I want to tell you

I want to tell you how I feel
What you mean to me
Somehow my tongue can't find the words
My pen writes easily

I want to say I'll miss you
When I'm far away
And though you'll soon forget
I'll recall, like yesterday
How you were the first one
To send a smile my way
A friendship that has strengthened
With every passing day
And yet I still can't tell you
Just what that meant to me

I want to tell you how I feel
But would you understand?
I want to say "I love you"
And take you by the hand
I want to cry on your shoulder
When I'm feeling sad
And know you're there to laugh with
When I'm feeling glad

What I want is friendship
That lasts for evermore
Someone to share my triumphs
My disasters too
The one I'll always turn to
And that someone is you

A friendship without pressures
(I've got enough of those)
I just want to be assured
That you'll always be close

So don't become a Christmas card
A phonecall once a year
A half remembered photograph
The image not too clear
This friendship's worth much more than that
We need to stay in touch
Because you are my best friend
Because I love you so much