TRUE FRIEND

A pal is one

With whom you can have fun

Who'll listen to you and talk

With whom you can share a joke

One you can drink with

And who with you will dine

One with whom all will look rosy

All pretty and all fine...

But when comes adversity

You'll seldom find him by your side

And even if stay does he,

Not long will he abide.

A true friend is one

With whom you can talk

'bout all under the sun

With whom you can laugh and joke

Drink, dine and have fun

And who to you will lend a ear

With him all will be Okey doke'.

Then, when hardship knocks...

You'll find him by your side

Always.

You he'll never leave

But try best to you guide

When you sigh, he'll too heave

When you fail to succeed

He'll try to bring to fruition

Your deed

When you fall sick

He'll bring relief

When the whole world mocks,

He'll stand by your belief

If all else the other way looks

He'll share your grief

Even if harm befalls ye

He'll stand in its way

And will not hesitate even a bit

To endanger his life, to lay down it.

And prove that a friend in need

Is a friend indeed!

Such a friend is hard to come by

Who'll laugh with you, with you who'll cry

So if ever one you get,

Try to be worthy of your mate

And see that never breaks the bond

That you with him ties fond.