Just a Friend

[Verse 1]
I know I don’t have a place in your heart
Just beside you, laughing at your jokes
I don’t blame you, it’s your choice after all
I guess I’ll just adjust what’s in my chest

[Pre-Chorus]
I won’t say what’s missing anymore
Might ruin what we have right now
This is safer, quiet and enough
Just a friend, but it’s real though

[Chorus]
Just a friend is all you see in me
But I love you in ways you’ll never know
If you’re happy, then I’m okay with that
Even if I’m outside your story
Just a friend, I guess that’s okay

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 2]
Sometimes I think maybe this is enough
To see you safe, even if it’s not with me
I won’t ask why it’s not me anymore
I’m fine with “I’m glad you’re still here”

[Verse 3]
Even if it hurts to stay in your shadow
I’ll still choose to watch over you from afar
Because if I’m gone, who else would say
“It’s okay, I’m still right here” [breathy, breaking on "here"]

[Bridge]
I won’t force what fate won’t give
If all I can be is just a friend
Better to keep it real than fake a “us”

[Final Chorus]
Just a friend is all you see in me
But I love you in ways you’ll never know
If you’re happy, then I’m okay with that
Even if I’m outside your story
Just a friend, I guess that’s okay [long hold, crack on "okay"]

[Outro]
[whisper, fade out] And if you ever look for me someday, I hope it’s as the friend who never left [breathy]