"Again, all over" A song for a friend who survived brain cancer at 16

When a young man is told he is going to die
intravenously accepting this information that night
at 16 years old with a gleam in the eye
his mother always strong began to tremble and cry.
the outlook looks promising they said to the lad
so keep your head up and try hard not to be sad
but a tumor in the brain is like summer with no fan
and hot anger made the sweat drip from his brow

He felt like a stranger among his good friends
yet he wore a big smile so we wouldn't feel bad
about living our lives with no worries or plans
I'm sorry I didn't see it then
we sang and we smokes cause its what we did and
I'm sorry this happened to you just a kid
you always loved us and tried to fit in
your soul is alive due to the life you life
I cannot imagine the pain or the fear
to fight against cancer yet still live among peers
I admire your courage cause I would be weak
this is what I would tell you if we ever speak

Again, all over I appreciate you now..
now that its over you should forever be proud to be..just be

When the chemo made your head hurt and you couldn't go out
with the rest of the cool kids and drugged up night owls
if it were me I woulda' gave up, thrown in the towel
even though I didn't know you long to know you I'm proud
you still have a friend here if you ever come back
across oceans or emotions as a matter of fact
but keep where your at your on a good path
I bet your family's so proud...

I wonder how often all this clouds your mind
and how you remained humble stalwart and kind
I wonder how many friends I have lost over time
through suicide and drinking and deciding to drive
from shotguns and pistols and pills in a line
at least there's you to remind me not to cry

Again, all over I appreciate you now
now that its over you should forever be proud to be..just be