The Quiet Between Us

Lyrics

Verse 1
You always sit on my kitchen counter
Legs swinging
Stealing my toast
Laugh at the way I burn every dinner
Like that’s the joke you love most
You say my name like it’s home and easy
Like you don’t know what it does to me
I fold it down
Like another secret
Hide it where you never see

Chorus
You’re my best friend
That’s the problem
You’re the one place I feel safe
But I’m halfway in love every time that you hug me
And I’m dying to say
If I told you the truth
Would it tear us in two or pull us closer?
You’re my best friend
That’s the problem
And it’s getting harder staying sober from you

Verse 2
You call me up when your heart is broken
Cry into my old T-shirt
Say I’m the only one who gets you
While you list their every hurt
I talk you down
Tell you you’re magic
Promise you’ll find something real
I hang up and stare at the ceiling
Choking on the thing I feel

Chorus
You’re my best friend
That’s the problem
You’re the one place I feel safe
But I’m halfway in love every time that you hug me
And I’m dying to say
If I told you the truth
Would it tear us in two or pull us closer?
You’re my best friend
That’s the problem
And it’s getting harder staying sober from you

Bridge
What if you never come back
Once this line is crossed?
What if I’m the one thing
You don’t want to lose
At any cost?
So I’ll sit in this silence
Call it “fine
I’m fine”
While you rest your head on my shoulder
And I wish it was yours on mine

Chorus
You’re my best friend
That’s the problem
You’re the home I never had
But I’m halfway in love every time that you hug me
And it hurts
It hurts so bad
If I told you the truth
Would I lose you for good
Would I undo you?
You’re my best friend
That’s the problem
So I keep pretending I don’t love you like I do