Friend Zoned

We walk to class, you talk, I listen

Sunlight catchin’ the way you’re grinnin’

You say his name like it’s easy and free

And I just nod like it don’t hit me

You tell me things that you never hide

Every low and every high tide

I’m right there every step you take

Smilin’ through a small heartbreak

Oh, I know I’m just your friend

That’s the way it’s always been

You lean on me, I let you through

But I’m holdin’ on to you

In a way you’ll never see

You got all of me quietly

If this is where I’m meant to stay

I won’t turn away

You say he’s cool, yeah, he’s got that spark

I laugh along, play my part

But in the silence when you’re gone

I hear a different kind of song

You’re in my dreams most every night

Soft as shadows, warm as light

I wake up sayin’ your name out loud

Then I lose you in the crowd

‘Cause I know I’m just your friend

That’s the road I’m walkin’ in

You trust me with your heart so true

While mine’s breakin’ over you

Still I stay where you can lean

Somewhere in between the seams

If this is all I get to do

I’ll be here for you

Sometimes I wonder if you ever see

The way your words get caught in me

Like every laugh just leaves a mark

A little light inside the dark

You reach for me without a doubt

When things with him are wearin’ out

And I’m the place you always land

But never where you stand

Oh, I know I’m just your friend

Still I’m here time and again

Every call, I come on through

Like it’s all I’m meant to do

You don’t see the lines I cross

Or the quiet weight I’ve lost

But I’ll carry it somehow

Same as now

Maybe someday, maybe not

Maybe love’s a quiet thought

That never finds the light of day

But never really fades away

Yeah, I know I’m just your friend

And I won’t pretend again

That I don’t wish for somethin’ more

Every time you walk that door

But if lovin’ you means this

Just a half-forgotten wish

Then I’ll take what I can hold

Even in the cold

We walk to class like we always do

You smile at me… like I’m just you