He has a heart of gold
Kept locked away in an iron box,

Curious, I picked at the lock
He lift the lid and showed me,

He showed me what was inside
And my heart beat for his.

Just a few short months
That's all that's passed
But still I feel I've grown
Even if just the slightest bit

Sometimes all it takes
Is a new setting
New people
and new a place

My eyes have opened
I know how lucky I've been
My family loves me
And I love them

This is all that is really needed
But I have so much more
A home to go to
Friends to smile with

Some don't even have a smile
Some don't have a home
Or a family that loves them
Yet I am fortunate enough to have this

Why?

A dream told my you left me
But it was just a dream, right?
You wouldn't really leave
Would you?

Then again we haven't talked
It's been ages since the last time
But I still love you, do you not?
Please still be there,

I don't want to come home
To find you gone
Please, I can't lose you
Not now, not ever really

How can I possibly help
When I'm the one so lost?
How can I give advice
When I don't know what I'm doing?

But I give the help
That I wish I had,
I give the advice
That I truly need,

But do I listen to myself?
No--
These words need to come
From another's lips

Before I can hear it
Another must speak
These words of encouragement
That I say so often,

But when I look around
There is no one there,
No one to help me when I fall,
I am alone.

Songs of past generations play
Bringing smiles to faces
That know the tunes so well
Taking them back in time

Back to when they where the young
The ones that caused the trouble
And made the grown ups shake their heads
And question the future

Someday that will be me
Remembering my childhood
And teen years of glory
I hope to smile like that someday.

The hols in his shoes
His ruffled hair,
The way he's so jumpy
A sweatshirt never changing,

The ***** shirt
That also holds blood stains
From fights past,
Holes in the knees of his pants,

His foul language
The anger beneath the surface,
Scars dealt by others
All of this and more,

His kind eyes
The glowing smile
A warm hug
His ringing laugh

All of this and more
Is why I stay,
Stay with him here
All of this and so much more.

Embracing, I am glad to see you,
See you again after all this time
Knowing it will be long till again
We see each other,

Picking up where we left off
Like no time had elapsed
The way you smile,
It makes my heart sing

People might thing us a couple
The way we act together
But that doesn't bother us
Let them think what they want,

This friendship, this bond,
It's something special
And as little as our paths may cross
It is something I will always remember.