Depart not, ‘til we’re through

I look back on those times and smile

Because you’re a special friend from old

I entreated you then to stay a while

Depart not, ‘til we’re through

 

Remember the first day that we met

Your parents brought you to me with purpose

But you shivered with nerves and I sighed

Depart not, ‘til we’re through

 

I watched you shying away from others

Hesitant to play and scared of the way

You wanted to leave and I begged you my friend

Depart not, ‘til we’re through

 

Many have passed through all stages

And I watched them too, befriended them

Now gleaming with glory they listened like you

Depart not, ‘til we’re through

 

I’m still the same and bear the same name

I am ‘School’ – and whether friend or foe

Please make me a promise or let’s make a pact

Depart not, ‘til we’re through