What It Means to Be a Friend

A friend's not a cheap, little phony creep
Or a jerk trying to make a deal
A friend is a person who, most of all
Cares about what you feel
And nothing is harder
Than learning a friend isn't real
A friend sends notes back and forth all day
And doesn't care that you can't spell
A friend knows that you've got a crush on your teacher
But a friend would never tell
A friend's outside waiting
The minute you both hear the bell
And if your heart is always breaking

'Cause the world is just not fair
When you're at your worst
Your friend's the first one there
Giving you something to lean on
And that's what it means to be a friend
A friend won't smoke when she's in your room
Or laugh at the poems you write
A friend won't go and start kissing your brother
The minute that you're out of sight
A friend is the person
You call 16 times every night
And if your heart is always breaking
And you want to run and hide

When your hope is gone
Your friend is on your side
If someone moves in 'round the corner
And you want to show him you care
So you give him all your last month of vacation
And all of the time you can spare
But then, on the first day of classes
He acts like you're not even there
Then he doesn't know
He doesn't know
He'll never know what it means
To be
Friend