That One Friend

Hmm, ooh
Ah-ah, hey
Ah-ah
Ah-ah, ah

I never had to ask you twice
You just showed up
Even when my pride said I was fine
You still pulled up
Because you knew
You always knew

You ain't the loudest one in the room
But you're the realest one I know
The type to check on my spirit, not just my status or show
We ain't even talk every day, but when we did, it hit my soul
Like, damn, you still see me
Even when I couldn't see me no more

You that one friend (friend)
Who knew what I meant even when I ain't say it
Didn't need claps, likes or stages
Just stayed (solid, sacred)

You that one friend (friend)
Who remembered the version of me that I buried
And brought her back gently
Without ever makin' me feel embarrassed

You never let the world tell you who I was
You knew the before, the durin', and stayed for the after
Even when I fumbled the love, you held it like a glass frame
Shattered but still worth protectin'

You reminded me what love looked like before it had conditions
You ain't just a friend, your tradition
A prayer answered in repetition, mm-mm, mm

They don't make people like you no more
They make memes about no new friends
But if they knew you, they'd wish they met you sooner
'Cause you not just my friend
You my mirror, my memory holder
My chosen one

That one friend
Who pulled me out the fire with bare hands
Who clapped for me before I believed I could stand
Who stayed even when they didn't understand

You that one friend
The one they write songs about
But they don't got my story

So I wrote you this one from the deepest part of me
You saved me
You ain't even know it