The Hold Steady
Just Saying
Not exactly brothers, and certainly not lovers
Just put us down as "in a friendship"
We've been through complications, complicated situations
We ain't even at the end yet
Try telling truth to power, try taking ice cold showers
Try so hard to calm down now
So if I seem excited, it's just 'cause you've ignited
Something so much deeper down now

And it's coming from the heart
And I'm not saying you're not smart
I'm just saying that you're so much like me
And I'm so much like you
The things we used to do, yeah you did them too
Now we're old enough to laugh at the folly of our youth
Sometimes the truth is just like love
And sometimes love is just the truth

Sometimes you make a bigger deal
Than what feels like really real
Can't see the forest from the trees
Can't tell the flowers from the weeds
I'm a little bit like you
You're an awful lot like me
They say that love will lift you up
They say the truth will set you free
Man, I'm not saying you're not free
I'm just saying that I'm so much like me
And you're so much like you
The things we used to do, and the things that we've been through
Now we're old enough to laugh at the folly of our youth
Sometimes truth feels just like love
And sometimes love is just the truth

And sometimes saying it is hard
Man, I'm not saying it's not hard
I'm just saying