A FRIEND LIKE YOU by ione treese

IN THIS GREAT WORLD SO WIDE,
A TRUE FRIEND LIKE YOU CAN'T HIDE.
I LOOK TO YOU EVERY DAY,
AND THANK THE LORD IN EVERY WAY.
WITHOUT YOU I DON'T KNOW WHERE I WOULD BE,
BUT THANK YOU FRIEND FOR STAYING HERE WITH ME.
YOU MAKE ME APPRECIATE LIFE,
EVEN WHEN IT IS FULL OF STRIFE.
ALL THAT WE SHARED NO  MONEY CAN  BUY,
FOR THIS IS TRUE I WOULDN'T LIE.
YOU BRIGHTEN UP  EVERY DAY,
AND YOUR LOVE AND PATIENTS GUIDES THE WAY.
THOUGH WE MAY HAVE PROBLEMS NOW AND THEN,
OUR FRIENDSHIP IS STILL RATED A NUMBER TEN.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW I REALLY CARE,
AND LIFE WITHOUT YOU I COULDN'T BEAR.
GOD HAS SEND YOU FROM ABOVE,
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR CARING LOVE.
YOU MAKE EVERYTHING SEEM RIGHT,
AND FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP IS MY SHINING  LIGHT.
SOMETIMES WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY,
BUT AS FRIENDS WE LOVE EACH OTHER ANYWAY.
I KNOW IN YOU I CAN CONFIDE,
AND YOU KNOW ME FROM DEEP INSIDE.
THANK YOU FOR THE FRIEND YOU ARE,
AND IN LIFE WE WILL GO FAR.
AND IN LIFE YOU HAVE ONE FATE,
TO BE LOVED BY OTHERS BECAUSE YOU ARE GREAT.
SO NEVER CHANGE WHO YOU ARE,
CAUSE GOD SHINES THROUGH YOU LIKE THE STARS.
AND WHEN YOU FEEL I'M NOT THERE,
KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU AND ALWAYS CARE.
AND REMEMBER WHEN OUR LIVES ARE DONE,
THE JOY, THE LOVE AND LOTS OF FUN.
THE TIMES WE SHARED,
NOTHING CAN COMPARE.
AND ONE DAY WHEN I SEE YOUR SMILING FACE
WE WILL BOTH KNOW WE WON THE RACE.

copyright @2002 Ione Mae Treese
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