Steadfast Friendship

All those nights I was making myself cocktails in your kitchen,
I'll reveal my recipe: nine parts booze, and two parts ice.
Meanwhile, you were busy doing dishes and changing diapers.
You had that gentle method where you'd microwave the wipes.
It seemed like we hadn't had a grown­up conversation in years.
When I needed help, you said ‘Why don't you stay here.'

Steadfast friendship.
Some gifts you're just lucky to accept:
Steadfast friendship, good health, and a peaceful death.

One night, a while later, when the kids were out of diapers,
You were raking up debris that you'd cleaned out of the gutters.
I was lying on the lawn, it was one of the longest days of summer.
The kids were running through the sprinkler.
I've read that it all comes down to brain chemistry,
But that evening I believed in happiness as a reality.

Steadfast friendship.
Some gifts you're just lucky to accept:
Steadfast friendship, good health, and a peaceful death.

I don't really miss you when I'm gone,
Like I don't really miss my mom.
It's easy enough to keep in touch,
Plus I know you'll be there when I get home.

Steadfast friendship.
Given three wishes, here's what I'd request:
Steadfast friendship, good health, and a peaceful death.