Can't We Be Friends?

I took each word she said as gospel truth The way a silly little child would I can't excuse it on the grounds of youth I was no babe in the wild, wild wood He didn't mean it; I should have seen it But now it's too late I thought I'd found the man of my dreams Now it seems this is how the story ends She's gonna turn me down and say "Can't we be friends?" I thought for once it couldn't go wrong Not for long--I can see the way this ends She's gonna turn me down and say "Can't we be friends?" Why should I care Though she gave me the air? Why should I cry, heave a sigh And wonder why, and wonder why? I thought I found the gal I could trust What a bust This is how the story ends She's gonna turn me down and say "Can't we be just friends?" --- Can't We Be Friends? - Sarah Vaughan