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