I had a friend, close to my heart

I’ve known him all my days

I knew his thoughts before he spoke

by looking at his face

Together we, through good and bad

Whether it were day or night

Together we, just me and him

always side by side

But one day he behaved so strange

Like his heart had turned around

Treated me so cold it hurt

We were no longer bound

I never ever understood

This sudden change of heart

The closest friends you’ll ever find

So many miles apart

Several years have passed by now

And here is where I recall

That I, that friend I knew by heart,

Did not know him at all