[Verse 1]
I saw your face across the room
Smiling as a sophomore in seventy-two
And you were loved but you never knew
Susan, you were losin' life
Faking fun with that plastic smile
While deep inside
All you wanna do is cry

[Chorus]
Susan, you and I, we had a lot in common
Always loved and always liked, but always tired from trying
To impress the crowd, show the world your worth somehow
You never want to let them down, so you hide away your heart
Oh Susan, Susan, Susan, will you let somebody in?

[Verse 2]
You tried it all, basketball
Couldn’t help it if you just weren’t tall
Cheer and dance, you never stood a chance
But Susan you just held it in
Surrounded by those half-way friends
They’ll never know you if you don’t let them in

[Chorus]
Susan, you and I, we had a lot in common
Always loved and always liked, but always tired from trying
To be someone else, someone they can’t live without
Anyone besides yourself, so you hide away your heart
So Susan, Susan, Susan, I will be your friend
[Interlude]
My little girl is aching for a friend
She longs for just one soul to know her own
So well she never has to play pretend
But can be herself as when she is alone

[Outro]
Susan, I will be your friend