Only One Who Came to School

Sound of distant laughter, faded into a whisper

Now echoing of what we lost

Walking through these halls where your echoes stay

Fighting back tears, trying not to stray

You were the only one who came to school every day

Your smile masked the pain you couldn't say

Thought we had forever, but time slipped away

Now I wear these scars of yesterday

Just a kid with a heart so heavy

Wanna turn back, oh, if only we could carry

Forever in the memories, never goodbye

Your laughter in my head, I still hear your cry

High school’s a ghost town without your face

Hope you're at peace, in a better place

We were boxes of crayons in a messy drawer

Now I see the colors you can't ignore

Your spirit’s free, floating high and wide

Though I miss you, I know you’ve survived

You were the only one who came to school every day

Now I hold onto your light, come what may