I'm Creedence Clearwater Wright   best friend of Elodie Eye   we've been tight since Percy Elementary   class of 1985   we moved together out to Philly after college   took a two bedroom at South and 9th   I sold my violin so we could have it easy   El got her grandmother's money when she died      we laughed like we were queens   and split our ballgowns at the seams   and every single time I'd dream   it was only El and me   but then she slipped away from me   she met a boy from New Jersey   and they fell fast in love of course   I swear it felt like a divorce      this September I'll be 26 years old   and El's the only one besides my dad   who's ever said I love you Creedence      took got a job downtown   it's an hour on the bus each way   typing letters for a lawyer in a bad toupee   it's dumb I know but it pays okay      and did I mention I moved out   I got my own place off of South   and I've been living hand to mouth   for going on a year by now   and yes I still see El around   it's different but I can't say how   she cut her hair it's back to brown   she's living with her boyfriend now      and since September I've been 26 years old   she's still the only one besides my dad   who's ever said I love you Creedence