Ian Johnson 1980 - 1998

We looked at you and saw a friend
Who's golden world could never end
But don't believe that's all there was to prove
We'll never know the real you.

You smiled through a thousand tears
And harboured adolescent fears
You dreamed of all that you could never be
And waded in insecurity.

We won't say you took it all for granted
We were aware of all you had
We don't think you were disenchanted
But we understand.

It seems as though we've always been
People on the outside looking in
Well here we are for all them to bleed
And no-one can bring us to our knees
And though we knew you through and through
We'll never know the real you.

Written by the East End Trailblazers youth group 1998.