Some may pat you on the back
        Saying, "Please, don't you cry."
They might give you some excuse
        When you're whining, "Why?"
Some will try and make you talk
        Even when you don't want to.
When you request some good advice
        They'll say, "It's all up to you."
Some "friends" may scold you
        For feeling how you feel.
Some "friends" will tell you
        When you're hurt, "Oh, girl, GET REAL!"
I'm not one of those "friends".
        I'm of a different kind.
A friend who truly cares about
        What's going on in your mind.
Whether it's your heart that's being broken
        Or you are the cause of another's pain.
I'll be here to hug you close.
        I'll be here to keep you sane.
I'll tell you it's ok to cry,
        and listen as you sob your tale.
I'll be here through it all.
        Through all the rain and hail.
There's one last thing you ought to know.
        I may not have made it clear.
When all those "friends" are far away
        it is I who will be near.

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