He had friends standing there with him, standing by him while he dealt with everything that he had gone through.  He had stood by them and they had stood by him.  He hoped that she had good friends like he did to help her get through what ever it was that seemed to be plaguing her.

(Fire and Rain)

Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone
Susanne the plans they made put an end to you
I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song
I just can't remember who to send it to