I Don't Think We Could Ever Be Friends

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"I Don't Think We Could Ever Be Friends"
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Performed by The Police
Recorded as a demo: 1981
Length: 3:39
Writer(s): Jean Roussel (music) / Sting (lyrics)

"I Don't Think We Could Ever Be Friends" is a song written (and recorded as a demo) by Jean Roussel and Sting in 1981 and eventually recorded by Dusty Springfield in 1982.

About the song

This song is featured in its demo version on the infamous "Ghost demos".

Personnel

Jean Roussel / Sting

Lyrics

It's the end of our journey
What can I do?
Lonely together
When I'm alone with you

Now that we've come so far
It seems like the end
We could be lovers
We could never be friends

I don't think we could ever
I don't think we could ever be friends
...

We can never talk
Like others seem to do
Lonely together
Making love to you

We don't get nothing
From the letters we send
We could be lovers
We could never be friends

I don't think we could ever
I don't think we could ever be friends
...

Plus a new relationship
You know you break my heart
What I feel for you's too strong
It has been from the start
Everytime I see your face
It's tearing me apart
What I need is love from you
I'm burning up

I don't think we could ever
I don't think we could ever be friends
...

Quotations and trivia

Between recording the demo for Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic in winter 1980/1981 and the Montserrat recordings in the summer of 1981 Sting returned to Montreal and stayed at Jean Roussel's house for a few days. They recorded a few songs which they had written together.

Alternative and cover versions

This song is features on Dusty Springfield's album "White Heat" (see external links).

See also

External links

wikipedia about "White Heat"

References

source: Jean Roussel, Dusty Springfield 12"