Old friend
Since when
Have you caught up with
all your ambitions?
I'm still proud of you
Maybe I just know you too well

Like in high school
You knew that you were cool
Smoking cigarettes by the public pool
My heart ached for you
Watching you light up your mother's Kools

So when ya go
To San Antonio
I hope that you find it’s a perfect home
Just remember who lost at the Alamo

Years slip
Away
When you live half a dozen states away
Hazy cross-sections
Don't do justice to the day-to-day

But knowing you,
You'll probably try to move
Somewhere you can stand
In some private truth
I'll try to keep up with your wild six-month swings in mood

I hear it now:
"I just can't stand this town!"
It's your choice if and when to settle down
Just don't build a life where you're forced to
Run from yourself

And I don't mean
To act like or to seem
Like I'm any sort of authority
It's just so easy
To get in the way of your own dreams

So anyway
I just wanted to say
Even if we don't talk that much these days
I'm so proud of you
I'm so proud of you
Buckle down, get your shit done, I'm proud of you

I'd kill to be a kid again
With you outside the shell station
A priori innocence and loitering
Time was an embarrassment
Our hopes and dreams were everything
Well here we are, is this what you imagined then?

AJ
I'm sure you'll be okay
I'm so proud of you, I'm so proud of you,
We took such different paths and I'm proud of you
And hey,
I'm just a call away
I'm so proud of you, I'm so proud of you
Be in touch bud, I love you, I'm proud of you