JASON’S SONG

My boy came home one day and he said dad
There’s a crippled boy down at the playground
He said the other kids won’t play with him
They told him he’s too slow
He said dad, what’s the matter with them?
They hurt his feelings
And he said dad, he’s a nice boy
So I stayed and played with him
And now dad-he’s my friend
That’s my boy, that’s my friend
He may not be a straight-A student
But every day I learn from him
That’s my boy, that’s my friend

He came home one day, with tears in his eyes
And told me that his friend had died
He said dad, they say it was a suicide
He said why did he do it dad?
Why didn’t he know things couldn’t be that bad?
Why didn’t he come and talk to me?-he was my friend.
That’s my boy, that’s my friend
He may not be a straight-A student
But every day I learn from him
That’s my boy, that’s my friend

Although he never said it out loud,
I could read between the lines
Was there something I could have done?
If I’d only known, if I’d had more time
No, Jay, you did what you could
Don’t you know you were his only friend
That’s my boy, that’s my friend
He may not be a straight-A student
But, every day I learn from him
That’s my boy, that’s my friend
Oh, that’s my boy, that’s my friend