[Verse 1]
Time passes, the world changes
But I'm still the same ol' kid
And your jokes still bring me laughter
As if you still were here

[Pre-Chorus]
And it hurts
When I smile
'Cause my heart still remembers
When you were around

[Chorus]
'Cause you were there
When no one was
Just when I thought nobody cared, no
You showed me love
'Cause you were my friend
You always told me, yes
And I am still here
Because you were there, yeah, yeah

[Verse 2]
So precious, small treasures
A time when truth was innocent
True friendship, was all we were after
A place where kids could still be kids
[Pre-Chorus]
And it hurts
But I'm glad
'Cause at least I was blessed
To have you as my friend

[Chorus]
'Cause you were there, yeah
When no one was
Just when I thought nobody cared, no, no no
You showed me love, you showed me love
'Cause you were my friend
You always told me, yes
And I am still here, yes
Because you were there
(Yeah you were, yeah you were)

[Bridge]
You're my best friend, yes
And there are no accidents
God has a plan for everyone
And he brought you in my life
To show me what a good friendship was

[Chorus]
'Cause you were there
When no one was
(When no one was, no, no one was)
Just when I thought nobody cared
(Just when I thought that nobody cared)
You showed me love
(You showed me love, you showed me love)
'Cause you were my friend
You always told me
(You always told me)
And I am still here
(And I'm still here, I'm still here, yeah)
Because you were there
(You were there, you were there, you were there, oh yeah yeah)
Because you were there
(Said you were there, you were there, you were there, said you were there)
Because you were there
(You were there, you were there, you were there)
Because you were there, yeah yeah, ooh
Because you were there