Verse 1
You tell me everything first
Every story, every hurt
I’m the one you call at night
When something doesn’t feel right
You say, “I don’t know what I’d do without you”
Yeah, I smile like I’m supposed to
But you don’t hear what I don’t say
Every time you say his name
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Pre-Chorus
I play it off like it’s nothing new
But it’s everything I can’t undo
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Chorus
‘Cause I’m just your friend
The one who stays, the one you trust
The one you lean on when it’s rough
But I want more than that
And I hate myself for wanting it
When what we have should be enough
And I’d give anything
To be the one you’re dreaming of
But I’m just the one you talk to
About the one you love
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Verse 2
I memorize the way you laugh
The little things you don’t think last
Like how you steal my hoodies still
Like it doesn’t mean what it does to me
And I try not to read into it
Every look, every little bit
But it’s hard not to when you’re right here
And I can’t pretend I don’t care
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Pre-Chorus
I tell myself it’s better this way
At least I know you’ll always stay
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Chorus
‘Cause I’m just your friend
The one who’s always been around
The safe place when it all falls down
But I want more than that
Even if it breaks me to admit
I’d risk it all to not back down
Still I bite my tongue
Every time you get too close
‘Cause I’d rather be your “always”
Than someone you almost chose
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Bridge (quiet, breaking)
If I said it, would you pull away?
Would I watch you slowly fade?
Would I lose every version of you
Just to tell you the truth?
So I keep it buried deep
In every word I never speak
Loving you silently
Is the only way you stay with me
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Final Chorus (soft, resigned)
So I’ll be just your friend
The one you’ll never question twice
The one who won’t complicate your life
And I’ll want more than that
In every way I’m not supposed to
But I’ll keep it out of sight
Yeah, I’ll give you everything
Even if it’s not enough
‘Cause I’d rather have you like this
Than not have you at all
