Calcifer

We were just kids in the summer school heat

Didn't know the kind of friend I was about to meet

You're so incredibly smart, but quick with a joke

A gentle, caring spirit in the words that you spoke

Calcifer, you never try to take up the room

But you're the one who pulls me right out of the gloom

No matter the miles, no matter the space

This is a bond that time can't erase

You're a protective heart, humble and true

I know I'm safe when I'm standing with you

Wherever we go, right up to the end

No matter the distance, you'll always be my friend

I still think about that afternoon at the mall

When the panic set in and my world started to fall

You had places to be, Navy men on the clock

But you let them walk away and you became my rock

You sat with me there while I struggled to breathe

You proved right then that you'd never just leave

No matter the miles, no matter the space

This is a bond that time can't erase

You're a protective heart, humble and true

I know I'm safe when I'm standing with you

Wherever we go, right up to the end

No matter the distance, you'll always be my friend

So goofy and kind, you didn't think twice

To drop your whole day just to make mine alright

You could have chased the recruiters, followed the plan

But you stayed in the chaos and held out your hand

No matter the miles, no matter the space

This is a bond that time can't erase

You're a protective heart, humble and true

I know I'm safe when I'm standing with you

Calcifer, wherever we go, right up to the end

No matter the distance, you'll always be my friend