What It Means to Be a Friend

A friend's not a cheap little phony creep

Or a jerk trying to make a deal

A friend is a person who most of all cares about what you feel

And nothing is harder than learning a friend isn't real

A friend sends notes back and forth all day

And doesn't care that you can't spell

A friend knows you've got a crush on your teacher

But a friend would never tell

A friend's outside waiting the minute you both hear the bell

And if your heart is always breaking

'Cause the world is just not fair

When you're at your worst, your friend's the first one there

Giving you something to lean on

And that's what it means to be a friend

A friend won't smoke when she's in your room

Or laugh at the poems you write

A friend won't go start kissing your brother

The minute that you're out of sight

A friend is the person you call 16 times every night

And if your heart is always breaking

And you want to run and hide

When your hope is gone

Your friend is on your side

If someone moves in 'round the corner

And you want to show him you care

So you give him all your last month of vacation

And all of the time you can spare

And then, on the first day of classes

He acts like you're not even there

Then he doesn't know

He doesn't know

He'll never know what it means

To be a friend