From the recordings Everything I've Got and The Ice is Thicker
Back in high school, I watched I Love You, Man and thought it was hilarious… but I couldn’t relate at all. I was everywhere: salutatorian in the scholar crowd, on the math team, captain of the football team, four-year varsity baseball player, and just starting to find my music crew. I had so many friend groups that the idea of struggling to meet people seemed impossible.
Fast forward to now… and wow, it’s a different story. I’m holding onto old friends by a thread and finding it almost impossible to make new ones. Everyone’s deep in hustle mode, working nonstop. Back in the day, people made friends at work. Now we’re so burnt out after hours that we just need space from each other.
I don’t have the solution, but I know this: real friendships are worth protecting. Every connection counts. I wrote this song to remind myself, and maybe you, to cherish the ones we’ve got.
Lyrics
It was so easy, when we were young
A grin and a laugh, and the friendship begun
Now the years have flown, set in our ways
Hitting it off, has grown rarer these days
Every handshake is a trial
Passing judgement with a smile
The ice is thicker
Ice is thicker
Ice is thicker now
The ice is thicker
Ice is thicker
Ice is thicker now
Conversations start, shallow at best
We're all overwhelmed, we’re caught up in the stress
We used to kindle over our dreams
We've closen those doors and evade at all means
Every breath is a new test
We leave nothing to a guess
The ice is thicker
Ice is thicker
Ice is thicker now
The ice is thicker
Ice is thicker
Ice is thicker now
Oh Yeah
The ice is thicker
Ice is thicker
Ice is thicker now
The ice is thicker
Ice is thicker
Ice is thicker now
Maybe it’s the fear of rejection
Or the weight of perfection
Deep down inside, we’re reaching out
If we’d just drop all defenses
And let down all the fences
We’d find we’re all the same, beyond the doubt
Maybe it's the words left unspoken
Or the fear of being broken
We build these walls that keep us apart
If we let the the light come on through
And see the true me and you
We'll find a chance to make a new start
The ice is thicker
Ice is thicker
Ice is thicker now
The ice is thicker
Ice is thicker
Ice is thicker now