Friend Zoned

[Verse 1]
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

[Chorus]
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

[Verse 2]
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

[Chorus]
‘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

[Verse 3]
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

[Chorus]
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

[Bridge]
Maybe someday, maybe not
Maybe love’s a quiet thought
That never finds the light of day
But never really fades away

[Final Chorus]
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

[Outro]
We walk to class like we always do
You smile at me… like I’m just you

70s soft folk, warm male vocal, acoustic guitar fingerpicking, light piano, mellow bass, brushed drums, intimate bitters