I Wish
If we had been friends
Our lives would be different
We wouldn’t pretend
To feel so alone
I wish we were friends
Back when we were lonely
We would’ve been laughing
And nobody would’ve hurt
If we had been friends
Way back in the beginning
When bad stuff was brewing
We would’ve moved through it
We would’ve been friends
And things would’ve been
Simpler, times would’ve been
Better than they were
I’m glad that we met
But I wish things were simpler
I wish life was easier
And that you didn’t have to pretend
To be fine, to be happy
To uplift yourself and others
I wish we had been friends, just us
Ah, but–
After a while
You would feel smothered