Friends Forever
I first met you when I was just a boy of nine
on the playground with your sister, swinging so high
I knew you before you knew me
because I'd been watching you from behind the trees
the flowers opened at your touch
and I had never wanted anything so much
I thought you must be an illusion, nothing but a dream
the sun caught in your red hair and your eyes an emerald green
you were so bright and beautiful, I didn't know what to do
I was always too insecure, too shy to approach you
I was afraid because I just couldn't see
what you would ever want with a loser like me
but you never laugh or make fun of me
you see the good in me that no one else can see
smiling every time you smile
blushing each time you say my name
you're the cure to all my problems
you help to numb all of the pain
just another cold and lonely night
crying as I listen to my parents fight
and I'd rather be anywhere but here
listening to my father yelling and my mother's tears
but soon we'll leave this all behind when we go off to school
I just can't wait to get out of this crummy neighborhood
soon we'll leave this all behind when we go off to school
and then everything in our lives will be as it should
your eyes light up as I tell you stories
of our future adventures, our future glory
and I know we'll be best friends forever
for the rest of our lives, always together
take my hand and together we'll run away
as the clouds clear to reveal a brighter day
