By mxmtoon (2020)
On album dusk (2020)

…it if you could be with me, oh
Just asking for a friend
Someone you'd recommend
Nothing to gain to just be with me, oh
Oh, oh, just…
…asking for a friend
Oh, just asking for a friend
[Post-Chorus]
(Asking for a friend, asking for a friend)
(Asking for a friend…
…asking for a friend)
[Verse 2]
And if they came along
I'd be there for them too
'Cause everybody needs a different point…

…to go
Ho!
[Verse 3: Anthony Kiedis]
When to descend to amend for a friend
All the channels that have broken down
Now you bring…
By Chance McKinney (2018)
On album I² (2018)

…' if you're single tonight
[Chorus]
I'm just askin' for a friend
Are you drinkin' alone?
He's a little bit shy
And he just wants to know
Do you…
And I'll tell him
Aww c'mon now break it on down now for me, what's your story? I'm just askin' for a friend
Oh I'm just askin' for a friend…
Yeah it'll only take a minute, we'll just see
[Chorus]
I'm just askin' for a friend
Are you drinkin' alone?
He's a little bit shy…

…affair
Is driving me to the brink
I'm just looking for a friend
I'm just looking for a friend
You don't have to be a big wheel…
You don't have to be the end
I'm just looking for
Looking for a friend
God help all you ladies
May the devil take all you men…
…to the wall]
My pretty has a picture, oh-so nice
Hoping that you might call
I'm just looking for a friend
I'm just looking for a friend…

…[Verse 1]
Do you know somewhere we can go tonight?
House party with a box of wine, somewhere they'll let us in
I'm askin' for a friend…
If you don't do you know a guy who'll pick me up one that looks just right?
It'll scan, it'll bend
I'm askin' for a friend…
…for a wristband and a taste of life
Are you lookin' for a night you might forget?
Yeah, I'm asking for a friend
[Verse 2]
Do you know someone who's…

Pick me up
You held me down again with your hands
I never tried
You held me down again
I am waiting for a friend who's coming…
Like I never had no other
I am waiting for a friend who's coming
Like I never had no other
You picked me up
You held me down again…
…with your hands
Just one more time
You held me down again
I am waiting for a friend who's coming
Like I never had no other
I…

…for my take
I said no
Cause I'm waiting for a friend
cause I'm waiting for a friend
(chorus)
Waiting for a friend to call my own
who won't…
…let me be alone
waiting for a friend to tell me I'm okay
waiting for a friend to hold me hand
if I start to fall again
waiting for a friend…
…that the pain won't end
or you ask me
if I'm worried for my fate
I said no
Cause I'm waiting for a friend
cause I'm waiting for a friend
(repeat chorus twice)
Im okay, I'm okay, I'm okay, I'm okay…

…[Verse 1]
Reaching out to find a friend
In a world where the troubles never seem to mend
I'm reaching out for a friend
People…
…reaching out for a friend
Yeah I'm reaching out, I'm reaching out for a friend
[Verse 2]
Drawing circles in the sand
Trying hard…
…it all comes around
The truth outweighs a lie
[Chorus]
I'm reaching out, I'm reaching out for a friend
Yeah I'm reaching out, I'm…

…on the lawn
Keep on looking for a friend.
Oh, I'm looking for a friend, looking for a friend
Looking for a friend, ain't…
…it ever gonna end?
Keep on looking, looking for a friend
Oh, hold me darling
Let's go through this again
Keep on looking, baby, oh.
Oh, I…
…believe
Oh, I know you, honey, do you know me?
Oh, I'm looking for a friend, looking for a friend
Don't you know…

…[Verse 1]
How are you happy?
I'm asking for a friend
Smiling and laughing, even when you're feeling bad
How do you stay clear…
…?
I'm asking for a friend
Even when you're here, you're somewhere else instead
[Pre-Chorus 1]
When every day is agony, it's hard…
…that part
[Verse 2]
How can you find sleep?
I'm asking for a friend
Quiet, still and deep , it was simpler back then
How do you stay…

But everything changes when you cross the line
[Chorus]
So never, never, never, no never again
I'll never, never, never fall for a friend…
It's better, better, better to have no regrets
Don't ever, ever, ever fall for a friend
[Verse 2]
You know there's truth…
…when you cross the line
[Chorus]
So never, never, never, no never again
I'll never, never, never fall for a friend
It's better…

I'm just asking for a friend
He ain't ever been any good at laying it all out on the line
I swear down deep, believe me girl, he's…
…a lot to him
Yeah, I'm just asking for a friend
Let's say this friend of mine went and messed up real bad
And he'd do anything…
…the love of his life
He'd be a fool, he'd be a fool
I don't mean to ramble on like this
Hey I'm just asking for a friend
Yeah what if I told you…

…by the roadside
Waiting for a friend to come.
Got my hopes
Got my doubts
My gut reaction say's I got to find out
Who's against, who to trust
Ooh you…
…by the roadside
Waiting for a friend to come.
You laugh you think it's a joke
Just stand…
…by the roadside
Waiting for a friend to come.
You laugh you think it's a joke
Just stand there grinning
Will you be there at the post
When I aint…

…[Verse 1]
How are you happy?
I'm asking for a friend
Smiling and laughing, even when you're feeling bad
How do you stay clear…
…?
I'm asking for a friend
Even when you're here, you're somewhere else instead
[Pre-Chorus 1]
When every day is agony, it's hard…
…that part
[Verse 2]
How can you find sleep?
I'm asking for a friend
Quiet, still and deep , it was simpler back then
How do you stay…

…to hurt them?
Sorry, I'm just asking for a friend
[Verse 2]
How do you explain when it feels finished?
You've been trying…
…but no longer can pretend
Why does the fact of loving you leave them diminished?
Sorry, I'm just asking for a friend
[Chorus]
Don't worry…
…this block, now here you are again
Wondering why some know so little and others plenty
Sorry, I'm just asking for a friend
[Chorus…