Dakota

Learning our lines on the theater stage

Turning the script to a brand new page

Doing our chores when the acting was done

Even the sweeping with you felt like fun

I still hear the sound of your laugh in the hall

You were right there to catch me whenever I'd fall

Dakota, you’ve always been right by my side

With a kind, easy smile that you don't try to hide

I know when I need you, you've still got my back

Through every new chapter and down every track

I love you, Dakota, I just want to say

I love hanging out with you, day after day

I think about taking a ride out of town

On those field trips we took, with the windows rolled down

Sharing a seat in the back of the bus

With a big, open world just waiting for us

Sometimes I miss the old fifth grade so much

When life was so simple and easy to touch

Dakota, you’ve always been right by my side

With a kind, easy smile that you don't try to hide

I know when I need you, you've still got my back

Through every new chapter and down every track

I love you, Dakota, I just want to say

I love hanging out with you, day after day

The years keep on moving, but one thing is true

I wouldn't trade all these memories of you

Your friendship has been like a light in the dark

Leaving a permanent, beautiful mark

Dakota, you’ve always been right by my side

With a kind, easy smile that you don't try to hide

I know when I need you, you've still got my back

Through every new chapter and down every track

I love you, Dakota, I just want to say

I love hanging out with you, day after day

Yeah, I love you, Dakota, I just want to say

I'll be right here with you, day after day