[Verse 1]
Step one, you say, "We need to talk"
And he walks, you say, "Sit down, it's just a talk"
He smiles politely back at you
You stare politely right on through

[Verse 2]
Some sort of window to your right
As he goes left and you stay right
Between the lines of fear and blame
You begin to wonder why you came

[Chorus]
Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

[Verse 3]
Let him know that you know best
'Cause after all ya do know best
Try to slip past his defense
Without granting innocеnce

[Verse 4]
Lay down a list of what is wrong
The things you've told him all along
And pray to God hе hears you
And I pray to God he hears you (ah)
[Chorus]
And where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

[Chorus]
Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend (ah)
Somewhere along in the bitterness (how to save a life)
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

[Outro]
How to save a life
(And I would have stayed up with you all night)
(Had I known) how to save a life