What it means to be a friend

Patrice: 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 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 start kissing your brother The minute that you’re out of sight A friend is the person You call sixteen 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 a friend