I Didn't Mind
Best friends from the day we met
Just kids, and yet you seemed so much older
Devoted and loyal, charming and brave
I always wanted to be just like you
You seemed so far away at times
But you were always by my side
So I didn't mind
Like that time at the beach when we were fourteen,
You saved my life, without a second thought
The scars on your back were raw and new
But you dove right in before I went under
You always were my biggest hero
The bruises you never talked about must have hurt,
Still I never heard you complain
So I didn't mind
In high school you were Mr. Popularity
By far the coolest kid in school
You had the nicest car, and sweetest personality
Everyone loved you, you were everyone's friend
And if you stayed out late at night because your parents weren't there
And alcohol became your favorite drink
Well, you always came back to me in the end
So I didn't mind
When college came around
And you grew more distant
I thought it was because of stress
Or maybe a bad relationship
The drugs never made you any different
You always were my closest friend
The light may have left your eyes
But you always smiled when I asked
So I didn't mind
And when I found your secret
The lies you fought so hard to hide
I tried to find the words to make it right
And fix your tragic past
Before the pills took you away
But nothing mattered anymore
You didn't mind.
Just kids, and yet you seemed so much older
Devoted and loyal, charming and brave
I always wanted to be just like you
You seemed so far away at times
But you were always by my side
So I didn't mind
Like that time at the beach when we were fourteen,
You saved my life, without a second thought
The scars on your back were raw and new
But you dove right in before I went under
You always were my biggest hero
The bruises you never talked about must have hurt,
Still I never heard you complain
So I didn't mind
In high school you were Mr. Popularity
By far the coolest kid in school
You had the nicest car, and sweetest personality
Everyone loved you, you were everyone's friend
And if you stayed out late at night because your parents weren't there
And alcohol became your favorite drink
Well, you always came back to me in the end
So I didn't mind
When college came around
And you grew more distant
I thought it was because of stress
Or maybe a bad relationship
The drugs never made you any different
You always were my closest friend
The light may have left your eyes
But you always smiled when I asked
So I didn't mind
And when I found your secret
The lies you fought so hard to hide
I tried to find the words to make it right
And fix your tragic past
Before the pills took you away
But nothing mattered anymore
You didn't mind.