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

[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