[Intro] Oh, ooh [Verse 1] She was my girl at one time And in her eyes There was a light (yeah) That brightened my days And warmed my nights (ah... yeah) Until he charmed her with a smile [Chorus] He was a friend of mine A friend of mine A... friend of mine He was a friend of mine A friend of mine A... friend of mine [Verse 2] He struck my heart with a chord, yes (yeah) Way back in August of '94 He soothed my soul with his song Until she finally let him know She was a friend of mine A friend of mine A friend of mine (yeah) She was a friend of mine
A friend of mine A friend of mine [Breakdown] I wanna know why (why) Did you do it? C'mon, tell me why Why (why) Did you do it? Oh, ho... my so-called friends, yeah Why (why) Did you do it? Oh, I wanna know why Why (why) Did you do it? (did you do it?) [Instrumental breakdown and ad-libbing] I wanna know I wanna know Why (why) Did you do it? Ooh, oh, ooh I wanna know Why Did you do it? Ooh, oh, ooh I wanna know Why (why) Did you do it? To me? (baby) Why (why) Did you do it? Why Did you do it? Did you do it, oh, hoo, ah, ah