Thank you posting this. That's a good song Áine.

That friend turned a key I thought rusted and lost,
Drowned in the sea of despair and disgust,
It opened a gate that had been embossed
With the tarnish of time, cancelled and crossed.

And now, with a word, a nod and a grin,
A life put on hold is set to begin,
That was then, this is now, a flicker of light,
Moved wings to unfold and launch into flight.

It's strange - I'd just been looking up 0ne of Thomas Moore's songs in another thread. And Thomas Moore was said top "have a genius for friendship". And heee is one of my favourite songs of his, and it's about friendship, and I've set to play as I write this.

And the tune seems to fit well with your words too, though I hadn't thought that until just now, when I looked at them again.