Once I had a friend that I could count on   So I thought   Well so it seemed   But times of need are not enough   To prove your friendship to me now   Once I saw a face that I believed in   But a mask was all there was   So who wears the masks and who wears the faces   Well I guess, I'll never know      But as I stand here alone in a room full of people   With nothin' to say   Beer on their minds, and smoke in the air   Call them friends but they just don't care      Friend for life   Such shallow words for broken minds   Show me a friend for life   'Cause I'll be waitin' for that day to arrive   When I'll feel alive   I'll be waitin' for that day      Once I found a love I had to know   Now we might know each other just too well   'Cause when we're together we just can't get enough   Or is it we just can't get what we want   Once I saw a dream, I had to chase it   Dreams quickly turn to reality   Who's at fault in this game of yours and mine   Well I guess, I'll never know      But as I sit here alone   Think of the girl who came softly inside me   The look in her eyes, the smell of her hair   Call her my own but is she really there?      Love for life   Such noble words for noble minds   Show me a love for life   'Cause I'll be waitin' for that day to arrive   When I'll feel alive   I'll be waitin' for that day      Friend for life   Such shallow words for broken minds   Show me a friend for life   'Cause I'll be waitin' for that day to arrive   When I'll feel alive   I'll be waitin' for that day      Once I had a friend that I could count   Times of need are not enough   Once I found a love I had to know   Now we might know each other just too well   Once I saw a dream I had to chase   Dreams quickly turn to reality   Now let me close my eyes   Because I don't want to see anything anymore