Always on my mind 

[Verse 1] We were sixteen with the whole world wide, Two girls making promises on the curb outside. You knew my laugh before I knew my name, Through every little heartbreak, you stayed the same. [Verse 2] Now you’ve got your babies, I’ve got mine, Husbands, school bags, supper, and a hundred things in line. I drive past your turn while I’m running errands again, A few miles between us, but the days don’t let us in. [Pre-Chorus] I tell myself, “Saturday, I’ll call,” Then Monday comes and the week takes all. I reach for my phone when the house gets still, And wonder if you know I’m thinking of you still. [Chorus] You’re always on my mind, Monique, Even when the days run by too fast. Though we don’t talk for weeks sometimes, You’re woven through my past. From schoolyard dreams to grown-up lives, That old love never leaves behind. You’re always, always on my mind. [Verse 3] I’m picking up the children, watching daylight disappear, I pass the little place where we used to meet and talk for hours there. I think, “I’ll call on Monday,” as I turn into our street, Then another week has passed before I hear your voice in dreams. [Pre-Chorus] No blame between us, no debt to repay, Just life piling up in its own busy way. But if you called me now, I’d still know that sound, Like being sixteen with you close around. [Chorus] You’re always on my mind, Monique, Even when the days run by too fast. Though we don’t talk for weeks sometimes, You’re woven through my past. From schoolyard dreams to grown-up lives, That old love never leaves behind. You’re always, always on my mind. [Bridge] If the years have made our calendars crowded, They never made our friendship small. You’re the one who held my secrets, You’re the one I’d still call through it all. And when our children ask who knew me Before the rings and all these plans, I’ll tell them you were there beside me, My sister by a different hand. [Final Chorus] You’re always on my mind, Monique, Every mile and every passing day. Though months can slip between our words, Nothing takes our love away. From teenage hopes to mothers’ lives, You’re still my home, my chosen kind. You’re always, always on my mind. Oh, you’re always on my mind. [Outro] You’re always on my mind. [Spoken] Monique Whyte, this is for you. With all my love, your lifelong best friend, Tashel Harry.