9 Long years

Girl i have known you for 9 long years
And in that time we have shed many tears
Tears of joy and happiness
Tears of sorrow and sadness
Together we fought our fears
I disappeared for a couple of years
And when i came back, no more tears

Girl i have known you for 9 long years
And that's how long we have been friends
True we've had our ups and downs
But girl the ups were so much longer than the downs
For a time there we said we hated each other
But i know now it was a lie
For deep down we knew, that without each other we would die

Girl i have known you for 9 long years
And now we're getting older
The older we get the more we change
And the more we change the further we grow apart
We both know it, there's no point denying
But down inside we're still those girls on the first day of school
Who asked each other "Do you want to be friends?"

Girl i have known you for 9 long years
And i hope our friendship never ends
Other friends have come and gone, but you have never left
You stuck by me and i by you
Through the good times and the bad
To think that our friendship may not last
Is the only thing that makes me sad

Girl i have known you for 9 long years
And that's how long we have been friends
But i fear this friendship is coming to an end
These past years have been the best of my life
But now as the school year starts
I fear there's going to be strife

Girl i have known you for 9 long years
But i think the time has come to say goodbye
And wish each other a happy life
We both prayed this day would never come
But you and i both knew it would
So now i'm saying my goodbye
And wishing you a happy life

Girl i have known you for 9 long years
But now i say goodbye
And have a happy life
I hope you do the same to me
We both knew that someday we would say goodbye
And now that day has come
Goodbye, so long, and have a happy life

Girl i had known you for 9 long years...