He tried to be a canopy, To shield you from the worst; But you had your own way to walk, And he was not the first Who tried to be a friend, and yet Expected things in turn That you were not prepared to give Which he just had To learn

He tried to be a canopy, To shield you from the worst; But you had your own way to walk, And he was not the first Who tried to be a friend, and yet Expected things in turn That you were not prepared to give Which he just had To learn