La Regolla Dell'amico

I
can’t understand what you do
when you show up around us
all my friends
just disappear and
come over there
take a seat next to you
next to your hair that
smells so good
is it the shampoo or is it you
that gives off that scent?

Everyone here is trying
to catch your eye
and in the meantime, they hope
that from your friendship
something will grow but
they forget
the natural rule that

The friend’s rule
never fails
if you’re friends with a woman
you’ll never get anywhere, never
you wouldn’t want
to ruin such a great bond

You
speak and everyone listens
laugh and everyone laughs
it’s a competition to see
who can cater to you more
while you
play and tease a little
but you never go too far
at the peak, you leave
alone and leave everyone like this
to stew because
she listened to someone else
not giving a damn about me
but tomorrow
I’ll buy her a drink and then
I’ll be alone with her
they can’t understand that

The friend’s rule
never fails
if you’re friends with a woman
you’ll never get anywhere, never
you wouldn’t want
to ruin such a great bond

The friend’s rule
just because
you’re friends, you won’t make
anything happen, never, never, never
I could never
see you as a girlfriend

I
see the flashes of hate that
everyone’s throwing at you
while you’re walking in
hand in hand with him
who maybe doesn’t have
our charm
but I see he knows
where to put his hands

Here the comments rain down
"what the hell does she see in him?"
"what a fool, I know
he’ll make her suffer
when I’d be
the right guy for her"
they can’t understand that

The friend’s rule
never fails
if you’re friends with a woman
you’ll never get anywhere, never
you wouldn’t want
to ruin such a great bond

The friend’s rule
just because
you’re friends, you won’t make
anything happen, never, never, never
I could never
see you as a girlfriend.