Why Didn't I

I lost a friend the other day.
They said they were on their own.
I watched them leave,
Drive down that road,
I couldn’t lift a hand to wave.

Only after they were gone,
Did I start to realize.
I’d lost more than a friend that day,
I’d lost one for Christ.

Oh why didn’t I tell them more?
Why didn’t I show them love?
Why didn’t I talk to them more?
What kept me from that time?
I keep asking myself was it me,
That let them go away?
I’ll never know, no, I’ll never know,
And that’s just feeds the pain.

I lost a friend the other day.
They said that we were through.
I stood close by,
And watched them pack,
It took all I had not to cry.

Only after they’d driven away,
Did I start to really see.
I’d lost more than a friend that day,
It was for eternity.

Oh why didn’t I tell them more?
Why didn’t I show them love?
Why didn’t I talk to them more?
What kept me from that time?
I keep asking myself, was it me,
That let them go away?
I’ll never know, no, I’ll never know,
And that just feeds the pain.

I know the Truth,
And I know the love.
I know what they need,
To see God above.
And I know what I need to do.

So why didn’t I tell them more?
Why didn’t I show them love?
Why didn’t I talk to them more?
What kept me from that time?
I keep asking myself, was it me,
That let them go away?
I’ll never know, no, I’ll never know,
And that just feeds the pain.