Your New Friend

When the conversation is over

And there's nothing left to say

I know what you're going to do

So I go my separate way

You're going to call your new friend

On the telephone

I wonder what you call him

When I'm not home

Now this has been going on every night

Since that week that I left town

It really makes me think

I shoulda stuck around

So I go into my living room / bedroom

You know this is apartment is so small

We used to share a bedroom

Until you got that call

You close your door so firmly

And I put up my Chinese screen

But you know I can't hide a thing at all

Now you've got your door

And I'll wonder what goes on

I've got my Chinese screen

But you know I can't hide a thing at all

You've got your radio on low

To cover the sounds

But your voice is so soft, so soft

It could only be heard by your new friend

I've got my radio blasting

To show that I don't care about anything

You could possibly say to your new friend

Now you've got your door

And I wonder what goes on

I've got my Chinese screen

But you know I can't hide a thing at all

And all that I can think of

Is how that used to be me

On the phone to you

While your lover died outside

And in this chair tonight

I wouldn't mind if I died

And left you to your new friend

Your new friend

Now don't get me wrong

I know I'm still your boyfriend

But that doesn't mean a damn thing at all

As long as you've got your new friend