A New Friend

The second place getter in the Feb 2024 Muse Lyric competition.

“A New Friend is so relatable and a very universal theme, also very well written…and clever.” – Joey.

“A new friend: really enjoyed the story, loved the rewarding ending.” – Essa

A New Friend.

This ain’t no Sunday walk, she’s leading me

Destination a mystery

There’s someone I want you to meet

Ok, but aren’t you gonna tell me?

–

Here comes that slippery slide.

What is this meeting that she has conspired?

She has a twinkle in her eye

But she won’t tell me why

–

We have a day-full of hours and some seconds to spend

Come with me and meet a new friend

It’s a good day, to greet a new friend

Babe,

you’ll remember this day

–

She steers us down to the bus exchange

And buys two tickets to the beach

I get two colas from the coke machine

And hold them up just out of her reach

C’mon who is it, why don’t you tell?

I rack my brain then try to rack hers

We get on the bus, with its sticky smell

She says it’s nothing bad, It could be worse

–

We sit on the shore by the boardwalk

I see she’s too excited to talk

She shows me a blurry black and white

There’s no detail, I don’t see the light

So it doesn’t click at first

And she’s got a poker face

Then she places my hand on her belly

and it all falls into place

It falls right into place

–

OUTRO

I’m gonna love him

Or is it a her?

I’m gonna remember this day.

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