Make a friend

I see you standing there, talking with your friends

You make it look so easy, I wish I could pretend

That I know what to say, that I know where to start

But every time I try, I just fall apart

I wanna be the kind of person who just walks right up

Not the one who overthinks and always gets stuck

Maybe you'd be kind, maybe we'd get along

But I'll never know if I just stay gone

I wanna say hi, I wanna be brave

I wanna have someone who knows my name

But my voice shakes, my hands freeze

I get lost in my own fear of what you'll think of me

So I just stay quiet, let the moment pass by

I wanna say hi... but I don't even try

I write down the words, practice in my head

But when the time comes, I turn back instead

It's not that I don't care, it's not that I don't try

It's just that my fears always feel twice my size

I wanna be the kind of person who just walks right up

Not the one who overthinks and always gets stuck

Maybe you'd be kind, maybe we'd get along

But I'll never know if I just stay gone

I wanna say hi, I wanna be brave

I wanna have someone who knows my name

But my voice shakes, my hands freeze

I get lost in my own fear of what you'll think of me

So I just stay quiet, let the moment pass by

But I don't even try

Maybe you feel the same way too

Maybe you're just as scared as I am to move

But I'll never know, I'll never see

Unless I take a chance and let you see me

So I'll try to say hi, I'll try to be brave

I'll try to believe that it's not too late

Even if my voice shakes, even if I freeze

Maybe you won't mind, maybe you're like me

I don't wanna stay quiet, let the moment pass by

I'll try to say hi... at least I'll try

I see you standing there... maybe this time