Mourning

Friendship is a word
 I would never use lightly
 You never understood
 What it means to me
 But I was foolish and lonely
 So I closed my eyes, chose not to see
 ♪
 The five stages of mourning
 Well, they do not quite apply
 For the stage of denial
 I've been living that the entire time
 ♪
 To you a friend is just some "buddy"
 With whom to hang out, get drunk and cheer
 The river of your affection
 Is only as wide as a can of beer
 The five stages of mourning
 Well, they do not quite apply
 I have traded my anger for sadness
 And I am sad now all the time
 ♪
 Against all better judgment
 I was hoping for greater things to come
 But in the end it was all disappointing
 What can you expect from a simple man
 The five stages of mourning
 Well, they do not quite apply
 There is nothing here to bargain for
 The illusion of you, it had to die
 ♪
 To bury an empty coffin
 Is the hardest way to say goodbye
 It's quite a fitting picture though
 For your friendship it was hollow inside
 The five stages of mourning
 Well, they do not quite apply
 For the stage of denial
 I've been living that the entire time