I Made Myself A Friend Lyrics

I made myself a friend

I made him out of twigs and ash and clay

And sometimes I pretend he says

Exactly what I'm wanting him to say

He always says just what I needed to hear

He leans right in close and he whispers in my ear

And suddenly all of my troubles disappear

Because I know the happiest ones

Had to fight to get there

I made myself a friend

Made him out of sawdust and tears

Sometimes I pretend I've known him for many many years

We talk and reminisce about all the good times we've had

I fix him when he crumbles and he calms me when I'm sad

And if ever I'm in trouble, if my thinking drives me mad

Well then I'll know I've never been alone

Well it sure don't feel that way

Well I made myself a friend

Made him out of tin cans and wire

I made myself a friend

Melted down and forged him in a fire

Well I made myself a friend

Made him out of iron pots and pans

Well I made myself a friend

Made him with my bare goddamn hands

Well I made myself a friend

And I know he isn't real

Even I cannot pretend

You can make love out of steel

But something isn't proper

The metal's gone cold

There's green spots in the copper

And there's pyrite in the gold

If the omnipotent powers chose to let me grow old

Well then I'll know the loneliest ones

Praise the setting sun

And I just can't look away