Fade Away

From the first time that we met
To the end I won’t forget
You promised me that you’d stay
And never ever fade away

We grew up side by side
No matter what, you’d never hide
You’d stand up tall and face your fear
Knowing that I was near

I was never nearly as brave
I was scared of an ocean’s wave
The thought of shouting, screaming, lying
The thought of hitting, fighting, dying

The day I found out the news
I never knew you could lose
My mind was blank I fell to my knees
Thinking hard please, no please

No energy I couldn’t walk
No voice in me I couldn’t talk
I stared at nothing emotionless eyes
What came out were only sighs

Seconds ticked turned into days
Months have passed but still quite a ways
To go until I would recover
Knowing we couldn’t see each other

With my life I go on
I know you’d want me to be strong
I thought of you everyday
I even once tried to pray

Things have changed years have passed
I always thought you would last
You come into mind less and less
Of my life I’ve made a mess

I open up an old wooden door
To find inside so much more
Than what I had thought would be inside
But memories that have tried to hide

A picture frame from years and years
Once in sight I burst in tears
On the back the pact we made
The squiggly letters begin to fade

You’ve been with me I can’t deny
How very fast time has had to fly
I promise you, I’m here to stay
And never ever fade away

It almost happened I cant believe
The memories have been on leave
The thought of you from way back when
Your attitude that “Yes I can”

I know we ended in different ways
I used to try to count the days
But now I know that I was wrong
Memories are what made us strong

From the first time that we met
To the end I wont forget
You promised me that you’d stay
And never ever fade away.