A Song I'm Working On

You're My Best Friend

(rough draft)

I was thirteen, I had a dream
I was a toddler again
Passing by that old playground
She was there, so I stuck around
Ash brown hair blowing everywhere
Sitting sideways on a swing
Running and hiding behind a tree
And looking under rocks
She was climbing up slides
Singing lullabies
And she said
I'm your best friend
We haven't met yet
I've got ten years left
And I want to see
What you've got to show me
So don't walk slowly
If you want to keep up
Stay with me

Middle school dragged me along
A deadweight of preteen lament
But I hadn't spent my days yet
With someone so profound
To make the world stick out
She could blur a crowd
She didn't give a shit,
And I wondered then if she knew
I got pulled out of a box
When she walked in
I didn't know who I was
Or who I wanted to be
Until she said
I'm your best friend
We finally met
Only got ten years left
So I want to see
What you've got to show me
Please don't walk slowly
'Cause I want you to keep up
And stay with me

And the years lapped us by
As we stuck beside each other
Kept on tellin' stories
Her days of glory were all mine too,
But last night I dreamed again...
That she said I'm your best friend
But now we met, and I got to go,
So keep on showing
What you had to show me
I promise it ain't over
But the worlds not going to wait up
So don't walk slowly

And I said you're my best friend
But now we met, and I can't stand
To see you go...
Why can't you stay with me
Veronica, Veronica?
Stay with me
Veronica, my Veronica.