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.