Can't Be Just Friends

[Verse]
The screen door slammed, the echoes fade,
She said goodbye, her choice was made.
But then she smiled, said, "Let's not end,
We can still be close, we can still be friends."
[Verse 2]
Her words cut deep, like a rusted blade,
A bittersweet promise, a deal she laid.
But my heart can't split, can't play pretend,
I can't hold her close and call it "friend."
[Chorus]
'Cause I love her more than words can say,
More than sunsets fading on a summer day.
To watch her leave and still pretend,
I can't stay here, I can't be just friends.
[Verse 3]
I see her smile in every room,
Her laughter lingers, it fills the gloom.
But every echo's a brand-new tear,
A cruel reminder she's not really here.
[Verse 4]
I wish I could, for her, be strong,
But my heart breaks where it don't belong.
She's moved on, her path ascends,
But mine can't walk this road as friends.
[Chorus]
'Cause I love her more than words can say,
More than sunsets fading on a summer day.
To watch her leave and still pretend,
I can't stay here, I can't be just friends.

sad, male vocals, acoustic, country, melancholic