a promise kept

Everything changed, it was over so fast

they were so happy but then the time passed...

and they woke up one day, faced with a plight

'cause deep down they knew that this wasn't right. 

To keep fighting for something they just couldn't get

was unfair to each other, like birds in a net

they were trapped by their feelings, it was far worse than tough

because they soon realized that love isn't enough.

In the old songs they say love is all that you need

but it must not be true...it was painful to see,

that although their love for each other was real

there was something else needed, more than what you feel...

something they never could manage to find...

no matter how hard each of them tried.

They stood at a crossroads, where the choice must be made

and they knew that their lives would not be the same.

So with tears and hearts breaking, it came to an end

but also a new start, for now they were friends.

And as hard as it was to let go of the past

and move on from what was, 'cause it just didn't last...

they did. They grew stronger, with each passing day

and the friendship they had cast a light on their way.

At first she felt lost when the "we" became "me"

it had been us for so long it was hard now to see...

her life seemed so empty, drained of it's cause

when she felt her heart breaking she just had to pause...

when she felt so alone that the tears bathed her cheeks

she just had to remember...he's still there for me.

'Cause even though things now were not how they'd been

they were looking beyond that. He was her friend.

And a friend is a gift, so keep looking ahead,

even though when it happened, her mind loudly said

"This is too hard, and too painful

turn your back and don't try"

But deep down she knew, as tears filled her eyes

that wouldn't be fair, and it wouldn't be best

for when life gets so hard sometimes its just a test...

to see what you're made of, and how much you cared

when you said, as a friend, that you'd always be there.

You can prove with your actions and show with your strength

that a promise, no matter how hard, doesn't fade.

As the friendship began, both of them tried

to build something new...over scars deep inside.

And i know scars don't heal, but in time they don't hurt

they'll just be a reminder of all that you've learned. 

'Til you're left with a friendship...stronger than ever

because only through storms you'll learn what you can weather.

Being friends will last longer than anyone said

now your heart's not so broken, 

but it's also not dead. 

'Cause you've chosen, in friendship, to learn from the past...

and look to the future, where you might at last

both find whatever you've been searching for.

Your journey's beginning...just open the door. 

4-28-2012