A friend for you and a friend for me, <br />A friend to understand; <br />To cheer the way and help the day <br />With heart as well as hand: <br />With heart as well as hand, my dear, <br />And share the things we 've planned <br />A tried friend, a true friend, <br />A friend to understand! <br />A friend for you and a friend for me, <br />A friend to hear our call, <br />When, wrong or right, we wage the fight <br />With backs against the wall! <br />With backs against the wall, my dear, <br />When hope is like to fall <br />A tried friend, a true friend, <br />A friend to hear our call! <br />A friend for you and a friend for me, <br />To share with us that day <br />When our ship comes back and naught we lack <br />Of all for which men pray! <br />Of all for which men pray, my dear, <br />That long has gone astray <br />A tried friend, a true friend, <br />To share with us that day! <br />Oh, side by side, on roads untried, <br />Two souls may better speed <br />Than one who goes the road he knows <br />With none to give him heed! <br />With none to give him heed, my dear, <br />And help when there is need <br />A tried friend, a true friend, <br />A friend, a friend indeed!<br /><br />Madison Julius Cawein<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-tried-friend-a-true-friend-2/
