Why we just be friends?

He said my smile meant more, he swore—

Took my kindness, ran to the door.

Every laugh, he’s keeping score,

Turned my chill into a war.

Chased shadows I ain't casting,

Friendly words, now everlasting.

I said hello, not "hold me tight,"

I said goodbye, not "stay the night."

Can’t girls and boys just be friends?

Why’s it always gotta bend?

Friendly vibe, but they pretend,

Ain’t no lines that we can mend.

"She wants me," he tells the air,

Spins his web, I’m unaware.

A hi, a nod, becomes a snare,

Now I’m tangled, now I’m bare.

Bruised by thoughts I never spoke,

Words of mine, a cruel joke.

Echoes scream, my tears collide,

Friendship’s gone, the truth denied.

Lines they blur, then twist and break,

Why’s my kindness their mistake?

Can’t girls and boys just be friends?

Why’s it always gotta bend?

Friendly vibe, but they pretend,

Ain’t no lines that we can mend.