I wake up early in the morning to the smell of coffee

Have so much work, it's giving far too much anxiety to me

Look out the window of the cafe, on the lonely road by my school

And, again, I speak the one usual command

'Please, don't cry in class today'

Sadly, as much as I tell myself I won't, it's easier to say

After getting my papers covered in tears

And getting snapped at by my teacher and peers

I've had enough, just want to run away and go

But I hide inside the utopia in my mind

If I asked my teacher to let me go to the counselor, they'd say no

So I run about in the fragrant cherry blossom orchards to find

My best friend, the white cat

Yes, he's white and soft and furry

My best friend, the white cat

Yes, he'll let me kiss him and pet him silly

My best friend, the white cat

Stress rules my life, paperwork piles up to my ceiling

My eyes are red and swollen with tears, my hands are covered in sweat, there's no ending

This painful existence I abide in, filled with only melancholy

It seems colorful and decorative, but if you partake of it, it's poisonous like holly

Try and stay mentally sane, or your parents will have to pay money for pills

And you already know that they're stressed because they can't pay the bills

When I dream of him, he makes me happy

My best friend, the white cat

With him, I don't have to lie and pretend to be peppy

My best friend, the white cat

In the end, what is the importance to a life that goes for very long

One good drink with friends, one marriage filled with strife, a last kiss, and you go on

I'm constantly worried about my future, and worried about death too

But, if I'm worried about either, I won't have time to focus on you

You're my best friend, the white cat

Even if you don't exist in the real world, you're still my best friend

My teachers think it's crazy how I've been smiling all day

When they ask me the reason for my rapid mood change, I simply say

'My best friend makes me happy, so happy I could sing!'

In my perfect world, I can talk to a dragon and admire his beautiful wing

In my perfect world, there's boundless joy

In my perfect world, there's a pet for every deserving girl and boy

Sadly, my world isn't the real world, as much as I wish it to be true

This real world is so terribly blue

If any other friendly people want to join me in this distant place

I need them to take my hand and brush those ugly tears off their beautiful face

Everyone is beautiful in their own ways

In this safe place, even one gaze

One look at your perfect face

Will get you someone to love in incredible haste

And if you're not into that, that's fine

You can do whatever you want, even drink the finest wine

I hope all of you see

Now, how I want the world to be

I'll do my best, after all the suffering of my childhood

To make a world that everyone will like, as they should

And, in the end, you know it's due to your help that I did this

You're my best friend, the white cat

The beautiful, soft, furry white cat

You helped me become happy, you beautiful creature

Now, although I let you go from my mind

I'll see you in my dreams