The Velvet Rope of Friendship

Remember in the seventh grade?
the day that we all met?
i cant say we were friends at first
but there is nothing i would change, nothing i regret

Eighth grade year came one year later
and we all got tight
the nine of us became the best of friends
every thing seemed so right

till later in the year
near the end of the school days
things began to change
and we went our separate ways

this only lasted a little while
we soon came together once again
on a scale of one to five
my happiness was a ten

but that summer
a sadness came
we lost a friend
without him, things would never be the same

but we stuck together
i was there for you
and you also for me
this is what best friends do

then we had a new arrival
a very interesting dude
i liked him cause he made me laugh
and we had a common interest in food

then along came freshmen year
and our group did not sever
we may have fought sometimes
but we were still close as ever

now we're in the middle of sophomore year
things are falling apart
our group has become more exclusive
and i feel a pain inside of my heart

but theres not much i can do
not much i can say
anger isn't the answer
so I'm writing the pain away

and if your reading this I'm sorry
it wasn't meant to make you mad
all I'm trying to do
is to show you the history we've had

so if this is goodbye
and if you no longer call
i just want you to know
how much i love you all...

--josh