• When I look back through all the years
    I try my best to hide all these tears
    I don’t know how or why
    When I remember all I want to do is cry
    This never should have happened to you
    Was I to blame? I didn’t know what to do
    I don’t know if it was because of me
    There must be some way that I didn’t see
    Was there something I could’ve done?
    Why did this happen to you…

    All I ever wanted was to be accepted
    All I ever wanted was to just fit in
    All I ever wanted was your affection
    All I ever wanted was to be your friend

    When we first met
    How could I ever forget?
    I wanted to say
    “Hey, would you come and play?”
    But I was afraid
    That you’d reject me too…
    You looked me in the eye
    Said “There’s no need to be shy”
    “Come on, I’ll be your friend”
    I was in awe of you

    I never understood why I was always overlooked
    I never understood where I was to fit in
    I never understood the arrogance of mankind
    I never understood the meaning of the word “friend”

    We became the best of friends
    Me and you, until the end
    You always managed to find a way
    To make me smile and take away
    All of my troubles and all the fear
    Why did you have to go? I need you here
    Since that day things just aren’t the same
    Every night I whisper your name
    Before I drift off to sleep
    The nightmare of that day is clear

    All I ever wanted was to be accepted
    All I ever wanted was to just fit in
    All I ever wanted was your affection
    All I ever wanted was to be your friend

    When I saw you that night
    I knew something wasn’t right
    The look you gave me made me afraid
    The act you performed was not delayed
    You ran off before I was able to ask
    Why everything had changed so fast
    I didn’t understand how or why
    This all had to be a trick, a lie
    It took a moment for me to see
    I followed, fully focused on my task

    I never understood how this could have happened
    I never understood what had caused you to change
    I never understood how my one true friend…
    I never understood how you could turn so deranged

    I didn’t believe it at first, not you
    There was no way it could be true
    You were the nicest person I had known
    You were my friend, that much you had shown
    To see you acting like a madman
    There was nothing I could do but stand
    And watch helplessly as you withdrew
    The others cornered and took your life from you
    They turned on me, said I was to blame
    I turned and ran, I was afraid to understand…

    All I ever wanted was to be accepted
    All I ever wanted was to just fit in
    All I ever wanted was your affection
    All I ever wanted was to be your friend

    I knew I couldn’t leave you behind
    I ran down another path, to leave the others blind
    Dashing to you, I was panicked and worried
    I did my best to carry you, as I was hurried
    Out of the town, me and you
    Away from them and what they wanted to do
    At that place I always go
    When I visit I always show
    That the bond we share is something
    That nothing could ever undo…

    All I want now is understanding
    All I want now is to just know why
    All I want now is for you to return
    All I want now is try not to cry

    All I ever wanted…
    Was to have a friend…
    To be together…
    Until the end…