Verse 1:

I used to say too much, talk when I should’ve listened

Pushed a little hard when you needed some distance

Struggled to be just a friend when my heart was loud

Tried to show I cared, but I let it all spill out

Yeah, I liked you, that part's true

But I wasn’t trying to cross what mattered to you

It’s just hard when you're the only one I trust

And I didn’t know how to hold back enough

I know now that it hurt, and I can't undo

All the pressure I put when I thought I knew

But I didn’t, I was just scared of the silence

Now I’m sitting in it, learning from the quiet

Hook:

So give me time, not to walk away

But to change while I stay in your world, if that’s okay

I'm not chasing, I'm not asking for love

Just a chance to prove that a friend’s what I was

If I said too much, if I made things worse

Know it came from a place of not knowing your hurt

I was deep in my head, trying to hold on tight

But I’ll learn how to stay without messing it up this time

Verse 2:

You don’t owe me a thing, not a text, not a word

But if you hear this, I just hope I’m heard

I understand you may need space, and I get that now

And I respect it, even if it breaks me down

I know I’m not easy to be close to

I’ve got scars and moods I don’t always show through

I act tough, like none of it phases me

But truth is, I’m breaking quietly, painfully

You did a lot for me, more than you know

And I messed it up cause I didn’t want to lose you

I’m just trying to be the friend I should’ve been

Not perfect or fake, just honest and clean

If you ever let me back, I won’t make it a mess

I’ll be steady, respectful, and nothing less

Hook:

So give me time, not to walk away

But to change while I stay in your world, if that’s okay

I'm not chasing, I'm not asking for love

Just a chance to prove that a friend’s what I was

If I said too much, if I made things worse

Know it came from a place of not knowing your hurt

I was deep in my head, trying to hold on tight

But I’ll learn how to stay without messing it up this time

Verse 3:

Maybe I was there too much, acting more than a friend

Scared to lose you, didn’t mean to push or offend

But losing you when you’re the one I trust

Left a space in my life that’s deeper than just

“Missing someone”, it’s more than that

You were the best thing in a world gone mad

So if all I can be is just a friend by your side

Then I’ll be proud to stand there, steady and right

You don’t need fixing, you don’t need me

But I’m still here quietly, patiently

Not to beg, not to win, not to take what's gone

Just to be the kind of friend you can lean on