[Verse 1]
I saw you at the table
Old jokes, same red cup
You laughed at my small stories
And I looked up too much
Your hand on the back porch rail
Mine shook on the screen
I said, “You’re just family friends”
But that ain't what I mean

[Pre-Chorus]
I bite my tongue, yeah
I play it cool
Feels like a rule
You smile too close
My whole chest skips
I know the line
I know I can’t step over it

[Chorus]
Family friend lines
Got me falling in a straight jacket
Family friend lines
I keep my heart where the map at
So close, so close
But I can’t go there
Family friend lines
Yeah, it hurts, but I care

[Verse 2]
You ask me about my day
Like you always do
I say “I’m good,” then I lie
’Cause I’m looking at you
At the backyard game, you win
Then you grin at me
That little half-smile
Is a robbery
My girl friends know
But they don’t say much
They see the way I freeze
When your name comes up

[Pre-Chorus]
I bite my tongue, yeah
I play it cool
Feels like a rule
You smile too close
My whole chest skips
I know the line
I know I can’t step over it

[Chorus]
Family friend lines
Got me falling in a straight jacket
Family friend lines
I keep my heart where the map at
So close, so close
But I can’t go there
Family friend lines
Yeah, it hurts, but I care

[Bridge]
If you ever felt it too
Don’t say a word
Some doors stay shut
Even when they’re heard
I’ll keep the laugh
And I’ll keep the look
Maybe one day this crush
Becomes just a book

[Chorus]
Family friend lines
Got me falling in a straight jacket
Family friend lines
I keep my heart where the map at
So close, so close
But I can’t go there
Family friend lines
Yeah, it hurts, but I care