Throwback Submissions Works from past Griffins and Faculty
Friends Earl Cadwell '05
I will be there Chuck Watterson, former faculty
Written with a pen, sealed with a kiss If you are my friend, please answer me this Are we friends, or are we not You told me once, but I forgot So tell me now, and tell me true So I can say I'm here for you Of all the friends I've ever met You're the one I won't forget And if I die before you do I'll go to heaven and wait for you I'll give the angels back their wings And risk the loss of everything There isn't a thing I wouldn't do To have a friend just like you
The contest is over And you still feel the surge But glad to be done I am there The agony, the pain, The running, the insecurity; The victories, the defeats I am there "Refuse to lose" Still rings in your mind As you move on I am there Years go by You've nothing, but memories Life goes on and I am there In that time When you feel you can't Reach back, and remember I am there Each new challenge Will make you cry out But, you'll have the assurance Because…
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