He held a paper in his hands,
And as he read it, i saw him tremble
He tried to hide his sadness,
Cuz all his life they told him "be a man"
And men dont cry...
He continued to pack his things
As i stood in the doorway
Wondering what to say
But i didn't have to say anything,
He just started to talk
To me, to himself, to the walls...
"It's better this way."
I wished i could hug him
Wished i could tell him i knew how he felt,
Cuz that was me just months ago,
In his shoes.
I watched him take down pictures of him and her
Of happy times
And file them carefully into a small box
Never to be looked at again.
His Christmas presents lay on the floor,
"To Jay"
and my heart broke for him
This Christmas would be different for all of us
And the tears would be every much a part of it as the smiles
Nothing like having to say Goodbye
on Christmas
"What am I going to tell my son?" he mumbled in a half-choked voice
And i didn't know what to tell him
He seemed to be able to justify everything that was happening,
And he kept reassuring me that this was the right thing to do,
But i think he was really reassuring himself
Its not going to be the same without him
And what will she think, how will she feel,
When she comes home and her room is bare
Even though this is what she wanted
I know it will tear her apart
And she will ask the same questions he now does
And again, I wont have any of the answers
Living in this apartment
With him and her
I always felt a little left out
I watched him become her best friend
And watched myself fade into the scenery of her life
I was jealous, not angry
And when me and Justin fell apart
I looked at the two of them
And i was so happy for them
Because what they had was stronger
And it was secure
And it was... it was them.
And now its just me and Jenn again.
Wondering where we will go on Friday night
Wondering who we will marry
And where fate will take us
It feels like overnight, we were forced to grow up
And i'm terrified
And i think she is too.
We thought we were looking at our future and really,
We were just holding onto the past.
As i watch him carry his last box down to his car
He gives me a look like "this is it"
And i just stand there without anything comforting to say
Because the tears are now brimming in my own eyes
I'm losing a roommate too, and a friend
And i'm getting back my best friend,
but not all of her...
He's taking a big piece of her with him
And its not a piece that i'll be able to replace
And so we go our separate ways
And i will always wonder what happened to this guy...
I watch him out the window as he packs up his car
And he looks up and waves...
And it was the hardest time i ever had to say goodbye,
For someone else..
----------------------------
Friendship is irreplacable.
And as he read it, i saw him tremble
He tried to hide his sadness,
Cuz all his life they told him "be a man"
And men dont cry...
He continued to pack his things
As i stood in the doorway
Wondering what to say
But i didn't have to say anything,
He just started to talk
To me, to himself, to the walls...
"It's better this way."
I wished i could hug him
Wished i could tell him i knew how he felt,
Cuz that was me just months ago,
In his shoes.
I watched him take down pictures of him and her
Of happy times
And file them carefully into a small box
Never to be looked at again.
His Christmas presents lay on the floor,
"To Jay"
and my heart broke for him
This Christmas would be different for all of us
And the tears would be every much a part of it as the smiles
Nothing like having to say Goodbye
on Christmas
"What am I going to tell my son?" he mumbled in a half-choked voice
And i didn't know what to tell him
He seemed to be able to justify everything that was happening,
And he kept reassuring me that this was the right thing to do,
But i think he was really reassuring himself
Its not going to be the same without him
And what will she think, how will she feel,
When she comes home and her room is bare
Even though this is what she wanted
I know it will tear her apart
And she will ask the same questions he now does
And again, I wont have any of the answers
Living in this apartment
With him and her
I always felt a little left out
I watched him become her best friend
And watched myself fade into the scenery of her life
I was jealous, not angry
And when me and Justin fell apart
I looked at the two of them
And i was so happy for them
Because what they had was stronger
And it was secure
And it was... it was them.
And now its just me and Jenn again.
Wondering where we will go on Friday night
Wondering who we will marry
And where fate will take us
It feels like overnight, we were forced to grow up
And i'm terrified
And i think she is too.
We thought we were looking at our future and really,
We were just holding onto the past.
As i watch him carry his last box down to his car
He gives me a look like "this is it"
And i just stand there without anything comforting to say
Because the tears are now brimming in my own eyes
I'm losing a roommate too, and a friend
And i'm getting back my best friend,
but not all of her...
He's taking a big piece of her with him
And its not a piece that i'll be able to replace
And so we go our separate ways
And i will always wonder what happened to this guy...
I watch him out the window as he packs up his car
And he looks up and waves...
And it was the hardest time i ever had to say goodbye,
For someone else..
----------------------------
Friendship is irreplacable.
