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-"'''Real Life Friend'''" is a demo by [[Rivers Cuomo]]. The demo was released as part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''. Its chorus was later used for the bridge to the demo "[[I Can't Find the Words]]".
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+"'''Real Life Friend'''" is a demo by [[Rivers Cuomo]]. The demo was released as part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''.
 ===Appearances===
 *''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''
+==Overview==
+The chorus for "Real Life Friend" was later used as the bridge to the [[2015]] demo "[[I Can't Find the Words]]".
 ==Lyrics==
-{{lyrics}}
+<poem>This place is kinda funky and I don't think I'll ever get used to it
-<poem>
+We're surrounded by sycophants searching for a butt to kiss
-This place is kinda funky
+Terminator people hunting money and celebrity
-And I don't think I'll ever get used to it
+Killing everything that isn't superficiality
-We're surrounded by sycophants
-Searching for a butt to kiss
-Terminator people
-Hunting money and celebrity
-Killing everything
-That isn't superficiality
 What I need is
-A real life friend
+A real-life friend
 Someone natural
 And authentic
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 Let our guards down?
 Can I show you?
-Would you be my real life friend?
+Would you be my real-life friend?
-We connect
+We'd connect, low tech, intimate
-No tech, intimate
+Holding hands, no sweat, but it's genuine
-Holding hands, no sweat
+Now and then we can have arguments
-But it's genuine
+But it ain't any threat to our partnership
-Now and then
+Would you be my real-life friend?
-We can have arguments
+Would you be my real-life
-But it ain't any threat
-To our partnership
-Would you be my real life friend?
-Would you be my real life friend?
-It's kind of embarrassing
+It's kind of embarrassing that I met you in a place like this
-That I met you in a place like this
+I admit I was a player and you probably were a groupie chick
-I admit I was a player
+Guess that we were sick of all the battles that we fought and lost
-And you probably were a groupie chick
+'Cause now we wanna chuckle when we think about the dreadful cost
-Guess that we were sick
-Of all the battles that we fought and lost
-'Cause now we wanna chuckle
-When we think about the dreadful cost
 What I need is
-A real life friend
+A real-life friend
 Someone natural
 And authentic
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 Let our guards down?
 Can I show you?
-Would you be my real life friend?
+Would you be my real-life friend?
-We connect
+We'd connect, low tech, intimate
-No tech, intimate
+Holding hands, no sweat, but it's genuine
-Holding hands, no sweat
+Now and then we can have arguments
-But it's genuine
+But it ain't any threat to our partnership
-Now and then
+Would you be my real-life friend?
-We can have arguments
+Would you be my real-life friend?
-But it ain't any threat
-To our partnership
-Would you be my real life friend?
-Would you be my real life friend?
-We Photoshop
+We Photoshop profile pics on social networks
-Profile pics
+Each pixel is perfect, but something inside hurts
-On social networks
+We all want connection to someone who gets us
-Each pixel
+But we'll never get it until we are honest
-Is perfect
-But something
-Inside hurts
-We all want
-Connection
-To someone
-Who gets us
-But we'll never
-Get it
-Until we are
-Honest
 What I need is
-A real life friend
+A real-life friend
 Someone natural
 And authentic
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 Let our guards down?
 Can I show you?
-Would you be my real life friend?
+Would you be my real-life friend?
-We connect
+We'd connect, low tech, intimate
-No tech, intimate
+Holding hands, no sweat, but it's genuine
-Holding hands, no sweat
+Now and then we can have arguments
-But it's genuine
+But it ain't any threat to our partnership
-Now and then
+Would you be my real-life friend?
-We can have arguments
+Would you be my real-life
-But it ain't any threat
+Would you be my real-life friend?
-To our partnership
+Would you be my real-life
-Would you be my real life friend?
-Would you be my real life?
-Would you be my real life friend?
-Would you be my real life?
 </poem>
 ==See also==
 *[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]]
-[[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]]
+[[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]][[Category:Songs on Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]
-[[Category:Songs on Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]