My Old Friend

I miss you, my old friend
It's been quite a while now
I've longed for you, dear friend
For the longest time somehow

You were just another acquaintance first
That I bump into time and again
Then it bloomed into something more transcendental
Everything's never been the same

Unexpectedly, we turned out the best of pals
Learned to live with you by my side
Every little detail of our fun, boyish antics
Were thoughts of sheer delight

You loved, but I loved you first, my friend
Deep within, I knew it was there
But what was I to do or say
How so can I not be fair?

That day you opened your heart lovingly
I just stared in icy silence
I've caught myself, dumbfounded in ecstacy
Incredibly enough, the miracle of circumstance

Blame it on my youth, dear old friend
For I know my act was inappropriate
Of your sudden coldness, of pain I've inflicted
Love, unfortunately, shifted to hate

It ripped my heart in two, you know
Of three years we've grown apart
Held captive of our foolish pride
Ignored the yearnig of our hearts

Now we, I'm afraid, have grown world afar
I guess I've got to deal with the pain
Still ardently hoping that destiny may permit
To bring it all back once again

The love that I once felt for you
Shall now extinct with time
I just wish you could've known all these
If you did so, you might have been mine