Grown Apart

I had this friend as a kid. He lived a house or two away We were dukes of a podunk town, together almost every day We'd pedal through the woods nailing 2x4s to trees Trying to build a kingdom beyond my dead end street   Age gave way to wandering in and out of other groups We traded friends for liars in a war against the truth Never thought when we were younger this would be our story's arc We used to ride together. Now we've grown apart   I was in my first rock band with a couple other local boys Steadfast in that detached garage tryin to find our voice But I was dancing with a shadow with a blindfold around my head And thirst for bad attention I couldn't seem to quench   Now we play with different people but I still talk shop with one One won't meet me halfway. He's holding on to who I was Never thought when we were younger this would be our story's arc We used to play together. Now we've grown apart   Everybody goes their own direction. Maybe random maybe fate Every now and then we find alignment at a certain time and place   I was raised around some family some my age or close enough An extra brother and some sisters who don't share my name, just blood I remember drinking till the first light and chain smoking cigarettes And that night I stood in my kitchen clutching Amy as she wept   Now we're all in different cities, Amy went before her time Some have an understanding others can't seem to find.. Never thought when we were younger this would be our story's arc We used to pull together. Now we've grown apart