[Verse 1]
What do you do when
Every morning
The first thing you think is
You just want to stay in bed?
I'm just asking for a friend

[Verse 2]
What do you say when
All of your feelings
Are so overwhelming
That you're too tired to pretend?
I'm just asking for a friend

[Pre-Chorus]
Maybe you're thinking she sounds like a mess
But trust me when I say she's doing her best
Doing her best

[Chorus]
We all need, we all need the same thing
Someone to let us in
We all need, we all need a safe place
We don't have to defend
I'm not asking for all the pain in all the world to end
I'm just asking for a friend
[Verse 3]
How do you come back
From losing all you have
When you're so afraid that
You'll just lose it all again?
I'm just asking for a friend

[Pre-Chorus]
Maybe you don't know the right thing to say
But trust me what she needs is someone to stay
Someone to stay

[Chorus]
We all need, we all need the same thing
Someone to let us in
We all need, we all need a safe place
We don't have to defend
I'm not asking for all the pain in all the world to end
I'm just asking for a friend

[Bridge]
I've been looking for connection but I don't know where I fit in
I'm still afraid of rejection but I'm ready to begin
'Cause I could really use a friend
I'm just asking for a friend
[Chorus]
We all need, we all need the same thing
Someone to let us in
We all need, we all need a safe place
We don't have to defend
I'm not asking for all the pain in all the world to end
I'm just asking for a friend
I'm just asking for a friend