My true friend

You always answer when I call

And help me up if I should fall,

But you never complain at all,

My true friend.

You confront me when I am wrong

But will never scold me for long,

Instead, you try to keep me strong,

My true friend.

You know the funny things to say

To make me laugh my fears away.

Like the sun, you brighten my day,

My true friend.

You see in me gifts I deny

And urge me to give things a try.

You spread for me my wings to fly,

My true friend.

You always perceive what I need

And offer it before I plead.

Just like a book, my mind you read,

My true friend.

You value little things I do

But won't brag of what you do too.

How can I ever repay you,

My true friend?

And greatest of all I have found

When times are tough and I'm down,

You are the one who sticks around,

My true friend.