Tom Cochrane
"Friendly Advice"

He says you want a brand new startShe says that we've grown apartI know a thing or two I speak from the heartDon't insult me with what your friends sayAfter all that we've been throughYou'd owe that to me like I'd owe that to youSo go your own way and in time you'll seeExactly who your best friend was
Your wise friends might sayThis is how we surviveBut I know in my own mindCan't you see it's a clever disguiseThis friendly advice
We'd come such a long long wayI don't give a damn baby what they sayYour mind is full of wonders and that's o.k.Didn't mean to lay your dreams so low
And now you've made your choiceI believe in my heart I know you like nobody elseI know in my mind in time you'll seeExactly who your real friend was

Friendly Advice
And your jive friends might sayThis is how we surviveBut I know im my own mindCan't you see it's a clever disguise
I saw a film just the other dayAbout two people who reminded me of usIt's funny in this age of illusionIt's hard to tell what's fact or fiction
Friendly Advice
And your jive friends might sayThis is how we surviveBut I know in my own mindCan't you see it's a clever disguiseThat it's only friendly adviceAnd I hope that you'll see in timeJust who your best friend was baby