for tony

i will never remember the first day we met

i woke up so early and took my first breath

the frost on the window pane

fractured the light

you were so happy to meet us

we two in one life

the time that you gave me

beyond words on a line

we walked out in harmony

not a step out of time

i grew like the strongest oak

then the whole forest fell

the days became so distant

you didn't know me so well

i've heard this song before

did i create these lines?

the story's been told

so many ways

so many times. is this yours

is it mine?

back in the penniless pathway we were incredibly rich

you guarded us so closely from any bitterness kick

you didn't tell me one day you'd go

like a lion i cried

i am alone in the open

just a shell from the tide

that little town of ours was all the universe

you held my hand and guided me through

so i'd never be

the little boy lost

there's a space in a green field where a tree will be set

it's for the ones who love you to show where you rest

as every branch reaches for the sun

we will hold you again

for you are my brother

my brother. my friend