My once and again friend, you cross my mind, now and then And when you do I wish that I could ask you......
How does your heart fare? ' Cause the weather's felt a bit cool in there The last few times that I've seen you out somewhere. And I want to remind you that my heart knows you, It rolls like you, it opens and closes its doors too. And I see you in there, but I will not stare. You can use whatever mask feels safe to wear.
My once and again friend, I love you like I loved you, from the beginning, and I will love you till the end. Once and again friend, you make it hard to defend all the love that I want to send to you.
I will love you the same and I will not blame you, Even if you can't say my name without feelin' some kind of pain. I know how deep forgiveness gets, to work through hurt without regrets. I've already taken the dive to accept what's mine, and seen it as a gift of the divine. So now's your chance to be your love, to show you what you're made of.
CHORUS
It hurts to see yourself in me, I know, but when you come to something Like a wound in need of mending, will you see it as your own? Will you own what you've been shown? Or will you choose not to see me anymore, Slam the door, hit the floor when I come walkin' by, As if to hide what I've already spied with my loving eye? My once and again friend, you're out there doing the best you can, savin' the world, Tryin' not to pretend and I'll see all your beauty even if I never see you again. CHORUS
And I'm not asking for anything, no, I'm not asking for anything, I'm not asking for anything my friend. I'm not asking for anything, no, I'm not asking for anything, I'm not asking for anything, my friend. I will love you to the end, my friend, I will love you to the end, my friend, I will love you to the end. Even if I never see you again.