Though it's only been a short while I've never had a friend like you But soon you will be leaving me And I don't know what to do Your love and understanding Have brought me a new hope I wish that I could keep you here Tied to me with a rope Why do you choose to leave me? I ask with confusion and pain Don't let me go back to feeling alone When will I see you again? The miles soon stretched between us What will happen to this bond? Will we reunite to find That this special tie is gone? So many questions I have My heart filled with fear Dreading you will leave me And never shed a tear Unlike this desperate aching In my heart that won't let go Which leads me now to tell you Something you must know The friendship you have given me The joy you bring my soul Has filled me with such strength And love once unforetold How can it be so short? This time we've spent together I thought you would remain here And love me 'til forever Sadly, wishful thinking As I now have come to see But remember please this thought When you think of me We may soon be separated But I'll remember, just the same Forever in my heart Is where you will remain I wish that when you leave We'd remain the best of friends You'll be in my thoughts 'Till I see you again How can I say goodbye? No words, but just tears fall From my eyes and sobbing heart That knows you after all The hours spent together Will soon dwindle down to few Forcing me to let go And start this year anew Without you here to talk to Searching for a friendly face That knows all too well They can never be replaced