When You Became My Friend

When you became my friend
I felt a gentle relief
As I saw you I knew
There would be peace beyond belief

The more I see your face
My feelings grow and grow
As I rest in my life
Happy, its you I get to know

Now when I think of the days
You were not around
I listened for the birds
But there was no sound

Today when I walk outside
And see the sun and the sky
I think of how you make me feel
And a single tear falls from my eye

When you sit alone
Or with friends in a crowd
Remember these words
Of how I`m proud

To call you my friend