Friends With Benefits

(album: The Last Songs I'll Write About You (For Real) - 2023)

Pure intentions, so naïve
I was only twenty-three
Didn't know 'til you showed me
Friendship could be currency
I thought of you like family
For three years of my life
But I'm finally understanding
What made me worth your time

It's unsettling
To know I gave my love
While you just measured it
It never was enough
Treated my time like merchandise
And I'm the one who paid the price
Friends with benefits
But I didn't benefit at all, all
Hmm-mm

Who knew you were keeping score?
Thought I was different, could've sworn
We'd be each other's Maids of Honor
Stay in touch as we got older
I guess I was wrong

And it's unsettling
To know I gave my love
While you just measured it
It never was enough
Treated my time like merchandise
And I'm the one who paid the price
Friends with benefits
But I didn't benefit at all, all
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

And when you tell this story, bet I play the villain
You put yourself before me and still play the victim
When I was in a crisis and needed a friend
Tell me where, were you then?

Yeah, it's unsettling
To realize the version of you
I had in my head
Was my imagination
I gave you everything
You took it all at my expense
Friends with benefits
But I didn't benefit at all, hmm-mm
Not at all, hmm-mm, mm