Friend like you

I don't have to look any further Like I always used to do No searching for some other unknown mystic lover Now I've found the perfect friend in you There are those I've known for a lifetime Others, they're brand new They come through lucky chance, some from brief romances They'd all love to have a friend like you But you took me by suprise I wasn't ready for you Something flashed before my eyes Suddenly I adored you, adored you I was never terminal lonely From my sheltered point of view My life was kind of simple, I hadn't built a temple Dedicated to a friend like you On the way from cradle to tombstone There may be a lucky few Who sail through life untroubled, floating on the bubbles In the wake of special friends like you When you took me by surprise I couldn't help but allow