To my friends

I've heard it said that people come into our lives for a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led to those who help us most to grow, if we let them
And we help them in return
Well, I don't know if I believe that's true, but I know I'm who I am today because I knew you
Like a comet pulled from orbit as it passes a sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder halfway through the wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you, I have been changed for good

It well may be that we will never meet again in this lifetime
So let me say before we part, so much of me is made of what I learned from you
You'll be with me, like a handprint on my heart and now whatever way our stories end, I know you have re-written mine by being my friend

Like a ship blown from its mooring by a wind off the sea
Like a seed dropped by a skybird in a distant wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you I have been changed for good

And just to clear the air, I ask forgiveness for the things I've done you blame me for
But then, I guess we know there's blame to share and none of it seems to matter anymore

Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
I do believe I have been changed for the better?
Because I knew you, I have been changed for good