Dear Friend

You grew up in the city
So far away from home
And I grew up in the sadness
On a colonial dirt road

I'm just a poor boy, how the hell
Did I find a girl like you
You were the sunshine on my shoulders
Burning brightest half past noon

Enchanted by the forest
And we're running out of time
Human lives are full of lies
Imperfect and sublime

Here's the truth, why I'm blue
I loved you, you loved me
Like an autumn Honeycrisp
Dipped in caramel so sweet

I see forever in your eyes but forever always lies
Cause one day one of us will be the first to die
And whoever's left behind will never realize
What it means
To have a dear friend for life

I'll keep holding onto
This polaroid of you
Until my days are through

I miss my little cabin
Up north in the pines
And I miss your little kisses
And the way you made me smile

Now there's clouds on the horizon
And it looks like rain
It'll cleanse our sins
It'll cleanse our pain

The days fade into darkness
I keep splitting at the seams
The new moon up above
Shines its light upon my dreams

I don't want this one to end
My friend

I see forever in your eyes but forever always lies
Cause one day one of us will be the first to die
And whoever's left behind will never realize
What it means
To have a dear friend for life

I'll keep holding onto
This polaroid of you
Until my days are through

I see forever in your eyes but forever always lies
Cause one day one of us will be the first to die
And whoever's left behind will never realize
What it means
You're my dear friend for life