I'm sorry I had to work
And got to your wedding late
You had to shave your hair short
But I never heard you complain
Has it really been twelve months
Since we lost you
How does time go slow but fast and
Life can be so cruel
I wish I'd shown
That I cared while I still had the chance
Cause I always meant
To be a better friend
To you
I'm sorry I didn't call
When I heard the cancer came back
We hadn't talked since the Fall
So I thought I'd just send a text
Has it really been twelve months
That you've been gone
And it's taken me the whole damn time
To put these words in song
The words I wish I had said
When you were still alive
That I always meant
To be a better friend
I always meant
I always meant
I always meant to
Always meant
I always meant
A better friend to
To you
To you
To you
I'm sorry that since you left
It seems that I haven't learned
I guess my patterns are set
And I'm hopelessly self-concerned
Has it really been twelve months
I've held this in
Been afraid to pick up the phone
If God is real
And I see you again
Maybe I'll have the chance to show
That I always meant
To be a better friend
To you