Dear Mel... (*true story*)

Hey, Mel, what's up? I haven't seen you in a couple years
Tell me how you are; tell me all your dreams and all your fears

We used to be best friends; then suddenly it changed
We went different ways, and our lives rearranged

We stopped talking, and I've only seen you once since then
And you told people mean rumors about me, that's how long it's been

I've heard the rumors, but not the ones about me, they're about you
And I pray and hope to God that they are not true

I've heard that you became so different, and now you're sneaking out
You don't really care about God, and you think boys are what it's all about

I've heard that your mom locks you in your room at night
But somehow you leave your house, and are sometimes gone until light

I've heard that you've had a lot of sex, and that you've been sleeping around
It seems like you don't care, and that you have no grounds

One rumor said you were pregnant, another that you were on birth control
It seems like you need a friend - one to understand and console

Do you remember what it used to be like, back at our old school?
We were good kids, and most of the time we obeyed the rules

One time we got in trouble and couldn't talk to each other for a week
That was really hard, but finally our teacher let us speak

We used to have sleepovers and trade each other's toys
We used to play capture the flag and talk about the boys

We knew it would always be okay
Because we had each other every day

That was before we grew old enough to have real problems
It's so hard as each new one comes

Now it's so different, but I'd still like to help you
To show you what's right, and keep you from feeling blue

I want to help you get closer to God, the Father
And help your life feel like something other than a bother

I want you to feel the things that are really important in life
Instead of only feeling the hardship, pain, and strife

Melanie, I'm sorry that things had to turn out like this for you
Just please let me be there; don't let your life be through