John Prine — My Own Best Friend

I'm beginning to like you But you know that ain't right 'Cause you'll just twist and twist and twist Till I'm crooked inside You'll take all you gave me Like it never was there And I think that I might, No! I know Yes, I will help you there 'Cause I've done it before And I'd do it again 'Cause it's the only time That makes me feel like I'm my own best friend I'm a victim of friction, I got too close to see Yeah, we sparked in the dark and God hung a light on me The lamp gets real heavy, it hangs from my heart And it comes, and it goes till I can't tell the difference apart But I've done it before And I'd do it again 'Cause it's the only time That makes me feel like I'm my own best friend So many people say it'll never work out that way You can't stand the heat while you're watching your heart Just melt away in a basement on a rainy day La la la la la la There's motel in Shreveport, don't ask me where, please They check in, they check out by the light of the color TV And the maid calls you honey, she makes your bed slow And she speaks of the sheets that don't fit, but you know that she knows I've done it before And I'd do it again 'Cause it's the only time That makes me feel like I'm my own best friend My own best friend My own best friend My own best friend