missing you

God has blessed me with many good friends throughout my life. I have had, and still have, the honor of calling many special people my "best friends," and I love each and every one of them dearly. But for one reason or another (some unknown even to me), a few of these friends have walked out of my life. Some of these losses I have come to accept, and I can think back with joy, fondness, and gratefulness on the times we did have together. Some losses are still fresh and painful, making even the good times seem tainted. All of these losses make the song Picture by Our Lady Peace belong on my life's soundtrack. So here it is, dedicated to you, my losses. You know who you are, and I pray that someday you'll choose to walk back into my life. I miss you.

Waiting by the telephone
Breathing through a giant rubber hose
God only knows
Photographs of you and me
Pictures of the friends you used to know
Where did they go?

Don't take my picture down
Don't erase everything that we had
Don't think I let you down
And I might be gone, we'll meet again
Can't find you, so I'll call your name

Riding on this satellite
Sun faded and sweaty, but that's alright
Cause I'm still alive
Always stranded in this memory
Your mouth is wide open
You can't scream
Oh you can't scream

And don't take my picture down
And don't erase everything that we had
Don't think I let you down
And I might be gone, we'll meet again
Can't find you, so I'll call your name

Please pick up the phone
Please pick up the phone
Please pick up the phone
Please pick up the phone
Wanted you to know
I wanted you to know
I wanted you to know
I wanted you to know ...

And don't take my picture down
And don't erase everything that we had
Don't think I let you down
And I might be gone, we'll meet again