It's the nature of the beast You can hear the thunder long before the storm But you can't hear the lion when he stalks his prey He's moving like a shadow, creeping up on you And like a siren's call he's gonna have his way You'd better run, forget your

You just call out my name And you know wherever I am I'll come running to see you again Winter, spring, summer or fall All you have to do is call And I'll be there You've got a friend Ain't it good to know you've got a friend When you're down and troubled

I won't pick up the phone And you can tell me that you're sorry But I don't believe you baby You don't have to call anymore This is the last straw Don't wanna hurt anymore Like I did before You're not sorry, no no All this time I was wasting

I know you called I know you hung up my line I can't be your alibi You don't have to take the bar exam to see What you've done is ignoramus 103 What've I got to hang my hat on? You don't have a pot to pee in All this just to be your friend

This is all nothing but cold calculation I could make you scared, if you want me to I'm not prepared, but if I have to He said, I can make you scared, it's kind of what I do If you're prepared, here's what I propose to do You're in Russia and more than a

And it just ain't right Ooh (I call your name) And it just ain't right That I'll be sexin' her and I (I call your name) Girl it ain't no little thing that I (I call your name) (You don't have) (To answer this) (If its too personal) (Do your thoughts) (Of

And I wonder, can I give you what you need? Don't want to find I've lost it all Too scared to have no one to call I don't know if you mean everything to me So can we just pretend Ooh, I don't want this to break you Ooh, but I've got no one else to talk

If I don't go crazy I don't want you to cry no more I didn't have but one say stay You see a little girl they call Louise McGhee Please do me a favor and shake her little hand for me I said if you see a little girl her name, Louise McGhee

Know you're wonderin' why I've been callin' Know we didn't end this so good But you know we had something so good Can we still be friends? (Oh-oh) Doesn't have to end Can we be friends? So I'm wondering, can we still be friends? (Oh-oh) And if it ends,

Woah, oo, oo Tell me something that I don't know And that's when you heard my calls I couldn't let you go Fell on my knees, turned my face to the rain Sold me my stubborn soul I could have been someone I hurt everyone Phoenix is rising, it's rising again