Vanished Friend

I thought of something the other night
I know you'd think it funny
So I thought I'd try and call you
It wasn't fair how we met our end
Life created distance and a vanished friend
I don't fault you

So hold me close
When you
Need me the most
Those are the words
I wish I spoke to you
Years ago
And I'd have tried
If I knew that you were dying inside
But time goes by and life can't last

Eighteen on a summer's night
We'd laugh about our dreams
Thinkin' the future was bright
Like we all do
Went to college in different states
We'd talk every now and then
But that all fades
I forgot you

So hold me close
When you
Need me the most
And those were the words
I wish I spoke to you
Years ago
And I'd have tried
If I knew that you were dying inside
But time goes by and life can't last

And where was I when you overdosed
I never had a minute
I was always on the go
I never saw you
And now I hear from another's voice
You died a couple weeks ago
You had a choice
Could I have stopped you

So hold me close
When you
Need me the most
And those were the words
I wish I spoke to you
Years ago
And I'd have tried
If I knew that you were dying inside
But time goes by and life can't last

So hold me close
When you
Need me the most
And those were the words
I wish I spoke to you
All of them years ago
And I'd have tried
If I knew that you were dying inside
But time goes by and life can't last