(Verse 1) If I could go back in time, I know where I’d be The day before I turned seventeen You wrapped your arms around me tight For the first time, it felt just right You smiled and said, “Jamie’s seventeen tomorrow!” Your voice still echoes through my sorrow (Chorus) I never had a friend like you So kind, so bright, so warm and true In that moment, I felt seen Like the world was safe and I could dream We were young, and time moved fast But your hug, that day — it still lasts If I could go back to where we were I’d freeze that moment forever (Verse 2) Years went by, we drifted slow Why we did, I’ll never know I saw you once, then never again But I kept reaching out, old friend No answer came, but still I tried You lived your life, while thoughts remained inside (Chorus) I never had a friend like you So kind, so bright, so warm and true In that moment, I felt whole Like someone touched my troubled soul We were young, and time moved fast But your hug, that day — it still lasts If I could go back to where we were I’d freeze that moment forever (Bridge) And then I heard, in ’23 You’d fought so long, so silently The day before I turned forty-one The cancer took you, and you were gone But I don’t blame you, we were just kids Still learning life and how to forgive (Final Chorus) But I never had a friend like you So kind, so bright, so warm and true In that moment, I was strong Like nothing ever could go wrong We were young, and life moved fast But your hug, that day — it still lasts If I could go back to February I’d stay right there… just you and me (Outro) Jamie’s seventeen tomorrow… I still hear your voice so clear And though you’re gone, you’re always near On February twenty-third each year
