I want to protect you.

For Vanessa.

I want to protect you,
Take away your pain.
I want to hold you in my arms,
And make the sun shine again.

I want to be beside you,
And dry away your tears.
When that boy says something hurtful,
And it drifts past your ears.

I want to be the one to tell you,
How beautiful you are.
So when you go out dancing,
You are reaching for the stars.

I want to say thank you,
For always being there for me.
Because we really need each other,
And I hope that you'll agree.

I want to shower you with gifts,
And then go shopping for more.
I'd send you one thousand roses,
Because you are the one I adore.

I wouldn't let you thank me,
Or let your knees touch the floor.
Instead I'd turn around and say,
"That's what friends are for."