Louis Rosen

Lyrics

THE HISTORY OF FRIENDSHIP
(Music and Lyric by Louis Rosen)

The history of friendship —
Always a transaction
Sometimes you give
Sometimes you take —
Some take a little more
The mystery of friendship —
Repulsion and attraction
What you feel or what you fake
Can open any door
In the history of friendship

Stephen you rely on
Constant as the seasons
There for celebrations
There when life has come undone
David, he’s a phantom
And though he has his reasons
The smallest complications
You just know he’ll cut and run —
In the history of friendship

Mary, she’s a huntress
Success is long behind her
No happily ever after here
She feeds on younger prey
Bernie stays in motion
A consummate reminder
That a life well-lived will face its fears
And then embrace the day
In the history of friendship

Prices paid and lessons learned —
The only way we grow
Allies made and bridges burned
We harvest all we sow

Bobbi keeps her distance
Has only work to ground her
Feels a longing to connect
But stumbles as she tries
Jenny’s door is open
She welcomes friends around her
Plays the host to great effect
Affection in her eyes
In the history of friendship

Once my father told me,
“A true friend is a wonder.
Don’t ask much, but when you bleed
He’s there to see you through
But friends will disappoint you
They’ll cast your trust asunder
And have no doubt, it’s guaranteed
You’ll disappoint them, too”
In the history of friendship

Friendships come and friendships fade
We simply carry on
Life’s the sum of choices made
We’re here and
Boom
We’re gone

Lonnie’s faith in people
Some might find surprising
But acts of kindness, acts of grace
Amaze him every day
Through years and years of questions
He’s finally realizing
An act of love will leave a trace
That time won’t waste away
It’s the mystery of friendship
An act of love will leave a trace
That time won’t waste away
It’s the mystery of friendship
The mythology of friendship
The ecology of friendship
It’s the history of friendship

© & ℗ 2020 Louis Rosen, Lullwater Music, ASCAP. All rights reserved.