[Verse 1]
You laughed at my shirt in the driveway
Sun in your hair
Saying my name
Now we sit on opposite ends of the couch
Calling this safer
Calling this sane
[Pre-Chorus]
You say
"It’s better we stay like this"
Like I can just turn it off
Forgive
Every almost
Every what-if
Stuck in my chest like a fist
[Chorus]
Being just friends is killing me
Smiling like it doesn’t sting
I choke on all the words I need
You hug me
I can barely breathe
I’m still yours in every scene
Even if it’s only make-believe
Being just friends is killing me
Killing who I used to be
[Verse 2]
I wear all my masks to your parties
Joke too loud so I won’t cry
You talk about someone you’re seeing now
I nod and say
"Glad
" and I lie
[Pre-Chorus]
I walk home replaying our first night
Hands almost touching at the stoplight
Every version where we got it right
Plays on a loop in my mind
[Chorus]
Being just friends is killing me
Smiling like it doesn’t sting
I choke on all the words I need
You hug me
I can barely breathe
I’m still yours in every scene
Even if it’s only make-believe
Being just friends is killing me
Killing who I used to be
[Bridge]
I miss the way you said my name
Like it was more than just a name (oh)
Now every memory tastes the same
Sweet
Then it burns on the way down
[Chorus]
Being just friends is killing me
Smiling like it doesn’t sting
I fake a laugh till it aches in me
You say "goodnight" and I can’t sleep
I’m still yours in every scene
Even if it’s only make-believe
Being just friends is killing me
But letting go is killing me too