Friend Genuine

I’ve never dreamed so brightly

No, I’ve never burned so red

Every girl before her

Just gray inside my head

She doesn’t like to dance

But she doesn’t know this truth

That she moves just like the pink

In the sunrise on the moon

I know just how I’d touch her

The first time that we kiss

My hand upon her face

My clutch upon her hips

I’d pull her close as a prayer

From the last breath of Christ

Lean in slow as mist

Soft as dandelions

But I will leave hope, leave this dream

Lay it down, turn from its heat

I’ll be no lover, not your heart’s queen

Your unrequited, friend genuine

I never saw her coming

This star the sky can’t give

She came around the corner

And I’ve yet to catch my breath

But she’ll never hear these words

No, she’ll never see this ink

The silence of my heart

Is the best love I can bring

All I want is to be good

To bring that smile to her face

Make her laugh when laughter

Is the one sound she can’t place

And I know just how to do it

Yes, I know just where to stand

It is not beside you

But darling, I have got your back

So I will leave hope, leave this dream

Lay it down, turn from its heat

I’ll be no lover, not your heart’s queen

Your unrequited, friend genuine