Friend-Zone Oliver

Lyrics

Verse 1
You were my Friday night mistake
Beer breath and a backseat lie
Said forever on a tailgate
Textin’ her while holdin’ me tight
Yeah you burned down what we had
Left our little world in flames
But I did some growin’ up
Learned to say your two first names

Chorus
Now you’re just Oliver, my “how ya been?” friend
We talk about the game
Not the way it used to end
I don’t reach for your hand
When that slow song spins
You’re a contact in my phone
Not the place my heart lives in
Yeah my cheatin’ ex-boyfriend Oliver
Ain’t my heartbreak anymore
You’re just a friend I used to love
And a story I don’t drink for

Verse 2
You still buy the rounds at Rita’s
I still laugh at your dumb jokes
You brag about your brand-new girl
I just raise my glass and toast
Used to hate the sound of your name
Now it’s just another word
Funny how a busted heart
Can heal up and still be heard

Chorus
Now you’re just Oliver, my “shoot the breeze” friend
We talk about our jobs
Not the way it had to end
I don’t see that old truck
And feel my stomach spin
You’re a picture in a box
Not the house I’m livin’ in
Yeah my cheatin’ ex-boyfriend Oliver
Ain’t my heartbreak anymore
You’re just a friend I used to love
And a song I don’t cry for

Bridge
I won’t forget what you did
But I forgave it just the same
You lost me as your only girl
But you got me back by your first name (Oliver)

Chorus
Now you’re just Oliver, my “how’s your mom?” friend
We talk about the past
Like we’re glad it had an end
I don’t wish you were mine
When that last call hits
You’re a lesson that I learned
Not a wound I gotta fix
Yeah my cheatin’ ex-boyfriend Oliver
Ain’t my heartbreak anymore
You’re just a friend I used to love
And I don’t hate you anymore