I haven't seen you for so long   Remembering those years we lived   And it was always easy   We never gave it that much thought   Then you noticed my own fears   Then it was over   Now I see you here      Well some things don't last forever   I won't pretend   How hard was it to leave your closest friend?   You grew up way too fast   And I never did   What have we learned   Through all the years since then?      I felt that all it took was trust   Another victim of ideals   No more inside but you could see this   You never hid me from your thoughts   I made believe to hear   Held the blame I know I let you go      But some things don't last forever   I won't pretend   How hard was it to leave your closest friend?   You grew up way too fast   And I never did   What have we learned   Through all the years since then?      But life will not wait up   Still I'm left here thinking   I have learned enough   Can I set down the past?   Ignore what did not last?   Will you?      I haven't seen you for so long   Remembering those years we lived   And it was always easy   I'm tired of always looking back   I've given you my years   My life goes on   So it's goodbye my dear      Some things don't last forever   I won't pretend   How hard was it to leave your closest friend?   You grew up way too fast   And I never did   What have we learned   Through all the years since then?