Real Friends

I wonder where my real friends are
The ones who never give up
And run away
Whenever I say
Something that comes out the wrong way
Those friends who send me messages
Well wishes
Greetings of any kind
Real friends are hard to find
All I ever wanted to be
Was a true blue friend
Someone who wishes a Merry Christmas
A Happy Birthday
Someone to remember my Birthday
Or someone just to call
On any day at all
Someone just as off the wall
As I can be
And doesn't take it too seriously
I don't mean any of it offensively
So why is it?
After all this time
After almost 24 years...
There aren't many
If any
Real friends
To whom to say
"Cheers to beers and yesteryears."