Give

I don't know how to be in love
And I don't think I've really ever been
And I'm afraid of it but I believe
That all I'll ever be is the man who leaves and leaves again

'Cause every time I think I'll fall
I never really fall all the way
And everyone I go for is
Dead, or dead set on hurting me
Or holding me in place

I've been writing love songs for so long
It's all I know how to do by now
'Cause no one wants to be my friend
And no one wants a one night stand
And if I could then I'd be loved
But I don't wanna be loved like that

'Cause if you get that kind of love you gotta give it
And if they hurt you you're supposed to forgive it
And I don't know why everyone says that it's wrong
But I want people to love me like a friend or a song

I don't know how to be in love
And turn what's gray into pink
'Cause when I try it always comes out as green
And if I say I'm not in love yet no one knows what to think

'Cause there's a boy
And I wish that I could take up his time
And when I come around he stops and stares at me
But he'd interpret it all wrong if I asked him to be mine

I've been writing love songs for so long
It's all I know how to do by now
'Cause no one wants to be my friend
And no one wants a one night stand
And if I could then I'd be loved
But I don't wanna be loved like that

'Cause if you get that kinda love you gotta give it
And if they hurt you you're supposed to forgive it
And I want an audience who notices when I'm gone
I want to be loved like a favorite song

I faked crushes all the time when I was a little kid
And I don't know why I lied and said I liked 'em
'Cause I never did
I think I'm in love every time someone compliments me
And with every other person that I ever meet

'Cause I'm still pretty sure I'm gay
But I'm pretty sure that I'm gray
Nobody seems to understand
That friendship feels exactly the same as romance

And this life is so long
It's all I know how to do by now
'Cause I feel like I've never had a friend
And it's so exhausting to pretend
And if I could then I'd be loved but everyone tells me that

If you get that kinda love you gotta give it
And when they hurt you you're supposed to forgive it
And I just want a friend who'll tell me I finally belong
I just want to write somebody's favorite song