Pine Acres

Verse 1

I still remember Pine A., I was just fourteen

You were seventeen, a driver, and the space between

Felt like nothing but the campfire smoke that night

My grandmother loved you, said your eyes were bright

And years went on and we found us again

But I got scared I wasn't good enough back then

In the early two-thousands, I learned how to run

Just a kid who couldn't face the rising sun

With you beside me, so I disappeared

Swallowed up by every single thing I feared

Chorus

And all these years, I've kept a space for you

For what we were, for something that felt true

I miss my friend, I miss the way things were

I want you in my life, a whispered word, a cure

No matter how big, no matter how small

I just want a part of you, if anything at all

Verse 2

It's fifty-three, the phone is in my hand

I typed your name out, tried to understand

How all this time could pass. I pressed delete, then send

And you wrote back, "Of course, I want to talk, my friend."

But your brother's gone. And someone's holding on

To life support, and you've been there since dawn

For three straight weeks. And I see you're online

A green light shines, but you are never mine

To message now, you're in a different war

And my heart breaks outside a closed hospital door

Chorus

And all these years, I've kept a space for you

For what we were, for something that felt true

I miss my friend, I miss the way things were

I want you in my life, a whispered word, a cure

No matter how big, no matter how small

I just want a part of you, if anything at all

Bridge

The truth is, I got sick. I didn't want the weight

Of my whole world to settle on your plate

I didn't want to be a burden or a ghost

When you were what I knew I needed most

And then I heard that awful rumor that you said

Those careless words, they echoed in my head

They couldn't be from you. I packed them all away

And told myself I'd fix it all someday

Final Chorus

And so I'm here, still keeping space for you

For wishes to be happy, and for love to see you through

Take all the time you need, let kindness be your cure

I hope you find some peace, I hope you feel secure

No matter how big, no matter how small

Your happiness is everything, that's all

And if a friendship's what we get to keep

I'll hold it gently while the world's asleep

I'll just be glad you're there at all