Song for a Friend - Live at Montalvo Arts Center, Sartoga, CA, 2006

Lyrics

[Verse 1] "Well, you're magic," he said But don't let it all go to your head 'Cause I bet if you all had it all figured out Then you'd never get out of bed Well, no doubt Of all the things that I've read, what he wrote me Is now soundin' like the man I was hoping To be I keep on keepin' it real 'Cause it keeps gettin' easier, indeed He's the reason that I'm laughing Even if there's no one else He said, you've got to love yourself Yes, it is, yes, it is, yeah [Verse 2] He said, you shouldn't mumble when you speak But keep your tongue up in your cheek And if you stumble onto somethin' better Remember that it's humble that you seek You got all the skill you need Individuality You got somethin' Call it gumption Call it anything you want Because when you play the fool now You're only foolin' everyone else You're learnin' to love yourself It's true Oh, true But it is all you [Pre-Chorus] There's no price to pay When you're givin' what you take That's why it's easy to thank [Chorus] You You Thanking you For what you Thanking all of you [Verse 3] Let's say take a break from our day And get back to the old garage Because life's too short anyway But at least it's better than average As long as you got me and I got you You know we got a lot to go around I'll be your friend, your other brother Another love to come and comfort you [Pre-Chorus] And I'll keep reminding If it's the only thing I ever do I will always love [Chorus: Jason Mraz] You You You You I will always love you It's you, it's you, it's you that I love You that I love, love, love [Bridge] It's true, our love is true It's you I love, it's you I love, it's you It's you I love It's you I love, it's true I love, it's you that I love It's you I love [Instrumental Breakdown] [Breakdown] I wish the world was alive like you I wish the wind would blow me through Another opportunity to approach you Another telepathic rendezvous I wish you well with your weapon of jargon You've got a double-sided lexicon I got to try to keep your attention Gotta write using less emoticons Gotta figure out the snooze alarm I wanna lay in your place till dawn I wanna play in the park come on, now Let me see your other upper echelon It's you I love It's you I love It's you I love Say hold your own Know your name Go your own way So hold your own Know your name Go your own way It's easy To hold your own And go your own way Know your name [Outro] Climb up over the top Save yourself for the moment You've got to find out for yourself Whether or not you're truly trying Why not give it a shot? Shake it, take control Then inevitably wind up finding for yourself All the strengths you have inside still rising Climb up over the top Survey the state of the soul You've got to find out for yourself Whether or not you're truly trying Why not give it a shot? Shake it, take control Inevitably wind up finding for yourself All the strengths you have inside still rising Climb up over the top Survey the state of the soul You've got to find out for yourself Whether or not you're true It's you I love Oh, it's you I love Oh, it's you I love, I love, I love, I love, I love I say climb up over the top Survey the state of the soul You've got to find out for yourself Whether or not you're truly tryin' Why not give it a shot? Shake it, take control And inevitably wind up finding for yourself All the strengths that you have inside of you Ms. [?] and Mr. [?] on the guitar Some lights in the house please Safety goggles might be required for this portion of the show On the keyboards, Mr. Eric Hinojosa's with us On the bass, Mr. Ian Sheridan all up in this place Woo, on the drums, Mr. Adam King, the King of England Right there And of course, Mr. Toca Rivera.com, dropping bombs Thank you guys so much My name is Jason Mraz, I've had a heck of a time