Patrice:
A friendÂ'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 isnÂ't real

A friend sends notes back and forth all day
And doesnÂ't care that you canÂ't spell
A friend knows youÂ've got a crush on your teacher,
But a friend would never tell
A friendÂ'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 youÂ're at your worst
Your friendÂ's the first one there
Giving you something to lean on
And thatÂ's what it means to be a friend

A friend wonÂ't smoke when sheÂ's in your room
Or laugh at the poems you write
A friend wonÂ't go start kissing your brother
The minute that youÂ're out of sight
A friend is the person
You call sixteen 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 Â'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
But then, on the first day of classes
He acts like youÂ're not even there,
Then he doesnÂ't knowÂ…
He doesnÂ't know!
HeÂ'll never know what it means
To be a friend