What True Friends Do

What true friends do

Life can be so hard-
sometimes this world-can be too much
You really need a friend-
Someone who cares with a human touch

A friend is what you need-
someone who cares with a guiding hand
He's not there to judge when you're feeling down
He's one who truly understands-you

Chorus
I'll be your friend-
I'll be the one you need-
in your time of need
I'll be there-
to shed a tear for you-
and help you get through...
that's what friendship is...
that's, what true friends do!

Sometimes, words just don't come-
it's hard to understand what you're feeling
but, I'll be the one who listens to you
and, help you back on the road to healing

Sometimes, you feel betrayed-
you struggle with your confidence,
I'll help you with a kind word or deed
or, just suffer with you in silence

Chorus
I'll be your friend-
I'll be the one you need-
in your time of need
I'll be there-
to shed a tear for you-
and help you get through...
that's what friendship is...
that's, what true friends do!

Sometimes all that you really need-
is someone that you can rely on...
That knows who you really are inside
and lends you a shoulder to cry on


Chorus
I'll be your friend-
I'll be the one you need-
in your time of need
I'll be there-
to shed a tear for you-
and help you get through...
that's what friendship is...
that's, what true friends do!

repeat chorus
fade to zero

John Derek Hamilton
July 31,2019
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Dietrich Avatar
August 11, 2019 at 12:56 PM
for me, friends are SO important. Love this tribute to them, John. What is that saying? Friends are the family you CHOOSE.
Hamilton Avatar
August 12, 2019 at 10:57 AM
So true, that's an excellent way to describe friends Andrea! Thanks for your kind visit!
Trifiatis Avatar
August 2, 2019 at 11:09 AM
A superb tribute to friendship dearest, John which I applaud! Today I wrote my trilogy on friendship in a very laconic form! Your analytical approach is marvelous!
Hamilton Avatar
August 12, 2019 at 10:58 AM
Thanks Demetrius for your thoughtful expressions and kind words, I enjoy your visits whenever you're around my page!
Adams Avatar
July 31, 2019 at 3:32 PM
...we all need someone to lean on, and I am that person to many...although the real ones always surface when you need them not when they need you...beautiful lyrics John...love what this poem has to say and the way it flows across the page! :) hugs
Adams Avatar
July 31, 2019 at 4:12 PM
Sometimes the ones that just come out of the blue are the best! I think for some reason they often flow better because there is no struggle within the write!~
Hamilton Avatar
July 31, 2019 at 4:02 PM
Thanks Sandy this one just came to me out of the blue. Don't you just love it when that happens!
Godwin Avatar
July 31, 2019 at 2:19 PM
I'd love to hear this played live , feel the emotional pull behind the lyrics with music of equal sentiment lifting me to body sways as my heart is sentimentally touched. This would truly be a rememberable, moving song. Beautiful. Poetry hugs ... CayCay
Hamilton Avatar
July 31, 2019 at 3:19 PM
Thanks Cay Cay that is such a nice thing to say. Your comment made my day!
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