Friends And Family

Friends And Family

© 2001 by Bud Lemire

Anyone can be a brother, a sister, or a cousin too

But what makes them special, is what they share with you

There's always new relatives, being born every day

But they never get to know you, in the same way

Sometimes you'll find a friend, who's as close as a sister or a brother

They live so far away, and they had a different Father and Mother

It feels like you've known them, for so many years

Because you shared so much, the smiles and the tears

There is no difference, between your family and a good friend

When the love that you have within, is the love that you send

For the love shared with them, means everything

It's like joining in a happy song, that you each sing

It's the way you treat them, and how they treat you

That makes a family your friend, and makes your friends your family too

It is always good to know, they are not far away

And you can keep in touch with them, every day

They care for you, and your best interests are at heart

In their life, they accept you for playing your part

They don't judge you, for mistakes that you made in your past

They love you for the present, for the stone had already been cast

In life, nobody understands it all

They are there, to catch you if you fall

This is the love within the friends and family

And why they mean the world to me

Good friends and good family are truly the

best to have. I have some really great ones.