Better Off As Friends

I got used to hearing every story from your day

Tiny little moments that you casually would say

Keeping one step back to keep the balance where it stays

While the quiet in my chest slowly fades away

Standing close enough to see the light in your eyes

But too far away to let the truth arrive

Better off as friends cause friends don't hold you tight

Friends don't cross the line or stay with you all night

Every time I almost say what's on my mind

I turn it into laughter like it's all a lie

Better off as friends that's what I tell my heart

Hide the restless feeling keep the world apart

Some dreams stay quiet even when they start

Cause losing you would tear my world apart

You were standing right in front of me that day

I kept waving like I had to walk away

You were moving toward a future I can't claim

While I circle back to places still the same

Standing close enough to feel the warmth you bring

But too far away to reach for anything

Better off as friends cause friends don't hold you tight

Friends don't cross the line or stay with you all night

Every time I almost say what's on my mind

I turn it into laughter like it's all a lie

Better off as friends that's what I tell my heart

Hide the restless feeling keep the world apart

Some dreams stay quiet even when they start

Cause losing you would tear my world apart

Drawing gentle lines across the open sky

Promising that neither one of us will cry

Letting go of chances we could never try

Just to watch your happiness from far away

Better off as friends though I still want your hand

Every word unsaid is something I can't stand

Every quiet promise buried in the sand

Turns into a memory we never planned

Better off as friends that's how the story goes

Keeping all the feelings no one ever knows

If one day I find a love that truly grows

I won't be afraid to finally hold them close