If I could right now, I'd like to be your mothernSo I could give to you and not have to explainnI would brush your hair and tell you you'll be alrightnAnd if you cried, well, you would not feel ashamednnBut I, I am just a friendnAnd I will try again, againnnIf I could right now, I'd like to be your journalnSo you could tell me everything right on the pagenAnd I'd never misunderstand younOr say the wrong thingnAnd I would not feel deserted by your ragennBut I, I am just a friendnAnd I will try again, againnOh...nnBut I, I am just a friendnAnd I will try again, againnOh...nnIf I could right now, I'd like be a full moonnSo I could rise up just to keep you companynAnd you could wonder out loud to menAbout the strange thingsnAnd you would think I understood the mysteriesnnBut I, I am just a friendnAnd I will try again, again