I never called you and now it′s too late

To say all the words that I've wanted to say

The doctor said, "Oh, there′s a fight up ahead"I should've been there by your hospital bed

So, it rains every day

Oh, it rains every day

No, I haven't got the words to say

Oh, how I wish I was a better friend

Before it was too late

I wish that I would′ve been there in the end

I wish I was a better friend

I wasn′t there when you said your goodbye, and I

Replay it in my mind 'bout a thousand times

I wasn′t there for those rivers you cried

Oh, I was always too busy, no, I didn't make the time

So, it rains every day

Oh, it rains every day

No, I haven′t got the words to say

Oh, how I wish I was a better friend

Before it was too late

I wish that I would've been there in the end

I wish I was a better friend

And every day I wish you were here

Oh, every day I wish

Oh, every minute of every year

I swear I feel you near

Near me

How I wish I was (how I wish) a better friend (a better friend)

Before it was too late

I wish that I would′ve been there in the end

I wish I was a better friend