment. the girl for whom it was written heard it live once but didn't quite wanted to hear it at that time. later, we got along pretty well (we're still friends!) and some years after the writing of this song i finally played it for her. quite a good laugh at that time, and yet seemed to be worth a kiss - which i didn't mind, i might say! listen to it   [ realaudio ] there is no recording of this song available at this time. Still Be Friends (music: L. Wijnalda / G.L. Wijnalda, lyrics: G.L. Wijnalda) I am not one of those who easily talk about themselves When I try to say a thing, the wrong words come out of my mouth The first time I saw you, it was love at first sight for me But I didn't let you know, 'cause I was afraid to scare you For sure I know that I never had a real chance here But love makes blind you see, and I just got this strange idea That now I should just let you know somewhere, sometime, somehow Just call it lack, lack of experience Wanna be your friend every morning Wanna be your friend on a sunny afternoon And I wanna be your friend as long as I'm alive Let's still be friends after all I called you far too much, too much and far too long We biked to home together, and talked about all kinds of different things I was too weak to say that I just loved you Because I know you don't, but I want you to know So I wrote a poem and I gave that to you You didn't read it there, because there were so many others I created a situation, you felt uncomfortable But it was the only way, the only way for me Wanna be your friend every evening Wanna be your friend on a rainy saturday And I wanna be your friend as long as I'm alive Let's still be friends after all Back then it all started, and through the phone you told me that You think that I'm a nice guy, but you'll never fall in love with me But that wasn't just the worst, 'cause you acted strange to me And since then I seemed to irritate you Since then I'm not in love anymore, just want you as my friend Oh, won't you sing with me, come on and try again to sing with me Don't leave me wondering - why can't we be friends? No love anymore for me, but our friendship never ends So I wrote this song for you, so you will never say I just sat there and stared at you, didn't do anything all day So I wrote this song for you, so you will never say That I don't wanna be your friend, after all Wanna be your friend right this moment Wanna be your friend under a blue blue sky And I wanna be your friend as long as I'm alive Let's still be friends after all Let's still be friends After all